ESPN announced that it will be on the NBA draft Green House player list, and they are expected to be selected in the first round

June 17th According to ESPN, a total of 19 players in the front line have received an official invitation from the NBA and will go to New York to participate in the 2025 NBA draft and enter the "Green House" to wait for selection.

According to ESPN sources, five more players are expected to receive invitations from Green House later this week, with the final number of invitees reaching 24.

The NBA invited the 19 players in two stages. The first batch of 19 players were: Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey, VJ Edgecombe, Tre Johnson, Khaman Maluach, Jeremiah Fears, Kon Knueppel, Kasparas Jakucionis, Egor Demin, Carter Bryant, Derik Queen and Asa Newell.

The second batch of six new people were: Noa Essengue, Collin Murray-Boyles, Thomas Sorber, Liam McNeeley, Nolan Traore and Will Riley.

What is "Green House"

"Green House" is a waiting area in front of the NBA draft stage. The invited players sat at the table with their families and agents, waiting for the moment when President Adam Xiao Hua announced his selection. Each invited player can invite 6 relatives and friends to accompany him.

NBA officials will communicate with senior executives (president or general managers) of each team with first-round draft picks before issuing an invitation, so that they can vote for their most likely to be selected in the top 25 picks. This can avoid the embarrassing scenes of players waiting for a long time in front of national live TV cameras.

What does the "Green House" invitation mean?

Obtaining a "Green House" invitation is usually regarded as a signal that a player's draft market is good. But there are many exceptions in history. Some players invited to the Green House eventually fell into the second round, such as Bor Boer, Deyonta Davis, Nick Clarkston, Maciej Lampe and Rashard Lewis.