Colorado’s Cody Williams Receives Green Room Invitation for 2024 NBA Draft

The NBA sent out an invitation list to the Green Room ahead of the 2024 NBA Draft with Cody Williams heading to New York. The former Colorado forward will be in attendance with other notables, including Kentucky’s Reed Sheppard, UConn’s Donovan Clingan, Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht and Baylor’s Ja’Kobe Walter.

Williams is expected to be a lottery pick in two weeks. He’s a ridiculed No. 12 overall pick for the Oklahoma City Thunder, according to ESPN’s latest projections. If that happens, it would put him and his brother Jalen in the heartland.

In his lone season at Colorado, Williams averaged 11.9 points, 3 rebounds and 1.6 assists despite spending a third of the season injured. The former McDonald’s All-American showed flashes of greatness when he was on the court. He shot over 40 percent from three-point range and extended his play in the paint.

Colorado will likely have three players selected in this year’s NBA draft, with Tristan da Silva and KJ Simpson projected as top-40 picks. The trio helped the Buffaloes advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament before losing to Marquette. They won back-to-back March Madness games for the first time since 1955 and finished with a program record 26 wins.

The NBA Draft begins Wednesday, June 26 on ABC/ESPN at 8 p.m.