The Washington Wizards have selected Will Riley with the No. 21 pick in the 2025 NBA draft. Riley was named Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year in 2025. He set the Illinois freshman record for points in a debut with 31 against Eastern Illinois and later broke the program’s freshman NCAA tournament scoring mark with 22 in a Round 1 win over Xavier.

The Washington Wizards doubled down on their desire to invite scoring to their rebuilding situation, scooping up Illinois forward Will Riley 21st overall in the 2025 NBA Draft. The developing scorer profiled as one of the better star bets to be found outside of the lottery range,

In his freshman season with the Longhorns, Johnson led the Southeastern Conference in scoring with 19.9 points per game and shot nearly 40% from 3-point range. Many draft evaluators and pundits consider Johnson as the best pure shooter in this year's draft.