{"id":139741,"date":"2025-05-16T11:53:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T15:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=139741"},"modified":"2025-05-16T11:53:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T15:53:02","slug":"tre-johnson-projected-lottery-pick-meets-teams-nba-draft-combine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/05\/16\/tre-johnson-projected-lottery-pick-meets-teams-nba-draft-combine\/","title":{"rendered":"Projected Lottery Pick Reveals Teams He\u2019s Met At Draft Combine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As has been the case every year since 2019, the prospect projected to be the top pick \u2014Duke forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/cooper-flagg-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cooper Flagg<\/a> \u2014in the 2025 NBA Draft is a virtual lock.<\/p>\n<p>However, the rest of the lottery is far from set in stone. To that point, Rutgers guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/dylan-harper-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dylan Harper<\/a> is widely expected to be the second overall pick. Yet, Rutgers forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/airious-bailey-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ace Bailey<\/a>, Baylor guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/vj-edgecombe-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VJ Edgecombe<\/a> and Texas wing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/tre-johnson-2.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tre Johnson<\/a> will all be in play for teams with top-three picks as well.<\/p>\n<h2>Projected Lottery Pick Tre Johnson Reveals Teams He\u2019s Met At Draft Combine<\/h2>\n<p>Johnson has revealed the teams that he\u2019s met with during the 2025 NBA Draft Combine (as Maryland center <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/derik-queen-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Derik Queen<\/a>\u00a0has <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/05\/15\/maryland-derik-queen-names-5-teams-interviewed\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">done as well<\/a>).\u00a0The definitive list includes the Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, and Toronto Raptors (h\/t The Athletic reporter Josh Robbins). The Washington Wizards are presumably another franchise that Johnson will meet with.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Texas guard Tre Johnson said he\u2019s met with the Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks and Toronto Raptors at the NBA Draft Combine. He said he thinks the Washington Wizards are on his schedule for tomorrow. Prospect-team interviews here are scheduled\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Josh Robbins (@JoshuaBRobbins) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoshuaBRobbins\/status\/1922710111006392470?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Of those six teams, only the Celtics don\u2019t have a lottery pick in the upcoming draft.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_139903\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-139903\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-139903\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/IMG_6298-300x182.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/IMG_6298-300x182.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/IMG_6298-1024x623.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/IMG_6298-768x467.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/IMG_6298-1536x934.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/IMG_6298-2048x1245.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-139903\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">May 12, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, US; NBA Commissioner Adam Silver walk through the audience during the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery at McCormick Place. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Instead, they have the 28th and 32nd overall selections, which they may be able to consolidate to move up in the first round. Furthermore, Boston is widely expected to explore trades involving core players due to the exorbitant price of their roster. This could result in a the Celtics landing one of the first 14 picks.<\/p>\n<h3>Boston Celtics<\/h3>\n<p>Throughout his freshman season, Johnson was a scintillating shot-maker, especially from beyond the arc. As Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla\u2019s emphasis on the 3-ball, he\u2019s a natural fit for his offensive philosophy. Furthermore, Johnson could excel in a starting role, playing off their primary ball-handlers.<\/p>\n<h3>Charlotte Hornets<\/h3>\n<p>The Hornets will have the No. 4 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, putting them in prime position to select Johnson. If they want a defensive stopper to complement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/ballla01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LaMelo Ball<\/a> in the backcourt, Edgecombe could be their guy. However, if they want a player who can thrive alongside their primary playmakers in an off-ball role, Johnson\u2019s the best choice.<\/p>\n<h3>Chicago Bulls<\/h3>\n<p>The Bulls will have the 12th overall pick in the impending draft, which isn\u2019t exactly close to Johnson\u2019s projected draft range. On top of that, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/huertke01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Huerter<\/a> has some overlap with Johnson in terms of length and ability. Nevertheless, Chicago\u2019s a team that <em>needs<\/em> to add to their talent base and improve their shooting corps.<\/p>\n<h3>Dallas Mavericks<\/h3>\n<p>The Mavs landing <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/05\/14\/cooper-flagg-projected-no-1-pick-thrilled-play-mavericks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">the No. 1 pick<\/a> in the 2025 NBA Draft was quite the plot twist. Them deciding to use it on Johnson rather than Flagg would be an even bigger one. If such a choice was made though, it would be because Dallas\u2019s frontcourt is more formidable than their backcourt. In addition, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/t\/thompkl01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Klay Thompson<\/a> will be another year removed from his prime.<\/p>\n<h3>Toronto Raptors<\/h3>\n<p>With the ninth overall pick in the upcoming draft and their willingness to wheel and deal, Johnson is a realistic option for the Raptors. It doesn\u2019t hurt that his skillset allows him to effectively complement their current group. To that point, Toronto is in dire need of a player with a reliable 3-ball, and particularly a wing.<\/p>\n<h3>Washington Wizards<\/h3>\n<p>The Wizards will have the No. 6 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and Johnson could be their pick. On the one hand, he\u2019d have some competition on the wing, as Washington\u2019s entranced by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/poolejo01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Poole<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/coulibi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bilal Coulibaly<\/a>. On the other hand, only Poole has completely separated himself offensively <em>and<\/em> he\u2019s their best trade piece.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 David Banks-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As has been the case every year since 2019, the prospect projected to be the top pick \u2014Duke forward Cooper Flagg \u2014in the 2025 NBA Draft is a virtual lock. However, the rest of the lottery is far from set in stone. To that point, Rutgers guard Dylan Harper is widely expected to be the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5008,"featured_media":139904,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[556,1608,5,7,8,30,62,3,14,18],"tags":[49871,1909,98,49827],"class_list":["post-139741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba-draft","category-basketball","category-celtics","category-hornets","category-bulls","category-mavericks","category-nba","category-news","category-raptors","category-wizards","tag-derik-queen","tag-jordan-poole","tag-nba-draft","tag-tre-johnson"],"modified_by":"Quenton S Albertie","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5008"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139741"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139741\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":139906,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139741\/revisions\/139906"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}