DALLAS, TEXAS - JUNE 25: New Dallas Mavericks player Morez Johnson Jr. holds a jersey during a press conference at American Airlines Center on June 25, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. Johnson was selected ninth overall in the 2026 NBA Draft. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

DALLAS, TEXAS - JUNE 25: New Dallas Mavericks player Morez Johnson Jr. holds a jersey during a press conference at American Airlines Center on June 25, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. Johnson was selected ninth overall in the 2026 NBA Draft. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

DALLAS, TEXAS - JUNE 25: New Dallas Mavericks player Morez Johnson Jr. holds a jersey during a press conference at American Airlines Center on June 25, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. Johnson was selected ninth overall in the 2026 NBA Draft. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

DALLAS, TEXAS - JUNE 25: New Dallas Mavericks player Morez Johnson Jr. speaks during a press conference at American Airlines Center on June 25, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. Johnson was selected ninth overall in the 2026 NBA Draft. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

DALLAS, TEXAS - JUNE 25: New Dallas Mavericks player Morez Johnson Jr. speaks during a press conference at American Airlines Center on June 25, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. Johnson was selected ninth overall in the 2026 NBA Draft. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

DALLAS, TEXAS - JUNE 25: New Dallas Mavericks player Morez Johnson Jr. speaks during a press conference at American Airlines Center on June 25, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. Johnson was selected ninth overall in the 2026 NBA Draft. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

DALLAS, TEXAS - JUNE 25: New Dallas Mavericks player Morez Johnson Jr. responds to a question during a press conference at American Airlines Center on June 25, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. Johnson was selected ninth overall in the 2026 NBA Draft. (Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

Jack Kayil, right, poses for a photo with NBA Deputy Commissioner Mark Tatum after being selected by the Houston Rockets in the second round of the NBA basketball draft Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)