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NBA vetaran Avery Johnson retires
Dallas Mavericks guard Avery Johnson announced his retirement Thursday after a 16-year playing career.
"I am looking forward to working with a Hall of Fame coach in Don Nelson, who has been so good to me and supportive in helping me maximize my coaching abilities," Johnson said. "I am especially grateful to Mark Cuban for being a man of his word and a man of great integrity. I want to be a part of him and this organization winning their first championship."
The 5-foot-11, 180-pound Johnson was not drafted out of college and began his NBA career with Seattle in 1988 after a stint in the United States Basketball League. One of only 75 players to play in over 1,000 career games, Johnson averaged 8.4 points and 5.5 assists with Seattle, Denver, San Antonio, Houston, Golden State and Dallas. He ranks 27th in NBA history with 5,846 assists.
The highlight of Johnson's career came in 1998-99, when he helped San Antonio to a world championship as the team's starting point guard.
Johnson, who spent parts of the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons with Dallas, played in 46 games with Golden State last year and averaged 4.6 points, 2.4 assists and 13.8 minutes per game.
Johnson will replace Donnie Nelson, the head coach's son, as the Mavericks top assistant. The younger Nelson is the club's president of basketball operations and will concentrate solely on that role. |
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