Prior to Thursday, a total of 19 prospects had received green room invitations from the NBA to attend the first round of the 2025 draft.
Today, reports from Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Twitter link) and Jonathan Givony of ESPN indicated that five more players have been invited, bringing the tally up to 24 — that’s expected to be the final number.
Here are the five prospects, sorted by their current rank on ESPN’s big board:
- Joan Beringer, C, Cedevita Olimpija (No. 15)
- Danny Wolf, F/C, Michigan (No. 19)
- Nique Clifford, G/F, Colorado State (No. 22)
- Walter Clayton Jr., G, Florida (No. 27)
- Cedric Coward, G/F, Washington State (No. 29)
According to Fischer, Wolf is a potential late lottery pick, having impressed teams in that range with his shooting during workouts.
The players invited to the green room can usually feel pretty confident about their chances to be first-round picks, since the league only decides who to invite after asking teams to vote on the 25 prospects they expect to come off the board first.
Still, there are occasionally instances in which players in the green room slip further than expected. In 2024, Kyle Filipowski and Johnny Furphy received green room invites but weren’t selected until the second round, which was held a day later for the first time.
They should give those spots to true fans. Imagine some people work their whole life for a chance to be part of the draft and instead they give it to some player who is about to get a million bucks. Have some compasssion…smdh
Bob from Jiffy Lube isn’t working his whole life to be part of the NBA draft..
Tell that to Bob next time your car breaks down. See how far a smart remark gets you. I’m talking about true fans…
They better be 1st round picks then.