You might recall that the 40-year-old Johnson, a seven-time NBA All-Star, was briefly with the Celtics earlier in the season.
While the next two windows fall outside of the NBA season, the expectation is that USA Basketball will continue using G-Leaguers for the qualifiers before recruiting NBA stars for the event itself next summer.
The Celtics won’t retain veteran guard Joe Johnson past his first 10-day hardship contract, head coach Ime Udoka said.
Johnson, 40, has spent the last three seasons as an unsigned free agent, last playing for a Houston Rockets team that made it all the way to the Western Conference Finals in 2018.
Joe Johnson says he'd be interested in returning to the NBA after winning back-to-back MVP awards in the BIG3 basketball league.
Johnson has been out of the league since the 2017-18 season, when he played a combined 55 games for the Jazz and Rockets.
Joe Johnson, aka "Iso Joe", joined Team Whistle for the latest installment of "Cheat Day" and the former NBA All-Star used his day off to stroll down memory lane.
Thomas last played in the NBA during the 2019-20 season for the Washington Wizards. He was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers ahead of the trade deadline and waived.
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