"The former Texas star turned heads throughout his freshman season with the Longhorns, but it was really his play throughout the NBA Combine that turned heads around the league. Johnson slowly but surely saw his stock rise and many viewed him as one of the top prospects in the 2025 NBA Draft class solely off his ability to score at will."
"For Washington, names like Flagg, VJ Edgecombe and Kon Knueppel don't mean much, simply due to the fact the Wizards weren't in position to land these prospects. However, with names like Jeremiah Fears, Cedric Coward and Derik Queen featured above Johnson, it's hard not to look at the list and wonder if the team made the best decision by banking on the guard's offensive potential."
"Nonetheless, his start to the season hasn't yet given the team any validation that they made the right selection with the No. 6 overall pick this past offseason. Obviously, it's too early for a rebuilding team like the Wizards to panic, but with the recent rookie ladder released by NBA.com, it's hard not to sit back and evaluate the names placed ahead of Johnson up to this point of the season."
Tre Johnson arrived in the NBA with substantial hype after a standout freshman year at Texas and an impressive NBA Combine. He was selected No. 6 overall by Washington based largely on scoring ability. Johnson's early-season performance has not yet validated that selection, and NBA.com placed him No. 9 on a rookie ladder. Several rookies ranked above him, including players the Wizards could not have drafted and others who address Washington's positional needs. Washington remains in a rebuilding phase, and the team's point-guard weaknesses have been exposed by early-season struggles from Bub Carrington.
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