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Johnson lifts Nets in scrimmage win
7/25/2020 7:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Fresno State is one of 41 schools in the nation with at least three former players on the roster of the 22 NBA teams to qualify for the league’s resumption in Orlando.
ORLANDO – Tyler Johnson, who played for the Fresno State men's basketball team from 2010-14, scored 17 points in 18 minutes to help lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 124-119 win over the San Antonio Spurs in a scrimmage at The Arena at ESPN's Wide World of Sports in Orlando on Saturday.
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Johnson shot 7-for-11 from the field (63.6 percent), including a 3-for-5 mark from beyond the 3-point line (60.0 percent), and also grabbed two rebounds in his debut with the Nets, who signed the left-handed shooting guard to a contract in June. Johnson has also played for the Miami Heat and Phoenix Suns in his six seasons in the NBA.
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Johnson – then a restricted free agent – had previously signed a four-year, $50 million offer sheet with the Nets in 2016, but Miami matched that offer to retain the dynamic two-way contributor.
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During his time at Fresno State, Johnson played in 128 games with 1,350 career points, which currently ranks as the 19th-most in program history. Johnson, who is originally from Mountain View, Calif., led the Bulldogs to the finals of the 2014 College Basketball Invitational to finish the 2013-14 season with a 21-18 record – the first of five 20-plus win seasons for Fresno State over a six-season stretch.
2020 NBA Summer Scrimmages (Through play on July 25, 2020)
Paul George, Los Angeles Clippers
Notes: Bulldogs in the NBA
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Johnson shot 7-for-11 from the field (63.6 percent), including a 3-for-5 mark from beyond the 3-point line (60.0 percent), and also grabbed two rebounds in his debut with the Nets, who signed the left-handed shooting guard to a contract in June. Johnson has also played for the Miami Heat and Phoenix Suns in his six seasons in the NBA.
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Johnson – then a restricted free agent – had previously signed a four-year, $50 million offer sheet with the Nets in 2016, but Miami matched that offer to retain the dynamic two-way contributor.
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During his time at Fresno State, Johnson played in 128 games with 1,350 career points, which currently ranks as the 19th-most in program history. Johnson, who is originally from Mountain View, Calif., led the Bulldogs to the finals of the 2014 College Basketball Invitational to finish the 2013-14 season with a 21-18 record – the first of five 20-plus win seasons for Fresno State over a six-season stretch.
2020 NBA Summer Scrimmages (Through play on July 25, 2020)
Paul George, Los Angeles Clippers
- Scored 18 points in 19 minutes (4-for-8 3FG) with five rebounds and three assists (no turnovers)Â in the Clippers' 99-90 scrimmage win over the Orlando Magic on July 22.
- Scored 11 points (2-for-4 3FG) with three assists, two rebounds and one steal in the Clippers' 105-100 scrimmage win over the Washington Wizards on July 25.
- Scored 17 points in 18 minutes on 7-for-11 shooting (3-for-5 3FG) with two rebounds in the Nets' 124-119 scrimmage win over San Antonio Spurs on July 25.Â
- Played the final 2:07 with a rebound in the Raptors' 94-83 scrimmage win over the Houston Rockets on July 24.
Notes: Bulldogs in the NBA
- Fresno State has produced 31 NBA players, which includes five first round NBA draft picks (22 total NBA draft picks).Â
- Fresno State is one of 41 schools in the nation with at least three former players on the roster of the 22 NBA teams to qualify for the league's resumption in the Orlando.
- The Bulldogs (George, Johnson and Watson) and UNLV Runnin' Rebels (Khem Birch, Patrick McCaw and Derrick Jones Jr.) lead the Mountain West with a conference-best three players featured in the 2020 NBA restart.
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