Dennis Johnson 
#24 SG | 6-4, 209lbs | Nuggets | Experience: 11 years
Born: 9/18/1954 (33) | College: Pepperdine

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 73 55 79 14 90 67 36 26 29 70 62 38 87 28 73 94  
 Potential: B C B F A B D D D B B D          
 Health: Out 8 Days - Dislocated Shoulder
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1987  1988  1989  1990  1991  1992  1993  1994 
 Value: $1,050,000  $1,100,000  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 1                

Season Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1987 NPBSL DEN 24 0 20.2 7.5 0.7 1.4 3.7 1.5 2.47 1.1 0.3 2.3 .425 .711 .167  
 1986 NPBSL DEN 82 82 33.5 14.7 1.6 2.8 7.0 2.1 3.41 1.3 0.2 2.5 .405 .809 .065  
 1985 NPBSL IND 76 15 16.0 7.7 0.7 1.3 3.6 1.2 3.09 0.9 0.2 1.3 .371 .827 .188  
 1984 NPBSL IND 62 62 33.7 14.9 1.5 2.7 7.0 2.8 2.45 1.3 0.3 3.0 .417 .807 .238  
 1983 NPBSL SEA 63 49 33.0 19.7 1.3 3.0 4.7 2.7 1.71 1.1 0.3 2.7 .464 .798 .192  
 1982 NPBSL ATL 82 82 41.5 26.4 1.8 3.5 5.4 4.4 1.25 1.3 0.4 3.1 .445 .797 .116  
 1981 NPBSL ATL 82 82 34.3 23.7 1.2 2.5 3.9 3.4 1.14 1.2 0.3 2.7 .457 .798 .111  
 1980 NPBSL ATL 81 81 35.4 24.0 1.5 3.6 3.2 3.6 0.87 0.8 0.3 3.2 .468 .851 .219  
 1979 NPBSL SEA 81 0 36.3 19.0 2.1 3.0 4.1 2.8 1.46 1.8 1.0 3.3 .422 .780 .207  
 1978 NPBSL SEA 80 0 34.0 15.9 1.8 2.9 3.5 2.4 1.47 1.3 1.2 2.6 .434 .781 .000  
 1977 NPBSL SEA 81 0 27.3 12.7 1.9 1.8 2.8 2.0 1.40 1.5 0.6 2.6 .417 .732 .000  
 1976 NPBSL SEA 81 0 20.6 9.2 2.0 1.7 1.5 0.0 123.00 1.5 0.7 2.7 .504 .624 .000  
 Career     875 453 31.1 16.9 1.6 2.6 4.2 2.5 1.69 1.3 0.5 2.7 .438 .789 .167  

Shooting Averages

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1987 NPBSL DEN 3.1 7.3 .425 1.3 1.9 .711 1.4 1.8 .791 1.6 5.2 .312 0.0 0.3 .167  
 1986 NPBSL DEN 5.8 14.4 .405 3.0 3.6 .809 1.8 2.7 .658 4.0 11.3 .356 0.0 0.4 .065  
 1985 NPBSL IND 3.1 8.3 .371 1.5 1.8 .827 0.8 1.4 .594 2.2 6.7 .330 0.0 0.2 .188  
 1984 NPBSL IND 5.0 12.1 .417 4.8 5.9 .807 2.6 5.4 .486 2.3 6.4 .367 0.1 0.3 .238  
 1983 NPBSL SEA 7.3 15.8 .464 5.0 6.2 .798 4.0 6.7 .600 3.3 8.7 .373 0.1 0.4 .192  
 1982 NPBSL ATL 9.4 21.0 .445 7.6 9.6 .797 6.3 10.6 .591 3.0 9.9 .305 0.1 0.5 .116  
 1981 NPBSL ATL 8.2 18.0 .457 7.2 9.0 .798 5.5 9.7 .566 2.7 8.1 .337 0.0 0.2 .111  
 1980 NPBSL ATL 8.0 17.0 .468 8.0 9.4 .851 5.5 9.2 .592 2.4 7.4 .327 0.1 0.4 .219  
 1979 NPBSL SEA 7.1 16.8 .422 4.7 6.0 .780 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.1 0.7 .207  
 1978 NPBSL SEA 6.0 13.9 .434 3.8 4.9 .781 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1977 NPBSL SEA 4.5 10.9 .417 3.7 5.0 .732 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1976 NPBSL SEA 3.5 7.0 .504 2.2 3.5 .624 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     6.1 14.0 .438 4.6 5.8 .789 2.4 4.0 .584 1.8 5.2 .339 0.0 0.3 .167  

