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Drafted with the 10th overall pick in 2001, Joe Johnson was another prize awarded to Boston in exchange for years of failure. In 6 years the Boston Celtics had drafted 5 players in the top 10, yet up to that point it had little effect on The Celtic's on-court success. Joe Johnson would to grow into the third superstar to play alongside Antoine Walker and Paul Pierce. That's what was expected of him... at least by the fans.
Joe was a 6'8" shooting guard who could also play at the small forward spot. He shot .406 from behind the arc in college, and despite starting off inconsistently, he would find his stroke. The rookie averaged nearly 30 mins, 10 pts, 4 reb, and 2 ast in his first full month of NBA action. Johnson scored double digits in 12 of his 48 games in Boston, but towards the trade deadline he'd see his playing time drop through the floor. On February 16th, in a 20 point blowout loss, J.J. only saw 2:00 minutes of playing time. After that game teammate...
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