The Draft Pick

By Yusuf Al-Rahman

Mike James is one of the best high school basketball players in the county. With the help of his best friend Larry, they steal the show at the New York public school athletic league high school basketball championships with Mike winning the MVP due to a stellar performance. Mike's estranged girlfriend Michelle, family, and secret girlfriend Riana are in attendance and witness the Syracuse University bound superstar achieve part of his dream. With two women, a full ride to a top division I school, and a chance to become a professional basketball player in less than two years, it would appear he's on top of the world.After a heated argument, lambasting his beloved girlfriend Michelle in front of the starting five, he heads toward Harlem with his friends, in his mom's expensive car. He jokes about dumping Michelle while Larry begins to slowly reveal his true feelings for Michelle. Tragedy suddenly strikes as the car is blind-sided on the driver's side by a speeding garbage truck. Everything he worked for is gone in an instance.He goes into a coma emerging a few years later to find his best friend Larry playing in the NBA on the Knicks while he has lost the ability to walk. He must now watch from the sideline as his dreams are crushed. His past demons begin to unfold fears a deep secret will eventually push Michelle away.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1074018745
• ISBN13: 9781074018740
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"