
East Rutherford, NJ - The New Jersey Nets have signed free agent forward Linton Johnson, Nets President Ivan S announced today. As per club policy, terms of the agreement were not released.
"We needed more depth inside and we go it by signing Linton. He'll be a good contributor on the boards" - said Nets GM.
Johnson, the 6-8 product of Tulane, has played in 43 NBA games over the last two seasons with San Antonio and Chicago. Last season, Johnson appeared in two games for the San Antonio Spurs, totaling three rebounds in 15 minutes. In 2003-04, Johnson played in 41 games for the Chicago Bulls, averaging 4.2 ppg and 4.5 rpg. In 20 starts for the Bulls, Johnson posted averages of 5.6 ppg and 6.0 rpg.