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Celtics' roster dips back to 14 players, and timing allows Banton to seek a new opp now.

Source via Adam Himmelsbach on X

Note: The author ( Jeremy Woo ) ranked players based on their college performance,
and has tried to remove hindsight bias.

The author concludes that the talents from the past two years are all outstanding.

#	2025	2026
1	Cooper Flagg
2		AJ Dybantsa
3		Darryn Peterson
4		Cameron Boozer
5	Dylan Harper
6		Caleb Wilson
7	VJ Edgecombe
8	Ace Bailey
9		Keaton Wagler
10	Kon Knueppel

Any thoughts on this?

Cameron Carr
Chris Cenac Jr.
Yaxel Lendeborg
Morez Johnson Jr.
Hannes Steinbach
Bennett Stirtz

Sources via Jeremy Woo

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The first five weren't surprising.
When the first wave of invitations came out,
I was already guessing these players might be included in the second wave.

However, I originally predicted Ebuka Okorie would be the sixth player.

But Bennett Stirtz's inclusion is perfectly acceptable.

I just initially thought his age would be a factor.
I wonder which lottery team is most likely to select Stirtz ?

Adding the 14 players from the first wave, the 2026 NBA Draft Green Room only has 20 players.
Generally, fewer invitations mean higher overall strength.

Besides Ebuka Okorie, are there any other players you think should have been in the Green Room?

Jayden Quaintance ?
Allen Graves ?
Dailyn Swain ?

AJ Dybantsa
Darryn Peterson
Cam Boozer
Caleb Wilson
Keaton Wagler
Mikel Brown Jr.
Darius Acuff Jr.
Aday Mara
Karim Lopez
Kingston Flemings
Nate Ament
Brayden Burries
Christian Anderson Jr.
Labaron Philon

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Christian Anderson Jr. is the biggest surprise on this list.

No them:

Yaxel Lendeborg

Morez Johnson Jr.

Cameron Carr

Hannes Steinbach

I believe we will still see them in the second wave of invitations,
but it's worth considering why they weren't included in the first wave.

Any thoughts on this list?
What's the biggest piece of information it gave you?