Tre Johnson has plenty of eyes on him heading into his rookie season with the Washington Wizards.
As the reigning No. 6 overall pick, the explosive scoring guard not only has a desire to prove Washington made the right selection, but he also has a chip on his shoulder to prove that the five teams ahead of his selection made a mistake.
Johnson was viewed as one of the biggest risers entering the NBA Draft following an impressive showing throughout the combine experience.
The Texas product's ability to score at a high-level turned heads, but beyond that, talks surrounding his work ethic is what really impressed executives around the league
Before the Philadelphia 76ers elected to take VJ Edgecombe at No. 3 overall, there was considerable interest in Philly taking a swing on Johnson's potential in the top three.
Instead, the dynamic guard fell to the Wizards at No. 6, where he's taken no time to impress not only the Wizards front office, but his new teammates as well.
With NBA training camp underway, teammates have already began to get work in with one another.
For a rebuilding team like the Wizards, multiple of Washington's young players already got the chance to play alongside one another during Summer League at the start of the offseason.
One player in specific who's already got the chance to see how Johnson approaches the game is Kyshawn George, who has plenty of hype entering his second season with the Wizards.
George's breakout potential can be saved for another day, but it's been made clear that the forward has come away impressed with the early showings from Tre Johnson.
“Working out with [Tre], you see how locked in he is from the start," George said. "That’s all he thinks about. Every single rep is to the max. Every rep is game-like.”
The early outlook about just how locked in Johnson is entering his rookie season is a very good sign.
Entering as a top draft pick at such a young age, it's refreshing to know that the guard is more concerned about attacking his first season in the league as a professional rather than letting the money and attention distract him from the fact that at the end of the day, this is a job.
Johnson has all the tools to be a star in this league and if continues to approach his development like George suggests he approaches everything else, Washington may have finally found their cornerstone to build around.