Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Tyler Ryan Johnson was born on May 7, 1992, in Grand Forks, Nevada. He is a guard in the NBA. 

He played college basketball for Fresno State University. In his four-year career at Fresno State University, Johnson appeared in 127 games. He finished his career ranked number 16 on Fresno State's all-time scoring list with 1,346 career points. As a senior, he was named to the All-Mountain West Conference second team and shot 43.2 percent from three-point range, the sixth-highest single-season three-point field goal percentage in school history. 

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Johnson joined the Miami Heat for the 2014 NBA Summer League. On August 7, 2014, he signed with the Heat, but was later waived by the team on October 25. On November 3, he was acquired by the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Heat.

On February 6, 2019, Johnson was traded, along with Wayne Ellington, to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Ryan Anderson.

On June 24, 2020, Johnson signed with the Brooklyn Nets. On November 27, he re-signed with the Nets.