NBA star LeBron James doesn’t know what it’s like to be a nervous college player awaiting the outcome of the NBA Draft, as he was one of the last players who landed in the league straight from high school. Although he hasn’t shared that seemingly stressful experience, James on Thursday took a moment to give the young draftees a bit of advice.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers star took to his online media platform UNINTERPUPTED and congratulated the college players who awaited selection by teams in Thursday’s NBA Draft. He wished the young players good fortune and told the ones who may not get drafted to stay confident and to continue to work hard.

"I just want to say best of luck and congratulations to all the NBA draftees today. I understand, being there at one point is a dream, come true, it's something that you worked your a-- off and your life for to be in a position today to hear your name be called," James said.

James added, "And I also want to say to the guys whose name might not be called, do not give up on your dream. There's still opportunity out there, there's still teams that want you, there's still a lot of basketball in your lives so don't get discouraged if your name is not being called tonight, f you put in the time and put in the effort and this is your path, if this is your passion then you will make your dream come true."

James gave as much advice as he could, even though he has never been a part of the rigors that come along with being a draftee. He was one of the few players who could come into the league straight out of high school.

The league eventually instituted a rule in 2005 which mandated that players can only be eligible for the NBA after being out high school for at least one year. There is also an age requirement which states that drafted players must be at least 19-years-old during the year of the draft.

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However, many may believe that draft's age-limit is unfair. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver once proposed that the age limit should increase to 20. Regarding the guidelines, Silver told the Washington Post this month he’s going to re-consider the age rule.

"My sense is, it's not working for anyone," Silver said. "It's not working certainly from the college coaches and athletics directors I hear from. They're not happy with the current system. And I know our teams aren't happy, either, in part because they don't necessarily think that the players that are coming into the league are getting the kind of training that they would expect to see among top draft picks in the league."

He added, "So we're going to come together with everyone who is interested in the community, whether it be the colleges, our union, agents, lots of points of view out there, and see if we can come up with a better system."

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