NBA Mock Draft 2.0: Narrowing down the picks after lottery, combine

Cameron Johnson is an older prospect — which means there will be a perception of less upside — but he could sneak into the first round despite already being 23 years old and spending five years at North Carolina.

The reason why is that Johnson can flat out shoot it, knocking down 45.7 percent on 5.8 3-point attempts per game as a senior, while averaging 16.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game.

He could be a player who could replace some of what Gordon Hayward used to do for Utah in terms of wing shooting and projects as a potentially strong 3-and-D player.

To make that leap, however, Johnson will have to gain more flexibility, because he can tend to play too upright on the perimeter, a trait that will lead athletic wings to leave you in their vapor trail as they blow by.

Johnson also isn’t fond of getting into traffic and will settle for pull-up jumpers even when lanes to the basket seem to be there.

But he can shoot from deep and as a 6-foot-8 wing, that’s a marketable skill in today’s NBA.