Season Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1987 24 0 485 74 174 32 45 1 6 181 16 49 89 27 36 27 6 54 -24 
 1986 82 82 2747 479 1183 242 299 2 31 1202 131 362 576 105 169 105 19 207 -47 
 1985 76 15 1214 235 634 115 139 3 16 588 52 148 275 70 89 70 14 101 -132 
 1984 62 62 2092 312 749 297 368 5 21 926 93 262 432 81 176 81 17 185 381 
 1983 63 49 2077 463 997 313 392 5 26 1244 85 271 295 72 173 72 18 168 -72 
 1982 82 82 3405 767 1723 625 784 5 43 2164 145 432 446 110 358 110 31 257 -607 
 1981 82 82 2811 675 1476 590 739 2 18 1942 98 301 319 98 280 98 24 221 -442 
 1980 81 81 2868 644 1376 651 765 7 32 1946 123 418 257 65 295 65 28 261 -707 
 1979 81 0 2937 574 1361 380 487 12 58 1540 173 414 332 144 227 144 82 267 0 
 1978 80 0 2717 482 1110 306 392 0 0 1270 146 374 280 100 191 100 97 209 0 
 1977 81 0 2209 367 881 297 406 0 0 1031 152 294 230 118 164 118 51 213 0 
 1976 81 0 1667 285 566 179 287 0 0 749 161 302 123 123 0 123 57 221 0 
 Career 875 453 27229 5357 12230 4027 5103 42 251 14783 1375 3627 3654 1113 2158 1113 444 2364 -1650 

Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1987 NPBSL DEN .464 1.04 27.9 11.3 20.8 3.4 7.8 5.5 12.1 11.6 0.4 -1.0 100.4 103.4  
 1986 NPBSL DEN .457 1.02 28.0 8.2 24.3 4.6 9.1 6.7 15.3 174.5 5.8 -0.6 102.2 103.3  
 1985 NPBSL IND .423 0.93 26.0 8.4 28.8 4.5 8.6 6.5 15.8 86.3 2.9 -1.7 95.7 101.0  
 1984 NPBSL IND .508 1.24 28.4 11.6 23.8 5.0 8.4 6.8 16.2 161.8 5.4 6.1 106.5 98.1  
 1983 NPBSL SEA .532 1.25 18.0 10.6 28.4 4.5 10.5 7.4 18.5 249.1 8.3 -1.1 103.4 105.3  
 1982 NPBSL ATL .523 1.26 15.5 12.5 30.9 4.6 9.5 7.0 19.0 433.0 14.4 -7.4 100.1 107.8  
 1981 NPBSL ATL .539 1.32 13.3 11.7 31.8 4.2 8.6 6.4 19.7 387.8 12.9 -5.4 103.4 110.7  
 1980 NPBSL ATL .568 1.41 11.3 13.0 29.7 5.0 12.3 8.6 21.0 448.2 14.9 -8.7 100.9 111.8  
 1979 NPBSL SEA .489 1.13 15.6 10.6 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1978 NPBSL SEA .495 1.14 16.0 10.9 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1977 NPBSL SEA .487 1.17 15.8 11.3 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1976 NPBSL SEA .540 1.32 15.1 0.0 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 Career     .511 1.21 18.0 10.6 18.4 4.6 9.6 7.0 16.0 1952.2 65.1 -1.9 101.9 106.1  

Playoff Averages

 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1984 NPBSL IND 5 5 33.4 11.2 1.0 1.8 6.0 2.2 2.73 1.0 0.0 3.6 .429 .700 .500  
 Career     5 5 33.4 11.2 1.0 1.8 6.0 2.2 2.73 1.0 0.0 3.6 .429 .700 .500  

Playoff Shooting

 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1984 NPBSL IND 4.8 11.2 .429 1.4 2.0 .700 2.2 3.8 .579 2.4 7.0 .343 0.2 0.4 .500  
 Career     4.8 11.2 .429 1.4 2.0 .700 2.2 3.8 .579 2.4 7.0 .343 0.2 0.4 .500  

