2025 NBA Draft: Six New Faces Added to the Green Room — and Who’s Still Waiting?

In the latest episode of the Locked On NBA Big Board podcast, hosts Rafael and James Barlowe break down the NBA’s second wave of green room invitations ahead of the 2025 Draft. With six new players added—bringing the total to 19—they analyze the inclusion of Georgetown’s Thomas Sorber, UConn’s Liam McNeeley, Illinois’ Will Riley, South Carolina’s Collin Murray‑Boyles, and French prospects Nolan Traore and Noa Essengue. The duo unpacks why the NBA may have extended invites to this particular group, expressing intrigue—and in some cases, surprise—at a few names. To close out the episode, they share their picks for the next five players they believe should receive the final round of green room invitations.⏱️ Timestamps1:49 – 2025 NBA Green Room Breakdown2:22 – First Wave: Breaking Down the First 13 Invites3:02 – Noa Essengue’s Invite Reaction5:00 – Second Wave Reactions: Sorber, McNeeley, Murray-Boyles, Traore, Riley6:30 – Nolan Traore Gets the Nod7:00 – Liam McNeeley: McNeeley Gets the Call7:15 – James on Nolan Traore’s Invite10:15 – Evaluating the Second Wave as a Whole13:00 – What Scouts See in These Six19:28 – Jase Richardson Snub?20:30 – Questioning McNeeley’s Invite21:45 – Jase Richardson vs. Liam McNeeley Stats22:27 – Predicting the Final Five Invites26:25 – Joan Beringer’s Green Room Status#NBADraft2025 #GreenRoomBreakdown #NBADraftNews #2025NBADraft #NBAProspects #DraftInvites #NoaEssengue #FrenchProspects #NBADraftScouting #ThomasSorber #LiamMcNeeley #CollinMurrayBoyles #NolanTraore #WillRiley #GreenRoomInvite #NBADraftSurprises #NBAForwardProspects #NBAProspectTalk #NolanTraoreAnalysis #NBADraftBoard #2025Prospects #NBAInvites #NBAScoutingReport #NBACombine #DraftAnalysis #JaceRichardson #NBADraftSnubs #NBAProspectDebate #DraftDebate #NBADraftQuestions #PlayerComparison #NBADraftStats #RichardsonVsMcNeeley #DraftPredictions #FinalFive #NBADraftWatch #JoanBeringer #NBADraftStock #DraftRange Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.