Green awaits NBA invite

UNC forward expects to participate in pre-draft camp

UNC basketball player Danny Green hasn't received his official NBA pre-draft camp invitation yet, but he expects to get it this week, his father said Tuesday.

"To my knowledge, he has been invited, he just hasn't received the paperwork in the mail yet," Danny Green Sr. said during a telephone interview.

Green is one of three UNC underclassmen, along with rising juniors Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington, to enter his name into the draft but not hire an agent, leaving open the possibility of a return to school.

Efforts to reach the parents of Lawson and Ellington were not immediately successful, but the players are also expected to receive invitations to the pre-draft camp in Orlando, which begins May 27.

N.C. State freshman J.J. Hickson has also been invited, a team spokesman said, but only plans to travel to Florida to get his physical, and will not participate in drills.

Roughly 60-70 players -- including underclassmen and international players -- are usually invited to the pre-draft camp in Orlando.

Sixty-nine underclassmen entered their names into the draft this year. An NBA spokesman said in an e-mail the league has not yet finalized its list of invitees.

The NBA allows individual workouts with teams after the camp. Green Sr. said at least three teams have already shown interest in working out his son -- Washington, San Antonio and Cleveland.

Underclassmen have until June 16 to withdraw their names. Green Sr. said his son will only remain in the draft if he thinks he will have a guaranteed contract. Under the NBA's Collective Bargaining Agreement, only first-round draft picks are guaranteed deals; Green Sr. also said after his son first declared that he would only remain in the draft if he was considered a first-round pick.

"If he doesn't, he goes back to playing at a great university," Green Sr. said. "Either one of these is a great option for Danny Green Jr."