Tre Johnson just answered a massive question the Wizards hoped for

The Wizards opened their Summer League season on Thursday night against the Utah Jazz, and understandably, all eyes were on the future of the respective franchises in No. 1 pick AJ Dybantsa and No. 2 pick Darryn Peterson.

Scoring a team-high for each of their squads, these two soon-to-be superstars showed that all of their future battles will be must-see TV for us viewers.

While those two certainly showed out and, in AJ’s case, just proved his words about how he “fills seats” true with a thunderous dunk in his debut, I think the biggest takeaway that should have Wizards fans and the front office ecstatic was the exceptional play of second-year guard Tre Johnson.

Tre Johnson just reestablished himself

It’s easy to forget now either given the complete roster overhaul in the last year that saw Will Dawkins and the Wizards brass bring in two All-Stars in Trae Young and Anthony Davis respectively, win the draft lottery and draft AJ Dybantsa 1st overall, the surprising play of Will Riley, and Kyshawn George last season, or a mix of all three, but Tre was the talk in Wizards circles last year going into summer league.

After a very promising summer league for the Texas guard, a lot of fans were left very disappointed with his rookie campaign. Finishing not making either of the All-Rookie teams for the 2025-26 NBA Season, the hype in terms of who was catching the eye of the fans was not very high for Johnson this time around.

He made sure to change that on Thursday, though, scoring 26 points in a close win over the Jazz, where at times it looked effortless, and his game from start to finish left people remembering why he was taken in the top 10 of the 2025 draft in the first place.

Tre looked too good for the Summer League

While Wizards like the aforementioned AJ Dybantsa and Will Riley certainly had plenty of moments, Tre was the only player on the floor who never looked rushed by the defenders of the Jazz.

From escaping a double team and making his way to the hoop to draw a foul, to his silky smooth stroke from the midrange that he relied on a lot in this game, Tre showed an ability to get to his spots whenever he wanted throughout this game in a way that was unique to him tonight.

There’s much more Summer League left to be played, but through the first game that had the attention of the basketball world on it, Tre showed he’s taken that next step.  

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