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DETROIT — Tre Johnson is an elite shooter. It’s why the Washington Wizards selected him No. 6 in the 2025 draft. But his jump shot hasn’t clicked at the start of the 2026-27 season.
Johnson scored two points on 1-for-8 shooting in Monday’s 122-111 loss to the Detroit Pistons just two days after shooting 2-for-15 in a 114-75 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Johnson missed all 13 of his 3-point attempts in those contests.
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He is shooting 35.1% from the field through 11 games. His 24.5% 3-point percentage is the second-worst in the NBA among players with at least 50 3-point attempts this season, trailing only Ace Bailey’s 22.6%.
In Monday’s loss, Johnson missed two wide-open triples — one in the far corner and another on the wing — in the first half. In the second half, he missed three more open looks to finish 0-for-6 from long range. His lone make was a 3-foot push shot that rimmed in.
Johnson is getting open looks. He’s just missing them.
“[Johnson] had a great game in Atlanta the other night. This is what this guy does. I got great faith in him,” Brian Keefe said. “He got some good looks tonight. He’s gonna knock those down. We saw what he did last year with the percentage he shot. That’ll turn. He puts in all the work, and I got great faith in him.”
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Johnson’s struggles are concerning. But he’s far from the only Wizards with an inefficient 3-ball. The Wizards made just nine of their 36 3-point attempts in Monday’s loss. They’re shooting 29% from three, which ranks 29th in the league.
Trae Young made just three of his 10 3-point attempts in Monday’s loss. He’s shooting 28.8% from three. Alex Sarr missed both of his outside jumpers to fall to 19.4% from three this season. Kyshawn George shot just 2-for-6 from long range.
Washington has a shooting problem. Keefe believes this slump will pass. But 11 games in, the Wizards’ spacing concerns have been realized.
“We’ve got guys who can make them. I’ve got faith in our shooters. We’re in a tough stretch shooting-wise, but these things will average out,” Keefe said. ” We’re going to continue to do the right things, put ourselves in the…
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