The 76ers signed Tyler Johnson to a 10-day contract on Wednesday.
Johnson, 29, is 6-foot-3 with seven years of NBA experience. He joins Philadelphia after spending parts of the last two seasons with Brooklyn.
Get to know the newest 76er a bit better…
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Johnson was born in Grand Forks, ND.
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He is the son of Jennifer and Milton Johnson. Jennifer served in the United States Air Force.
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Johnson attended Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, CA, where he led the Lancers to the Northern California Division II Championship in 2010.
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From 2010-14, Johnson played four collegiate seasons for the Fresno State Bulldogs, earning 2013-14 All-Mountain West Second-Team honors.
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While at Fresno State, he increased his scoring average each year from 4.4 PPG (freshman) to 9.3 PPG (sophomore) to 12.1 PPG (junior) to 15.9 PPG (senior).
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Johnson was a 43-percent 3-point shooter as a senior in college on just under four attempts per game.
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Since going undrafted in the 2014 NBA Draft, Johnson has appeared in 348 career games (78 starts) with Miami, Phoenix and Brooklyn.
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For three consecutive seasons (2016-19), Johnson averaged double figures in points, with his highest averages in points (13.7), rebounds (4.0), assists (3.2) and steals (1.2) coming in 2016-17 with Miami.
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In 36 games with the Nets during the 2020-21 season, Johnson averaged 5.4 points and 2.0 rebounds in 17.5 minutes per game. He shot 36-percent from beyond the arc, matching his career 3-point percentage in the NBA.
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Johnson matched up against the Sixers in the first round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs as a member of the Heat. Starting all five games in the series, he averaged 8.0 points in 16.2 minutes per game and shot 60-percent from beyond the arc.
Johnson will wear No. 8 with Philadelphia.
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