Not all of fantasy sports is a game you play with your buddies involving pro player statistics and weird team names. Sometimes the fantasy is a talk-show caller’s proposed trade. Sometimes it’s an internet story about which coaches are on the “hot seat."
But the biggest fantasy of all is the idea that athletes can just sit out of competition to protect themselves from injury and maintain their value to a professional league’s draft.
For an athlete who is not yet draft eligible – for instance, 6-11 freshman forward Harry Giles at Duke – choosing not to compete while waiting to meet the prescribed age limit is an option.