Wizards Expected to Prioritize Shooters in Mock Draft

Teams picking at the very top of the NBA Draft are usually best off targeting the best players available, but the Washington Wizards won't have the same control over the board that they may have expected heading into last week's draft lottery.

It wouldn't be a lottery without luck, and that's just what the Dallas Mavericks used in parlaying their way into the top overall spot while sending the Wizards plummeting to number six. Now, they'll have to read and react to what kind of prospects will slip into their range on draft night without the guarantee of some franchise-swinging player falling into their lap.

The Wizards have room to be creative on draft night, owning a pick just outside of the lottery alongside #40 early in the second round. While Bleacher Report envisioned the Wizards deepening their guard room, ESPN's first post-combine mock draft sees Washington bringing in shooters at all of their selection spots.

It all starts with their settling on Tre Johnson out of Texas, a prospect with a case for the best jump shot in the class. It extends out to NBA range with an effortless, fluid release that impressed scouts at his recent combine visit, fueling prior reports of his getting scooped up in the top half of the lottery.