Initial NBA Draft Green Room Invites Sent to 19 Prospects

Initial invites for the NBA Draft green room have been sent out.

Nineteen prospects have officially received invitations to the 2023 NBA Draft green room, per Jonathan Givony of ESPN.

The green room, the staging area in front of the NBA draft podium where players and their families await their name being called on draft night 2023, typically offers a solid look at some of the most coveted prospects in the draft. 

Players are chosen via communication with presidents and general managers of teams selection in the first round. Teams are asked to vote on the top 25 players they expect to hear their names called first, in order to avoid prospects sitting in the green room for too long.

Headlining the invitees are soon-to-be No. 1 pick Victor Wembanyama, and projected second and third selections Scoot Henderson and Brandon Miller. 

Other notable invitees include Amen and Ausar Thompson, Villanova's Cam Whitmore, Houston's Jarace Walker, Arkansas' guard Anthony Black and more.

Givony said that five or more players are still expected to receive invites.

The full list of current NBA Draft green room invitees can be found below:

Victor Wembanyama

Brandon Miller

Scoot Henderson

Amen Thompson

Ausar Thompson

Cameron Whitmore

Jarace Walker

Anthony Black

Taylor Hendricks

Gradey Dick

Bilal Coulibaly

Cason Wallace

Nick Smith

Dereck Lively

Kobe Bufkin

Jalen Hood-Schifino

Jett Howard

Jordan Hawkins

Keyonte George

The 2023 NBA Draft kicks off at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 22 from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

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