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Every year, the NBA invites a select few players to 'hang out' in the green room on draft night before their name is called. This year, there are nineteen known players that were invited.
Those players are:
DeAndre Ayton, Center Arizona
Marvin Bagley, Power-Forward, Duke
Jaren Jackson, Power-Forward, Michigan State
Mohammed Bamba, Center, Texas
Trae Young, Point-Guard, Oklahoma
Collin Sexton, Point-Guard, Alabama
Wendell Carter, Center, Duke
Michael Porter, Power-Forward, Missouri
Mikal Bridges, Shooting-Guard, Villanova
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Point-Guard, Kentucky
Miles Bridges, Small-Forward, Michigan State
Kevin Knox, Small-Forward, Kentucky
Robert Williams, Power-Forward, Texas A&M
Lonnie Walker, Shooting-Guard, Miami
Donte DiVincenzo, Shooting-Guard, Villanova
Zhaire Smith, Shooting-Guard, Texas Tech
Jerome Robinson, Point-Guard, Boston College
Chandler Hutchison, Small-Forward, Boise State
Aaron Holiday, Shooting-Guard, UCLA
One major notable name left off of this list is European Star Luka Doncic, who will not be able to attend the draft due to his club commitments. Other notable players not included are Troy Brown, De'Anthony Melton, and Shake Milton. Non-collegiate players such as Afernee Simons and Mitchell Robinson were also not invited.