{"id":146634,"date":"2025-06-24T22:12:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T02:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=146634"},"modified":"2025-06-24T23:33:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T03:33:38","slug":"2025-nba-draft-tre-johnson-lottery-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/06\/24\/2025-nba-draft-tre-johnson-lottery-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 NBA Draft: 4 Lottery Teams Have Worked Out Tre Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the eve of the 2025 NBA Draft, several prospects that received invites to green room were interviewed, answering myriad queries about the pre-draft process. Much of the attention went to Rutgers freshman forward Ace Bailey, who <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/06\/17\/2025-nba-draft-curious-case-ace-bailey\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">has caused a stir<\/a> by avoiding workouts with teams in the top-five. However, Texas freshman wing Tre Johnson\u2019s pressers were even more eye-opening.<\/p>\n<p>A consensus top-seven selection, Johnson could feasibly get drafted as high as third overall; the pick held by Philadelphia 76ers. Indeed, Johnson very well may be the safest option between him, Bailey and Baylor guard VJ Edgecombe. However, when asked about which teams he\u2019s worked out for, the Dallas native didn\u2019t mention 2023 NBA MVP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/e\/embiijo01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joel Embiid<\/a>\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n<h2>2025 NBA Draft\u2019s Tre Johnson Lists Lotto Teams He&#8217;s Worked Out For<\/h2>\n<p>So far, Johnson has worked out for the Brooklyn Nets, Utah Jazz, Charlotte Hornets, and Washington Wizards, he tells reports (h\/t Brian Lewis of the New York Post).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tre Johnson said he worked out for the <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Nets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Nets<\/a>, as well as the <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jazz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Jazz<\/a>, <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hornets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Hornets<\/a> and <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Wizards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Wizards<\/a>. <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nba?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#nba<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hymJMiGpoZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/hymJMiGpoZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Lewis (@NYPost_Lewis) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYPost_Lewis\/status\/1937585135022408094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe Hornets have the highest pick (No. 4) among those teams, with the Jazz (No. 5) right behind them. The Wizards pick (No. 6) falls right outside of the top-five, while the Nets pick (No. 8) is just inside the top-10. Despite the popularity of the best player available approach, Johnson could also be a need pick for them.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, two of those teams fit Johnson more than the others.<\/p>\n<h3>Brooklyn Nets<\/h3>\n<p>The Nets are all but a blank slate. There are various players that play an important or invaluable role for them. However, it\u2019s so early in their rebuild process, nothing is set in stone. There\u2019s no one on the roster that can claim they\u2019re safe.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_146751\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146751\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-146751\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/IMG_7229-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/IMG_7229-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/IMG_7229-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/IMG_7229-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/IMG_7229-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/IMG_7229-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/IMG_7229-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/IMG_7229-1200x800.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-146751\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mar 11, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas (24) looks to the basket in the first quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then one looks at Johnson, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bookede01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Devin Booker<\/a>-esque prospect with star upside. Should he reach his ceiling, the team will definitely have at least one cornerstone. With that in mind, over the past three seasons, shot-maker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/t\/thomaca02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cam Thomas<\/a> has looked like he could be another. If <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/03\/18\/cam-thomas-future-with-nets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">re-signed this offseason<\/a>, he and Thomas\u00a0could become one of the most potent backcourts in the NBA.<\/p>\n<h3>Charlotte Hornets<\/h3>\n<p>Conventional wisdom says that Edgecombe or Bailey should be higher priorities for Charlotte than Johnson if available. The Hornets were one of the worst defensive teams in the league last season, particularly at the point of attack. However, Edgecombe hasn\u2019t worked out for Charlotte. Furthermore, as previously mentioned, he and Bailey could come off the board in the top-three.<\/p>\n<p>In that event, Johnson is a prospect that could feasibly start on the wing in the near <em>and<\/em> far future. If slotted between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/ballla01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LaMelo Ball<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/millebr02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Miller<\/a>, he&#8217;s more likely to erupt than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/greenjo02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Green<\/a>. If the controversial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bridgmi02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miles Bridges<\/a> is traded, both Green and Johnson could play on the wing while Miller slides to the four-spot.<\/p>\n<p>However, Johnson could also play a sixth man role, providing a spark with his natural scoring ability while he sharpens his playmaking and decision-making.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the eve of the 2025 NBA Draft, several prospects that received invites to green room were interviewed, answering myriad queries about the pre-draft process. Much of the attention went to Rutgers freshman forward Ace Bailey, who has caused a stir by avoiding workouts with teams in the top-five. However, Texas freshman wing Tre Johnson\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5008,"featured_media":146753,"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":[556,1608,6,7,62,3,24,18],"tags":[4069,98,49827],"class_list":["post-146634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba-draft","category-basketball","category-nets","category-hornets","category-nba","category-news","category-jazz","category-wizards","tag-cam-thomas","tag-nba-draft","tag-tre-johnson"],"modified_by":"Quenton S Albertie","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146634","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=146634"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146634\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":146769,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146634\/revisions\/146769"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/146753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}