Celtics ☘️ Sentinel

 Sorry to bring this up, but seeing Joe Johnson on the court last night in Boston's win over the Cavaliers brought back some "what ifs" . For the most part, it was the 2001 NBA draft and subsequent trade of then-rookie, "Iso Joe" , that is troublesome. In that draft, GM Chris Wallace took Joe at #10 in the first round - Kedrick Brown at #11 - and Joseph Forte at #21 . Frankly, that turned out to be one-too-many "Joes" for the Celtics. Tony Parker was taken at #28 by the Spurs, seven spots after the choice of Forte . Johnson only did a half-year stint in Beantown before being traded by Wallace, and he went on to star in the NBA, earning seven All-Star nods . The rumble around the league was that Phoenix would have taken Kedrick Brown in the deal, instead of Joe Johnson . And Boston could have had Tony Parker instead of "the other Joe". WHAT IF??

Joe Johnson only played 48 games for the Boston Celtics before being shipped out in a trade to the Phoenix Suns. The 38-year old Johnson, a 7-Time NBA All-Star, last played in the NBA for the Houston Rockets in the 2017-18 season. This summer, he earned MVP honors with the Triplets of the BIG3 League and came away a Champion as his team defeated the Killer 3's in post-season play on Sunday. He does it again! Only fitting that MVP Joe Johnson ( @TheJoeJohnson7 ) sinks a GAME WINNER to win the #BIG3Championship 🏆🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/UmQhPAT2Zc — BIG3 on CBS (@thebig3) September 1, 2019 Iso Joe is reportedly working out for several NBA teams including the Clippers, Bucks and 76'ers. His impressive play for The BIG3 evidently got the attention of some NBA general managers. He led the BIG3 in total points, 4-pointers, field goals and assists. In the final post-season game versus the Killer 3's, he notched 28 points, six rebounds and two assists. At this point in his basketb...

You may remember Joe Johnson who had little more than a cup of coffee before being sent packing to Phoenix. Joe was taken with the 10th overall pick in 2001 and then traded halfway though his rookie season. Joey, we hardly knew ye. Johnson became a 7-time NBA All-Star, and I blame his errant trade on residue from the disastrous reign of Rick Pitino in Boston, even though he was gone went the trade went down. Joe is now Captain of the undefeated Triplets of Ice Cube's BIG3 League. When you look at the stats from the four BIG3 games thus far, be aware that these 3-on-3 games only go to 50 points. Joe Johnson's 1st 4 games in @TheBIG3 GM1: 27 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST, GW GM2: 20 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, GW GM3: 26 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST GM4: 17 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, GW pic.twitter.com/ziMC7bhifX — Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) July 14, 2019 "Iso" Joe Johnson was, and is, known for his shooting and scoring, but the moniker misses the fact he is a willing passer. In addition to le...