Next one is over six? Trae Johnson: The purest scorer of this year, KD junior is also a shooting machine

Name: Trey Johnson (Tre Johnson)

Date of birth: March 7, 2006

Position: Scoreback

University: University of Texas

Height (naked foot): 1.95

Weight: 86kg

Wandspan: 2.09

Player template: Booker/Cameron Thomas/Nick Young

Data statistics:

Season 2024-25, Trae Johnson played 33 games for the University of Texas, averaged 34.7 minutes per game, scored 19.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 0.9 steals, 0.3 blocks and 1.8 turnovers, with a shooting percentage of 42.7%, three-point shooting percentage of 39.7%, and free throw shooting percentage of 87.1%.

Advantages:

1. The shoulder width is good, and it has certain muscle growth potential. The first step is fast to start and excellent linear acceleration ability.

2. Trae Johnson is like a shooting machine without dead corners, with a long range, excellent sense of running without the ball, and a great threat to no ball. The University of Texas often specially sets up tactics for him to catch and shoot around the screen, with averaging 6.8 three-point shooting percentage of nearly 40%! Have great heart potential and don’t be afraid of the key goals in tough battles.

3. The ball-holding attacking has a rich arsenal, and can ignore defense and make various difficult emergency stops, pulls, steps, and back jump shots; the dribble changes smoothly, the ball protection ability is acceptable, and the coordination is good. It can complete the end of the near basket with European steps and throws.

Disadvantages:

1. The body size is still weak, resulting in the ending efficiency of the basket, and the ability to attack the basket needs to be further developed.

2. Although the height and wingspan are good, the horizontal movement speed is average, the defensive position selection and rebound awareness are relatively poor, and the defensive end is easily targeted, especially when facing pick-and-roll.

3. There are still problems with on-court decision-making. Sometimes you will be too confident, and you will have some unnecessary mid-range strong shots, insufficient passing vision and awareness, and low assist rate.

Summary:

As Durant's junior, Trae Johnson is undoubtedly the purest scorer of this year. His elite offensive talent alone is enough to gain a foothold in the NBA, but the lack of attacking basket capabilities, potential negative effects on the defensive end, and inefficient decision-making are also prominent. At this stage, the ideal positioning for Trae Johnson to enter the league is the main attacker of the second team/first team set point threat, but if he can optimize offensive decisions and reshape his defensive habits while the muscle development is over, those teams who want to find an all-round scorer for the team can bet on him.