
Our one-stop shop for the draft: Mocks, order, big questions and more
ESPN staff
created: June 26, 2025, 7 a.m. | updated: June 26, 2025, 11:02 a.m.
The green room is a staging area in front of the NBA draft podium where players, their families and agents await commissioner Adam Silver's announcement of players' names upon selection.
Receiving an invitation is considered a positive sign for a player's draft stock.
They finished getting dressed for the 2025 NBA draft lottery, which began later that night at 7 p.m. local time at the McCormick Place Convention Center, a short walk from their hotel.
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In all, 12 of the 14 lottery picks are projected to be freshmen, which would set a record for most selected in the lottery era.
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