Johnny O'Bryant III

Johnny Lee O'Bryant III (born June 1, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).[1] He played college basketball for Louisiana State University.[2]

Johnny O'Bryant III
O'Bryant with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2014
No. 0 – Shanghai Sharks
PositionCenter / power forward
LeagueCBA
Personal information
Born (1993-06-01) June 1, 1993
Cleveland, Mississippi, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolEast Side (Cleveland, Mississippi)
CollegeLSU (2011–2014)
NBA draft2014: 2nd round, 36th overall pick
Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2016Milwaukee Bucks
2016–2017Northern Arizona Suns
2017Denver Nuggets
2017–2018Charlotte Hornets
2018–2019Maccabi Tel Aviv
2019–2020Lokomotiv Kuban
2020–2021Crvena zvezda
2021Türk Telekom
2021–2022Wonju DB Promy
2022Meralco Bolts
2022–presentShanghai Sharks
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

Considered a four-star recruit by ESPN.com, O'Bryant was listed as the No. 7 power forward and the No. 46 player in the nation in 2011.[3]

College career

In his three-year college career at Louisiana State University, O'Bryant was one of just 14 LSU players to record 1,000 career points and 700 career rebounds. He was also a two-time first-team All-SEC honoree.[4]

On April 1, 2014, he declared for the NBA draft, foregoing his final year of college eligibility.[4]

Professional career

Milwaukee Bucks (2014–2016)

On June 26, 2014, O'Bryant was selected with the 36th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.[5] On July 30, 2014, he signed with the Bucks after averaging 8.2 points in five Summer League games for the team.[6] On October 9, he suffered a grade III sprain of the medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his right knee.[7] The injury ruled him out of the first 25 games of the season, as he made his debut for the Bucks on December 17.[8] On December 26, he scored a season-high 12 points in a 107–77 win over the Atlanta Hawks.[9]

On November 11, 2015, O'Bryant had a season-best game with 11 points and 9 rebounds in a loss to the Denver Nuggets.[10]

On June 29, 2016, O'Bryant was waived by the Bucks.[11]

On September 23, 2016, O'Bryant signed with the Washington Wizards,[12] but was later waived on October 21 after appearing in four preseason games.[13]

Northern Arizona Suns (2016–2017)

On November 11, 2016, O'Bryant was acquired by the Northern Arizona Suns of the NBA Development League.[14] He made his debut for the Suns in the team's season opener the following day, recording 18 points and 12 rebounds in a 122–106 win over the Iowa Energy.[15] On January 16, 2017, he was named NBA Development League Performer of the Week for games played Monday, January 9 through Sunday, January 15.[16]

Denver Nuggets (2017)

On January 26, 2017, O'Bryant signed a 10-day contract with the Denver Nuggets.[17] On February 6, 2017, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Nuggets.[18]

Return to Northern Arizona (2017)

O'Bryant returned to the Northern Arizona Suns on February 16 following the expiration of his second 10-day contract. Two days later, he participated in NBA D-League All-Star Game.[19]

Charlotte Hornets (2017–2018)

On February 24, 2017, O'Bryant signed a 10-day contract with the Charlotte Hornets.[20] On March 4, 2017, he scored a career-high 15 points in a 112–102 win over the Denver Nuggets.[21] Two days later, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Hornets.[22] On March 16, 2017, he signed a multi-year contract with the Hornets.[23]

On February 7, 2018, O'Bryant, along with two future second-round draft picks (2020 and 2021), was traded to the New York Knicks in exchange for Willy Hernangómez.[24] He was waived by the Knicks the next day.[25]

Maccabi Tel Aviv (2018–2019)
O'Bryant with Maccabi Tel Aviv in March 2019

On July 31, 2018, O'Bryant signed a one-year deal with the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv of the EuroLeague.[26] On December 27, 2018, O'Bryant recorded a career-high 32 points, shooting 5-of-7 from 3-point range, along with five rebounds, three assists and three steals for 44 PIR, leading Maccabi to a 94–92 win over Olimpia Milano.[27] Two days later, he was named EuroLeague Round 15 MVP.[28] O'Bryant went on to win the 2019 Israeli League Championship with Maccabi.

Lokomotiv Kuban (2019–2020)

On August 14, 2019, O'Bryant signed with Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League.[29] He averaged 16.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game in VTB play. O'Bryant re-signed with the team on July 21, 2020.[30] However, on September 18, he parted ways with the team due to a family issue.[31]

Crvena zvezda (2020–2021)

On October 19, 2020, O'Bryant signed with Crvena Zvezda of the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague.[32] On January 27, 2021, he received a 10-day suspension from the club due to a conflict with team head coach Dejan Radonjić during a game against Anadolu Efes.[33][34] On February 21, the Zvezda parted ways with O'Bryant.[35]

Türk Telekom (2021)

On February 21, 2021, O'Bryant signed with Türk Telekom of the Turkish Basketball Super League, for the remainder of the season.[36]

On September 29, 2021, the Milwaukee Bucks signed O'Bryant to a training camp deal.[37] He did not make the final roster however, and was waived on October 11.[38]

Wonju DB Promy (2021–2022)

On November 14, 2021, O'Bryant signed with Wonju DB Promy of the Korean Basketball League.[39] He averaged 10.4 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.

Meralco Bolts (2022)

On August 6, 2022, he signed with the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) as the team's import for the 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup.[40] He was set to be replaced by Jessie Govan after a 1–5 start to the conference,[41] but O'Bryant stayed with the team when Govan was measured above the conference's 6'10" height limit.[42] He was supposed to play another game on October 30, but the game was postponed due to Tropical Storm Paeng.[43] On October 31, he was finally replaced by K. J. McDaniels.[44]

Shanghai Sharks (2022–present)

In October 2022, O'Bryant signed with the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association.[45]

Business career

O'Bryant founded the anime and manga publisher Noir Caesar in 2017. The company signed a deal with Tokyopop in 2023.[46]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Milwaukee 341510.8.367—.4441.9.5.1.12.9
2015–16 Milwaukee 66413.0.4111.000.6752.7.5.3.13.0
2016–17 Denver 706.6.467.6671.0001.6.3.0.12.9
2016–17 Charlotte 408.5.533.333.5002.01.0.0.04.5
2017–18 Charlotte 36010.5.398.326.8402.6.4.3.24.8
Career 1471911.5.402.360.6632.4.5.2.13.5

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015 Milwaukee 1012.0.375——3.0.0.0.06.0
Career 1012.0.375——3.0.0.0.06.0

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2018–19 Maccabi 302823.4.392.306.7865.91.3.5.310.69.8
Career 302823.4.392.306.7865.91.3.5.310.69.8

Eurocup
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2019–20 Lokomotiv Kuban 10926.0.448.345.7245.11.4.4.513.810.6

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