The band is back together.
The Sixers are still making their offseason moves official, which is what happened on Monday when the team officially announced a one-year deal to bring back Amir Johnson. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it is reportedly worth the veteran's minimum, which would be $2.39 million for the center.
"Our experience with Amir last year confirms to us, on so many levels, that he is a perfect fit for our young and developing team," Brett Brown said in a statement. "His work ethic, leadership and buy-in to team-first basketball all comes to mind when I think of his value to our ball club and his acceptance of a backup role to All-Star Joel Embiid is priceless. We are thrilled to have Amir and his family back in our program and I know this feeling is a shared by all of his teammates."
Johnson, the last player drafted into the NBA straight from high school, spent his 13th professional season with the Sixers in 2017-18. The 31-year-old averaged 4.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 15.8 minutes a night.
However, it was the little things Johnson did that really added up for the Sixers. The big man had the highest aggregate hustle score, which measures screen assists, deflections, loose balls recovered, charges drawn and contested shots per contest, to win the league's second-ever Hustle Award.
"This is definitely an honor," Johnson said after receiving the award. "I pride myself on doing the little things on the court and I just want to say thank you to my teammates and coaches. This award means a lot."
