
For a young athlete, being drafted into any professional league can be exciting and stressful, especially when he or she is expected to be a high-draft pick and has family and friends in attendance. There’s also most of the sports world watching on television.
Put yourself in their shoes. For months, you’ve likely read or heard numerous draft analysts speak of you as if no team can do without your talent on their team, and they should move mountains to make you one of the faces of their franchise for the next decade.