The Washington Wizards have high hopes for the type of player Tre Johnson can become.
Selecting Johnson No. 6 overall in the 2025 NBA Draft wasn't with the hopes that the guard could be a solid role player for years to come, but instead, a chance to finally land the cornerstone that the Wizards have desperately been searching for since their rebuild officially began.
There's no denying that talent wise, the former Texas star has what it takes to be a premiere player in the NBA.
Not to mention an unreal work ethic that's already caused the coaching staff to take a break from working on his craft to protect not only his physical health, but mental health too.
However, there's no guarantee that any one player will be a star in the league, regardless of how good they are.
For Johnson though, it's hard to imagine a world in which he doesn't succeed in the NBA in one way or another.
In fact, NBA scouts seem to think the same.
In a recent article by [The Athletic's Josh Robbins](https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6720995/2025/10/16/tre-johnson-what-scouts-are-saying/), several NBA scouts made their stance on the incoming rookie clear, but [one scout's comments](https://wizofawes.com/tre-johnson-praise-rarely-hear-nba-scouts) in specific stood out.
"That was a good pick just from the standpoint that he has a very defined path in the NBA, and it's going to be his combination of his shooting and size," the scout told Robbins.
"I don't know what the high-end outcome is, but what he does is very important," the scout continued. "He can really get shots off, and he should be a very effective 3-point shooter on movement, on pull-ups, on getting his own shot."
Johnson's ceiling is unknown, and that's largely because he could develop into one of the greatest scorers the NBA has ever seen, or he could be a low-end star.
Nonetheless, whether he's a superstar or not, his skillset will allow him to stick around in the NBA for a long time solely due to the fact that in a league where offense is at a premium, Johnson can do everything that an NBA team desires.
The guard is an elite shooter, an underrated finisher and his ability to create his own shot or play off the ball puts him in an elite category.
Johnson may not have a known ceiling, but even his floor should allow for him to be a long-term option in the league.