Nets could maximize No. 8 pick by taking Texas G Tre Johnson
The Brooklyn Nets head into the 2025 NBA Draft with the eighth overall pick and with that pick, they could take a player who could make a significant impact. Brooklyn has been working out prospects in the hopes of focusing on players that they would like to have, but there is one player they could take to maximize their choice.
"Johnson's knack for bucket-getting makes him well worth a swing in the top 10," Jeremy Woo wrote discussing Texas guard Tre Johnson for ESPN during his write up of a mock draft along with teammate Jonathan Givony. What makes this interesting to see from the duo is that Johnson seems to be regarded by most as a top-5 pick in the Draft, but it is possible that Woo and Givony and working from their own intel.
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"While I have some reservations about his style of play, if a team can get Johnson to buy in and share the ball, his shooting ability could pay real dividends," Woo continued. "The Nets have enough shots to go around next season that this situation makes sense, and this is where I'd target Johnson, after the other top-scoring wing prospects are off the board."
Johnson, 19, is coming off a 2024-25 season in which he averaged 19.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game while shooting 42.7% from the field and 39.7% from behind the three-point line. Johnson may not make it to the eighth overall pick just based on the fact that he seems to be only behind Duke forward Cooper Flagg, Rutgers guard Dylan Harper, and Baylor guard VJ Edgecombe.
Based off recent reporting, it seems that Rutger forward Ace Bailey could experience a slide in the draft so that could open the door for players like Johnson to be the fourth or even fifth overall pick. Either way, if Johnson were to slide to No. 8 when the draft begins on Wednesday, Brooklyn would most likely find out hard to pass up on a player with the scoring/shooting ability of Johnson.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets could maximize No. 8 pick by taking Texas G Tre Johnson
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