Playoff Totals

 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1984 5 5 167 24 56 7 10 1 2 56 5 14 30 5 11 5 0 18 -44 
 Career 5 5 167 24 56 7 10 1 2 56 5 14 30 5 11 5 0 18 -44 

Playoff Efficiency

 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1984 NPBSL IND .467 1.00 29.7 10.9 19.7 2.9 5.7 4.3 7.9 -7.7 -0.3 -8.8 93.1 105.1  
 Career     .467 1.00 29.7 10.9 19.7 2.9 5.7 4.3 7.9 -7.7 -0.3 -8.8 93.1 105.1  

Career Highs

 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 16 3 5 14 4 1 4 6 13 6 8 1 1  
 Playoff 19 2 4 9 2 0 4 7 16 5 8 1 1  
 Career 59 7 11 14 6 3 13 21 41 19 24 2 4  

Game Logs

 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/20 NYK L 15 2 6 1 2 0 0 5 0 4 3 2 0 0 4 -1
 10/21 GSW L 16 1 2 2 2 0 0 4 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1
 10/23 CLE L 39 7 13 6 8 0 0 20 0 3 7 3 0 0 3 -17
 10/25 SEA W 27 3 10 1 2 0 1 7 0 4 9 1 2 0 5 7
 10/28 WAS L 19 3 6 1 1 0 0 7 1 3 2 3 1 0 2 -6
 10/29 NYK W 24 2 7 0 1 0 0 4 1 2 6 2 1 0 3 10
 11/3 NJN W 23 5 8 4 4 0 0 14 1 1 4 0 1 1 2 34
 11/4 KCK L 15 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 4 2 1 1 2 12
 11/8 SAS L 32 5 9 0 0 0 0 10 0 3 5 3 4 0 5 -29
 11/9 POR L 29 5 11 2 2 0 1 12 0 4 14 3 3 1 4 -1
 11/11 BOS W 19 5 7 6 8 0 0 16 1 3 4 3 0 0 0 -5
 11/13 PHX L 18 3 10 2 2 0 1 8 2 2 2 2 3 0 2 -7
 11/14 HOU L 29 1 12 3 5 0 0 5 0 1 3 3 3 0 2 -29
 11/17 LAL W 21 3 8 0 0 0 1 6 0 3 6 2 0 0 3 -6
 11/18 CLE L 20 1 8 4 8 0 0 6 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 -23
 11/20 PHX L 22 2 7 0 1 0 1 4 1 1 6 4 1 0 2 10
 11/24 PHI W 22 4 8 0 0 0 0 8 0 3 6 0 2 1 1 6
 11/26 POR W 32 6 13 0 0 0 0 12 3 5 7 0 1 0 3 15
 11/28 KCK W 16 4 4 1 2 0 0 9 1 3 2 1 1 0 3 19
 12/1 KCK L 15 5 10 4 4 0 0 14 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1
 12/2 PHX L 15 1 6 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 -9
 12/4 LAL L 12 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 5 -5
 12/6 PHX L 15 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 2 -3
 12/10 NYK L 18 3 7 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 -12
 12/11 KCK W 20 4 8 0 2 0 0 8 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 -10
 12/15 CHI W 21 3 8 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 4 1 0 0 3 23
 12/16 DAL L 17 3 5 0 0 1 1 7 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 -4
 12/20 UTA L 17 3 4 2 2 0 0 8 0 1 4 1 0 0 3 -1
 12/21 ATL W 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 2 -6
 12/23 SEA W 21 3 9 3 4 0 1 9 0 3 1 1 2 1 1 6

Awards and Achievements

 Season Award
 Total Player of the Game: 50
 Total Player of the Week: 1
 Total All-Star Appearances: 2
 1980 NPSBL All-Star
 1983 NPSBL All-Star

Transactions

 Date Action
 10/8/1981 Drafted by Atlanta with pick #18 of round 1 of the creation draft.
 6/29/1983 Traded to the Pistons
 2/16/1984 Traded to the Supersonics
 7/24/1984 Re-signed with the Supersonics for $4,425,960 over 3 years.
 7/28/1984 Traded to the Celtics
 12/16/1984 Traded to the Pacers
 4/9/1986 Team option declined by Pacers
 7/21/1986 Signed with the Nuggets for $3,150,000 over 3 years.

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