There were no surprises in the 11 green room invitations forwarded to the draft’s top prospects. ESPN’s Jonathan Givony confirmed that the list includes Jabari Smith, Chet Holmgren, Paolo Banchero, Jaden Ivey, Keegan Murray, Shaedon Sharpe, Dyson Daniels, Bennedict Mathurin, AJ Griffin, Jalen Duren and Johnny Davis. Approximately four more green room invites will be sent out next week, a source tells Givony.
We have more draft news:
- Michigan’s Caleb Houstan and Gonzaga’s Andrew Nembhard, who both hail from Canada, will work out for the Raptors on Friday, Josh Lewenberg of TSN Sports tweets. They’re both considered late first-round or second-round prospects and Toronto has the No. 33 overall pick.
- LSU forward Shareef O’Neal, son of Shaquille O’Neal, worked out for the Bucks on Thursday, Jovan Buha of The Athletic tweets. The younger O’Neal will visit the Lakers, Cavaliers, Hawks and Wizards in the very near future.
- Villanova guard Collin Gillespie also worked out for the Bucks on Thursday, Scott Agness of Fieldhouse Files tweets. He’ll soon visit the Suns, Nuggets, Jazz and Trail Blazers. Gillespie is ranked at No. 64 on ESPN’s Best Available list.
Gillespie has some TJ McConnell type game to him. Will be a solid backup PG who can play in the league for 10 years
Gillespie reminds me more of Scott Brooks or Tony Bennett tbh TJ McConnell (& Scott Skiles) has a lil more skill/athleticism than those guys
Didn’t realize how meh O’neal was… didnt even know he was entered into this draft.
I don’t see him being drafted
He has battled some major health issues and that hurt his development a lot. He might be one of those late bloomer types that just need some time to get the reps and get back up to full speed.
My loose top 15 also includes Sochan Washington Williams and Jocic.
Seriously….if he was Shaq’s son would he even be thought of as a nba prospect?