Isaiah Jackson will be in the building when his name is called at the 2021 NBA Draft. According to Jordan Schultz, the former Kentucky Wildcat received an invitation to the Green Room at the Barclays Center for next Thursday’s event, which will return to its usual pre-COVID format.
Twenty prospects will be in attendance. Jackson was not among the initial 15 prospects invited, per Jonathan Givony, but did make the secondary cut based on NBA team voting. The initial 15 to receive an invitation were Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green, Evan Mobley, Jalen Suggs, Jonathan Kuminga, Scottie Barnes, Davion Mitchell, James Bouknight, Keon Johnson, Franz Wagner, Josh Giddey, Jalen Johnson, Corey Kispert, Moses Moody, and Kai Jones.