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Holmgren, Smith, Banchero, highlight 16 NBA Draft prospects invited to Green Room
By CHARLIE PARENT
With the NBA Draft just over a week away, 16 potential first-round prospects have been invited to sit in the Green Room on draft night.
According to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony, top-five locks Chet Holmgren, Jabari Smith, and Paolo Banchero are the biggest names to receive invites. At the same time, Jaden Ivey, Shaedon Sharpe, and Keegan Murray round out the potential top-10 prospects.
Givony also noted that up to four more invites may be sent out by the NBA over the course of this week.
The full list is as follows:
16 confirmed NBA draft green room invites thus far, per sources:
Jabari Smith Chet Holmgren Paolo Banchero Jaden Ivey Keegan Murray Shaedon Sharpe Dyson Daniels Ben Mathurin AJ Griffin Jalen Duren Johnny Davis Ousmane Dieng Jeremy Sochan Ochai Agbaji Mark Williams Malaki Branham
