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Thoughts on Tre Johnson so far?

It feels like he was the most discussed/polarizing prospect in the 2025 draft thread, but not much discussion now. Probably because he's looked ok, but not great, but not bad. I don't know, I guess I don't have a lot to say about him either, lol.

Elite movement shooter who can create a bit for himself and move the ball. He's still holding down some Ray Allen comps for believers. The Wizards are such an unserious franchise, I wouldn't read too much into their young players until the team starts winning or they move on.
 
Thoughts on Tre Johnson so far?

It feels like he was the most discussed/polarizing prospect in the 2025 draft thread, but not much discussion now. Probably because he's looked ok, but not great, but not bad. I don't know, I guess I don't have a lot to say about him either, lol.

He’s pretty much exactly how I expected him. I guess the one difference from my expectations is that he hasn’t gotten the volume of shots I expected. There are just so many mouths to feed on that roster. That’s lead to his %’s being better than I expected but not as much usage.

The shooting is as good as advertised and unfortunately the defense is as advertised as well. I still think he plays in a way that’s difficult to be efficient. His shooting is amazing but he’s still just about average efficiency wise because of his shot profile and lack of FT/Rim attempts. I don’t think he has that knack for drawing contact, so I think the path for him to be efficient is turning a lot of middies into 3’s. He should be a guy putting up 10+ 3’s per36.
 
Ace has the same issue as Tre, they both play very difficult offensive games. Unlike Tre, Ace is not an elite shooter which is why his efficiency is in the dumps. You really have to maintain elite shooting to maintain average efficiency on that shot diet. Ace is a much more promising defensive prospect, and that's the tradeoff you make. IIRC, I had these two right next to each other as prospects with the slight edge to Ace because I preferred the two-way potential. I think it's mostly played out as expected and I feel the same as predraft. I would have expected Tre to be ahead at his point and he is.
 
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