Wesley Johnson is a rare NBA lottery pick who transferred during the middle of his college career, spending two seasons with Iowa State and then playing the 09-10 campaign with Syracuse. After two college seasons, most guys who end up in the lottery are leaving school for the NBA instead of leaving for upstate New York.

Unsurprisingly because of this, Johnson is an older prospect and that always makes the projection of his ceiling a little more tepid.

Regardless of whether or not he has enough all-around ability to become an All-Star, it is immediately apparent how well Johnson’s game will translate to the NBA.

He has a very pure jumper on nearly all spots of the floor, out to the perimeter from distance and also with his midrange. Johnson has good lift and good arc on his jumper, allowing him to effectively shoot over tall defenders. He has a super quick release, smooth mechanics and has no fear at all.

Everything about Johnson’s shot screams purity, particularly inside 20 feet.

Johnson isn’t an unstoppable offensive player, however, as he is more of a scorer who will get his buckets within the flow of an offense. He moves well without the ball, knowing how to fill space and put himself in a position to be a spot-up shooter.

He has a fairly smooth dribble in the open floor and will use his dribble to free himself up a little bit for jumpers, especially on his highly impressive step back.

He doesn’t have the kind of game to get past his man off the dribble on a consistent basis. Johnson can finish a little bit in the paint and is able to absorb contact and still score, but his game isn’t based on athleticism. He has plus athleticism, but isn't other-worldly and not enough to be considered a future lead scorer.

Johnson’s physical gifts are in a good build, solid agility, along with great balance and excellent hands. He has very impressive body control in the air. Right now, Johnson can be muscled up against defensively and NBA defenders will exploit that both on the perimeter to take away his shot and also in the paint.

He runs the court effortlessly, yet with an extremely high motor and will look for his high percentage dunks here more than he does in the halfcourt.

Johnson has enough length (I’m curious how tall he’ll test out at because he seems like a tall 6’7”) and size to be utilized as an on-ball screener where his pick and pop ability will be lethal.

I would like to see Johnson have more assists given his usage, but he makes good decisions and his delivery is solid. He anticipates things very quickly with the pass, similar to how he does when spotting up.

Defensively, Johnson is a tough player to effectively judge because of Syracuse’s 2-3 zone, but he should be able to eventually guard most players at three positions (small forward, shooting guard, power forward). The luxury of that kind of versatility alone makes him a valuable defensive player even if he is strictly competent.

Johnson has enough pure athleticism and basketball IQ to be far better than competent and his block and steal rate show he can become very good.

Johnson is one of the surest, most NBA ready players in this draft and though he doesn’t have the upside of Wall, Cousins, Turner, Favors or Aminu, he will be a dependable third scoring option as a worst case scenario.