ESPN's latest big board draft rankings
1. Cooper Flagg, SF/PF, Duke
2. Dylan Harper, PG/SG, Rutgers
3. Ace Bailey, SG/SF, Rutgers
4. VJ Edgecombe, SG, Baylor
5. Nolan Traore, PG, Saint-Quentin
6. Kon Knueppel, SG/SF, Duke
7. Egor Demin, PG/SG, BYU
8. Kasparas Jakucionis, PG, Illinois
9. Khaman Maluach, C, Duke
10. Tre Johnson, SG, Texas -Height: 6-6 | Age: 18.7 | Prev. rank: 14
One of the most talented scorers in the class, Johnson is taking on a huge workload at Texas, which has predictably led to some ups and downs.
A gifted athlete with an aggressive mentality, Johnson has shot the ball well from distance (43% from 3 on seven attempts per game) and been key to Texas' good start 921 points on 48% from the field). His mix of size and fluid athleticism in the backcourt makes him a difficult cover, with a range of ways to score from all over the floor.
The big-picture concern with Johnson's projection is whether his style of play will be conducive to winning basketball in an NBA context, due to the number of tough shots he takes, and bouts of tunnel vision and questionable decision-making. He's not adding much value yet on the defensive end to prop that up.
Johnson has displayed these shot-happy tendencies for some time, and it's unclear how it will translate in a situation where he's not given the green light to constantly shoot. His gifts are obvious, but teams will be working to figure out how his game scales down if and when he's not the focal point of an offense.
Their latest mock draft has him going at pick 9 to the Nets.