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Tuesday / March 19.
  • Non-collegiate players not allowed in NBA Draft Green Room

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    By JACOB POLACHECK

    The NBA Draft Room will not include non-collegiate players for the 2018 draft, league sources told ESPN Saturday.

    Projected No. 2 pick Luka Doncic will not be attending the draft because of his season with Real Madrid. Other non-collegiate players include Mitchell Robinson and IMG (FL) Academy’s Anfernee Simons.

    Among the known invitations: Arizona’s DeAndre Ayton, Duke’s Marvin Bagley III, Michigan State’s Jaren Jackson Jr., Texas’ Mo Bamba, Alabama’s Collin Sexton, Oklahoma’s Trae Young, Duke’s Wendell Carter Jr., Missouri’s Michael Porter Jr., Villanova’s Mikal Bridges, Kentucky’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Michigan State’s Miles Bridges, Kentucky’s Kevin Knox, Texas A&M’s Robert Williams, Miami’s Lonnie Walker, Villanova’s Donte DiVincenzo, Texas Tech’s Zhaire Smith, Boston College’s Jerome Robinson, Boise State’s Chandler Hutchison and UCLA’s Aaron Holiday.

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