For ESPN's Malika Andrews, the NBA Draft is more than just a sports event - it's a celebration of young people's dreams coming true. In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Andrews shared why she looks forward to the NBA Draft every year.

"It's the day you get to see young people's dreams come true, you know?" Andrews, 30, tells PEOPLE. "For a lot of these young people, it's the moment that they have been working toward their entire life and they get to share that with the people that mean the most to them, who helped them get there."

Andrews, who has been covering the NBA Draft for ESPN, explained what it's like to be a part of this marquee event. "When we're sitting up on the stage, behind the tables of players who are waiting to hear their names called, and they're decked out in their outfits that they've taken all this time to kind of put together, and they're with their family, smiling ear to ear. It's just a joyful, joyful day that can only happen when you've had your eyes set on making it into the league for so long, and that moment finally comes to fruition."

This year's NBA Draft is expected to be an exciting event, with top prospects like Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey, VJ Edgecombe, and Tre Johnson set to be drafted. The event will welcome 60 new players to the NBA over the course of its two-round draft.

Andrews, who made history in 2022 by becoming the first woman to host the NBA Draft, is a self-proclaimed "basketball fan" and loves covering moments of individual success. "It's the moment where a guy who has been thinking about what it would be like his whole life ... getting to win, and getting to soak in that moment. And then I get to be a person who gets to help relay their message to the world," Andrews says.

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