The NBA announced 15 players who earned invitations to sit in the green room during Thursday’s NBA Draft. The list reflects a league-wide consensus about which players will be chosen in the lottery.
A dozen college players were invited — Kyrie Irving (Duke), Derrick Williams (Arizona), Brandon Knight (Kentucky), Kemba Walker (UConn), Kawhi Leonard (San Diego State), Chris Singleton (Florida State), Klay Thompson (Washington State), Jimmer Fredette (BYU), Alec Burks (Colorado) and twins Marcus and Markieff Morris (Kansas).
Tobias Harris (Tennessee) and Tristan Thompson (Texas) were among those left out.
Three international players — Enes Kanter (Turkey), Jonas Valanciunas (Lithuania) and Jan Vesely (Czech Republic) — were also invited.
Bismack Biyombo (Congo), a potential lottery pick, did not make the cut.
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