The Charlotte Hornets appeared to have locked onto Kon Knueppel with their fourth overall pick early in the draft process this summer. Selecting the sharpshooting swingman obviously meant passing on Tre Johnson, who has been one of the most impactful rookies in the Summer League in Las Vegas.
There is little doubt about how Johnson would have fit in Charlotte, as many pundits believed before and during the draft that his offensive skills would have potentially made him the perfect complement to the Hornets' core. In fact, he has shown exactly that in his first two appearances with the Washington Wizards, who drafted him two picks after Knueppel went off the board.