ESPN includes Tennessee freshman in 2021 NBA mock draft

ESPN is high on this Tennessee freshman.

The 2020 NBA draft has concluded, in which no Tennessee players were selected.

Vols’ head coach Rick Barnes has brought in 5-star Keon Johnson out of The Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tennessee for the 2020-21 season.

Johnson is an NBA prospect and is being discussed as a potential lottery pick in the 2021 draft. ESPN released an early mock draft for next year, including Johnson as a top 10 pick.

Webb School basketball player Keon Johnson at his school gym in Bell Buckle, Tenn. on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. © Shelley Mays/The Tennessean, Nashville Tennessean via Imagn Content Services, LLC

ESPN has the 6-foot-5, 186-pound Johnson going No. 7 overall to Atlanta.

Johnson and Tennessee were scheduled to tipoff the 2020-21 season Nov. 25 against Charlotte, however the contest was canceled due to UT pausing team activities surrounding COVID-19.

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