Raptors Sign Johnson To Second 10-Day Contract
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February 7, 2011
The Toronto Raptors announced Monday they have signed guard Trey Johnson to a second 10-day contract.
Johnson, 6-foot-5, 215 pounds is the leading scorer in the D-League this season averaging 25.8 points for the Bakersfield Jam. He has scored in double-digits in each of his 26 games, posting 20 or more points on 22 occasions and 30 or more in five games and a season-best 43 on December 15 at Austin. Johnson is also averaging 4.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists while shooting .510 percent from the field.
Johnson is in his fourth season with the Jam. He owns career D-League averages of 20.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.7 assists in 36.2 minutes.
His head coach during the 2007-08 season was current Raptors assistant coach Scott Roth.
A product of Jackson State in Mississippi, Johnson played four games with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2008-09 campaign totaling four points and one rebound. In October he went to training camp with the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Raptors travel to Wisconsin to face the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday at the Bradley Center. Game time is 8 p.m. ET (TSN/Sportsnet Radio The FAN 590).
