Xavier Tillman’s agent told him he’d be mad. Cassius Winston knew he’d be second-guessed.
The former Michigan State stars went through their own waves of emotion on Wednesday night during the NBA Draft, watching as name after name was called waiting for their name to be next.
Nerve wracking was how each described it a day later. But each had a similar feeling the moment they finally were selected.
“I was crazy excited,” Tillman said a day after the draft. “As you saw in the video of me getting picked. I’m like, ‘Man, I actually got my name called.