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Louisville basketball: How David Johnson can become 2021 lottery pick

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY - JANUARY 25: David Johnson #13 of the Louisville Cardinals shoots the ball against the Clemson Tigers at KFC YUM! Center on January 25, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Louisville basketball could have its next high draft pick.

How far Louisville basketball goes in the 2020-21 season is largely going to be centered around the development of rising sophomore David Johnson.

The Louisville Trinity High School product and former four-star recruit was the best player in the state of Kentucky in 2019 and arrived at Louisville capable of competing for a starting spot from day one.