With the 2018 NBA Draft Thursday, the NBA has announced a pair of notable changes to the draft protocol, with the first being the rule of only collegiate basketball players being allowed in the green room – which notably excludes Euroleague sensation Luka Doncic, who hadn’t planned on attending the draft unless the Slovenian’s season with Real Madrid ends with a playoff loss on Tuesday – according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
Secondly, green room invitees will now be introduced on stage prior to the draft’s first selection, accompanied by two family members, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports:
As new element to the Draft on Thursday, NBA plans to introduce the 20 green room invites on stage prior to first pick and each will walk across main stage with two family members.
For projected first-rounder Aaron Holiday, brothers Jrue and Justin will walk him into NBA.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 17, 2018
2018 NBA Draft green room invitees include:
- Deandre Ayton, Arizona
- Marvin Bagley III, Duke
- Jaren Jackson Jr., Michigan State
- Mo Bamba, Texas
- Collin Sexton, Alabama
- Trae Young, Oklahoma
- Wendell Carter Jr., Duke
- Michael Porter Jr., Missouri
- Mikal Bridges, Villanova
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Kentucky
- Miles Bridges, Michigan State
- Kevin Knox, Kentucky
- Robert Williams, Texas A&M
- Lonnie Walker, Miami
- Donte DiVincenzo, Villanova
- Zhaire Smith, Texas Tech
- Jerome Robinson, Boston College
- Chandler Hutchison, Boise State
- Aaron Holiday, UCLA
