After getting drafted in 1988, Dan Majerle walked into the kitchen and for the first time in his life found his father in tears.
After getting drafted in 1993, Bobby Hurley walked to the stage to shake the hand of then-NBA Commissioner David Stern, but it's an act he cannot remember. Amid the excitement, everything was a blur.
For the fortunate few, this is often how draft night unfolds: With rare emotion and memory lapses.
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Today, Majerle is in his third year as men's basketball coach at Grand Canyon, while Hurley is in his first at Arizona State.