So the future of Joe Alexander is no longer in question, but it remains intriguing. His agent says he’s definitely in the lottery and perhaps in the single digits and there’s no reason to believe otherwise.

There are scenarios in play where a team could jump up from the 12-15 range — that’s the Kings, Trail Blazers, Warriors and Suns, who all worked him out — or lower in hopes of grabbing Alexander before No. 8, where Milwaukee is poised to pounce and fill a need.

Then again, the possibilities will change a bunch before the draft June 26, when Alexander is invited to sit in the green room.

The NBA compiles this select list of players by polling teams that have the first 15 picks in the draft. This reduces the chance of having a presumed top prospect get disappointed in public when he falls in the draft — think Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn, a projected early selection in the NFL draft who fell to the 22nd pick.

“They don’t want to see a guy on national television slide in the draft. It’s an emotional process,” said Doug Neustadt, president of the Neustadt Group, which is Alexander’s agency. “So they only select 15 guys, so Joe is one of only 15.”

This is when the magnitude of the moment sets. Really, all the work is done and you just sit and wait while wondering if it was enough. To be invited to the green room is significant and it hasn’t escaped him one bit.

I kid you not, he’s already picked out what he’ll wear that night. Said so himself. Think he’s looking forward to this? Read about that and more tomorrow.