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Dennis Johnson
Shooting Guard ·Boston Celtics ·NBA ·#3

Dennis Johnson

Age71 BornSep 18, 1954 FromUSA Height193 cm (6'4") Weight84 kg CollegeHarbor College, Pepperdine Draft1976 · #29
Career averages
14.5PPG
3.9RPG
5.3APG
1,019 games · 13 seasons

At a glance

BOS hub
Career snapshot
13Seasons
1,019Games
14,788Career points
13.3PER average
Most-played franchise: Boston Celtics · 541 games · 1983-84 to 1989-90
Honors and awards18 total
1×
Basketball Hall of Fame2010
9×
All-Defense Team1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1981, 1980, 1979 and more
5×
All-Star Selection1984, 1981, 1980, 1979, 1978
2×
All-NBA Team1980, 1979
1×
NBA Finals MVP1979
All awards
Career highsSingle season
19.5PPG · 1981-82 · -
5.1RPG · 1979-80 · OKC
7.8APG · 1987-88 · BOS
14.7PER · 1985-86 · BOS
6.7Win shares · 1985-86 · BOS
Draft1976
2Round
29Overall pick
Selected by Oklahoma City Thunder · from Harbor College, Pepperdine
Position rank1989-90
#13PPG rank
#9PER rank
#8Win shares rank
Shooting GuardPosition
Among 19 Shooting Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Boston Celtics
1983-84 - 1989-90 · 7 seasons
12.6 PPG 3.2 RPG 6.4 APG
541 games
Oklahoma City Thunder
1977-78 - 1979-80 · 3 seasons
15.9 PPG 4.5 RPG 3.5 APG
242 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1977-78 OKC 81 0 27.3 12.7 3.6 2.8 1.5 0.6 41.7 0.0 73.2 - -
1978-79 OKC 80 0 34.0 15.9 4.7 3.5 1.3 1.2 43.4 0.0 78.1 - -
1979-80 OKC 81 0 36.3 19.0 5.1 4.1 1.8 1.0 42.2 20.7 78.0 - -
1980-81 NBA 79 0 33.1 18.8 4.6 3.7 1.7 0.8 43.6 21.6 82.0 - -
1981-82 NBA 80 77 36.7 19.5 5.1 4.6 1.3 0.7 47.0 19.0 80.6 - -
1982-83 NBA 77 74 33.1 14.2 4.4 5.0 1.3 0.5 46.2 16.1 79.1 - -
1983-84 BOS 80 78 33.3 13.2 3.5 4.2 1.2 0.7 43.7 12.5 85.2 12.8 5.7
1984-85 BOS 80 77 37.2 15.7 4.0 6.8 1.2 0.5 46.2 26.9 85.3 14.4 6.4
1985-86 BOS 78 78 35.0 15.6 3.4 5.8 1.4 0.4 45.5 14.3 81.8 14.7 6.7
1986-87 BOS 79 78 37.1 13.4 3.3 7.5 1.1 0.5 44.4 11.3 83.3 13.2 5.2
1987-88 BOS 77 74 34.7 12.6 3.1 7.8 1.2 0.4 43.8 26.1 85.6 14.0 5.0
1988-89 BOS 72 72 32.1 10.0 2.6 6.6 1.3 0.3 43.4 14.0 82.1 11.5 2.5
1989-90 BOS 75 65 27.1 7.1 2.7 6.5 1.1 0.2 43.4 4.2 84.3 12.4 3.8

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Notes
Oct 1983 Oklahoma City Thunder Boston Celtics From 1979-80 to 1983-84

All entries are offseason.

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About Dennis Johnson

Dennis Wayne Johnson, nicknamed "DJ", was an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns, and Boston Celtics. He was a coach of the Los Angeles Clippers and an alumnus of Dominguez High School, Los Angeles Harbor College and Pepperdine University.