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Colorado’s Tristan da Silva accepts invitation to green room at NBA draft

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Colorado’s Tristan da Silva accepts invitation to green room at NBA draft

Cody Williams won’t be the only former Colorado Buffalos men’s basketball player at the Barclays Center for the 2024 NBA Draft next week. Tristan da Silva will also be there, according to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony.

Da Silva and Williams are among 24 players who accepted their draft invitation. KJ Simpson, another Buff expected to be drafted, has yet to receive an invite and likely won’t given his second-round projection.

Before last season, the 6-foot-9 Da Silva was considered one of the best returning forwards in college basketball. After an impressive playoff performance, da Silva is now expected to be a first-round selection. Most mock drafts have Da Silva in the 10-20 range, although he likely lands just outside the lottery.

Da Silva averaged 16.0 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game on 49.3 percent shooting from the field, including 39.5 percent from 3-point range, last season. He also showed his two-way potential, averaging 1.1 steals and 0.6 blocks per night while posting the 15th best defensive win share in the Pac-12 (1.6).

The 2024 NBA Draft begins on Wednesday, June 26.

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