While players like John Stockton and Bill Russell were able to spend their entire playing careers in one city, most professional athletes do not have that luxury. For former New Jersey Nets forward Linton Johnson, that type of stability would be nearly unheard of.
Johnson, who played eight different teams throughout six seasons in the NBA along with an additional six in his time playing overseas, had quite a path to even make it to the NBA, let alone have the chance to be on that many different rosters.
As he tells Nothin’ But Nets, the first big move of his life came after high school.