Tre Johnson Will Likely be The 5th Pick

[Udidthizz]

Yeah top 5 this year is loaded.. i’m feeling pretty good about our pick now.

Same here. I've gone from disappointed we'd have to make do with a 5th pick and Tre Johnson to being afraid he might already be gone before 5. Actually think I prefer him over Ace, but I'd be fine with any of VJ/Tre/Ace.

 

[George W]

gonna be hilarious when we draft Kon Knueppel

- George

 

[Tom Pitt]

#1 is obviously Flagg

#2 is obviously Harper

Given the fact the Sixers have two small guards they like w/ McCain and Maxey, they probably go for upside/size with Ace.

#4 the Hornets will choose between VJ and Tre. Given they already have Ball/Miller as volume shooters, it makes sense they would side towards VJ. Derik Queen or Malauch could be a sleeper pick here.

So at #5, I think the odds point towards it being Tre Johnson.

wish you were right, but Tre Johnson will go 3 or 4. No way he's on the board at #5

 

[Coach Ellis]

wish you were right, but Tre Johnson will go 3 or 4. No way he's on the board at #5

It’s looking more and more likely (at least to me) that Tre is moving up. I’m still a big fan of both Bailey and Edgecombe though. Glad the Jazz aren’t the Wizards right now.

 

[KqWIN]

Locke is ADAMANT that Tre Johnson will not slip past 5, does not think he will make it to 5 either.

 

[purplegreengold]

What we needed was Trey with a Utahnized spelling. Brilliant! File the paperwork.

You mean Traigh Johnson, he's a stud!

 

[KqWIN]

I don't have a problem with Locke having a different opinion on Johnson and I think there is some value to "missing the narratives" all year, but I wonder how he would reconcile his take that Tre has an elite first step but also cannot get to the rim. Defense, almost everyone agrees is bad though the extent can be debated. Passing, I'm in agreement that the "ballhog" narrative doesn't bother me and I think he's actually underrated here. But the ability to attack the rim is the biggest question mark. Players that cannot get to the rim or the FT line rarely do so in the NBA and that is a tough living in the NBA. Definitely guys who are able to do that, but unless they are the elite of the elite you might not love that player.

Locke has his core indicators that he believes strongly in, and I guess that's fine, but he has no open mindedness to other numbers or how those numbers may be misleading.

 

[Thee Idiotic Minivan K]

After watching the Duke Baylor game I’m leaning towards wanting Tre. I wasn’t very impressed with what I saw. His skill level is a lot lower than I thought.

 

[LogGrad98]

What we needed was Trey with a Utahnized spelling. Brilliant! File the paperwork.

So Treigh then.

 

[The Midnight]

After watching the Duke Baylor game I’m leaning towards wanting Tre. I wasn’t very impressed with what I saw. His skill level is a lot lower than I thought.

So do you like him or not?

 

[Coach Ellis]

So do you like him or not?

I think he’s saying that he wasn’t as impressed with Edgecombe and is leaning more towards Tre now.

 

[The Midnight]

I think he’s saying that he wasn’t as impressed with Edgecombe and is leaning more towards Tre now.

Everyone’s doing that all of a sudden.. lol..

 

[SoberasHotRod]

For The Record...

I've said this before, but I'll say it again a little more strongly worded:

Tre Johnson is the third best prospect in this draft class, but I would still prefer the Jazz to take someone else.

 

[The Midnight]

For The Record...

I've said this before, but I'll say it again a little more strongly worded:

Tre Johnson is the third best prospect in this draft class, but I would still prefer the Jazz to take someone else.

Like who?

 

[Thee Idiotic Minivan K]

If Charlotte takes Tre I’d be all for Kon.

 

[Thee Idiotic Minivan K]

I’m in on Tre.

 

[Coach Ellis]

If Charlotte takes Tre I’d be all for Kon.

I’m out on Kon. I just don’t see the appeal inside the top 5.

 

[The Midnight]

If Charlotte takes Tre I’d be all for Kon.

I guess it makes sense to collect all the role players so when we finally get “that guy” we’d be ready to go.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Like who?

As of today (Before a deep dive) I like Kas, probably Ace and VJ, maybe Kon or Fears over Tre.

I'm not a huge fan of Tre's player archetype and I've been extremely turned off by a few of the defenses performances from him that I witnessed live. Maybe with more film I'll get turned on again.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

I don't have a problem with Locke having a different opinion on Johnson and I think there is some value to "missing the narratives" all year, but I wonder how he would reconcile his take that Tre has an elite first step but also cannot get to the rim. Defense, almost everyone agrees is bad though the extent can be debated. Passing, I'm in agreement that the "ballhog" narrative doesn't bother me and I think he's actually underrated here. But the ability to attack the rim is the biggest question mark. Players that cannot get to the rim or the FT line rarely do so in the NBA and that is a tough living in the NBA. Definitely guys who are able to do that, but unless they are the elite of the elite you might not love that player.

Locke has his core indicators that he believes strongly in, and I guess that's fine, but he has no open mindedness to other numbers or how those numbers may be misleading.

honestly not that hard to reconcile. Tre played on a Texas team with very little spacing. they lacked offensive threats and elite shooters. Tre played against clogged lanes and defenses in the toughest conference in cbb geared to stop him. it's going to be tough sledding getting to and finishing at the rim under those circumstances, especially for a freshman who is relied upon to the extent he was on that Texas team.