The Washington Wizards have yet to acquire D.C.-area native Kevin Durant since he got drafted in 2007, but they did get a shooter inspired by him.

The Wizards drafted Texas guard Tre Johnson No. 6 overall in June, who played for the same college as the future Hall of Famer. Johnson told ClutchPoints on Monday's Media Day what he learned from watching him play over the years. Expand Tweet

“Growing up, I kind of just watched Kevin Durant,” he revealed. “I was taller than everybody, thinking I was gonna be as tall as he was. I learned at a young age how to use my size, shoot over players. It's not the best thing, but…”

It's not as easy for the 6-foot-6 Johnson to shoot over defenders as it is for the 6-foot-11 Durant, but both of their games center around elite jumpshooting and cont

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