After all 24 prospects who were invited to the green room for the first round of the 2025 NBA draft were selected on Wednesday, at least a dozen new prospects will be in the green room on Thursday for the second round, per the NBA.
As Steve Popper of Newsday relays (via Twitter), the following 12 players will be present in the green room at Barclays Center:
- Izan Almansa, F/C, Perth
- Koby Brea, G/F, Kentucky
- Johni Broome, C Auburn
- Rasheer Fleming, F, Saint Joseph’s
- Kameron Jones, G, Marquette
- Bogoljub Markovic, F/C, Mega Basket
- Alijah Martin, G, Florida
- Saliou Niang, G/F, Trento
- Micah Peavy, G/F, Georgetown
- Noah Penda, F, Le Mans
- Javon Small, G, West Virginia
- Adou Thiero, F, Arkansas
The NBA has already updated the list once to add one extra name (Penda), so it’s possible another player or two will be added before the draft resumes this evening. As Popper tweets, there are expected to be other draft-eligible prospects attending the event in the stands.
Not all of the players in the green room are consensus top-59 prospects — Alamansa and Niang were at No. 64 and No. 72, respectively on ESPN’s last pre-draft big board, for instance.
However, the second round is typically less predictable than the first round, with teams’ decisions sometimes hinging on what sort of contract a player is willing to accept. A prospect who is willing to accept a two-way contract offer might have a better chance of being drafted in the mid-to-late second round than one seeking guaranteed money and a 15-man roster spot. Certain teams may also be targeting players who are willing to play overseas for a year or two before getting an NBA opportunity.
Hopefully all 12 of the prospects listed above will hear their names called on Thursday night and no one is still left in the green room when the draft concludes.
That one guy still sitting there at the end will be hella motivated to prove himself as an undrafted FA
I expected 2 huge trades and 10 tiny trades tonight