Syracuse, N.Y. — The NBA has expanded its guest list to the Green Room at its draft, and Syracuse's Malachi Richardson is among the elite.

After earlier reports on The Vertical stating the league had invited just 14 players to be in its Green Room, a source told syracuse.com that Richardson is among four additional players to receive an invitation. The source did not know the names of the other three players.

Richardson was not among the initial 14 players who were invited to be in the Green Room, which is the main staging area for players and their families.

He is currently projected to be a first-round pick in Thursday's draft. Many mock drafts have him going in the Top 20. He has worked out for several teams with lottery picks.

Here are the original 14 invited players:

Wade Baldwin, Vanderbilt

Dragan Bender, Maccabi Tel Aviv

Jaylen Brown, Cal

Marquese Chriss, Washington

Deyonta Davis, Michigan State

Kris Dunn, Providence

Henry Ellenson, Marquette

Buddy Hield, Oklahoma

Brandon Ingram, Duke

Skal Labissiere, Kentucky

Jamal Murray, Kentucky

Jakob Poeltl, Utah

Domantas Sabonis, Gonzaga

Ben Simmons, LSU