Weber State guard Damian Lillard is of the top prospects in the 2012 NBA Draft and on Monday he learned that he'd been invited to attend the draft in person. Lillard will join the likes of Anthony Davis, Thomas Robinson and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist in the green room.
Green Room Invites: Davis, Robinson, Beal, Kidd Gilchrist, Barnes, Lillard, Waiters, Lamb, Drummond, Rivers, Henson, Zeller, Leonard.
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) June 25, 2012
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Lillard averaged 24.5 points, four assists and five rebounds per game for Weber State during the 2011-12 season. Many mock drafts project that he'll be selected somewhere in the top 10.
The draft gets underway on Thursday, June 28 at 5:00 p.m. MT. ESPN will have the coverage.
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