Morez Johnson Jr. has worked out with new Michigan big J.P. Estrella: 'I don't think he was able to showcase what he can do at Tennessee'

Michigan Wolverines basketball center Aday Mara going up against Tennessee's J.P. Estrella in the Elite Eight. (Photo by Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

CHICAGO — Michigan Wolverines basketball changed the game by starting two seven-footers in 2024-25 in Danny Wolf and Vladislav Goldin, which piqued the interest of big men in the NCAA transfer portal. Head coach Dusty May landed three elite frontcourt pieces last offseason — Yaxel Lendeborg, Morez Johnson Jr. and Aday Mara — and developed them into superstars all destined to become first-round NBA Draft choices.