Gamecocksâ AJ Lawson declares for NBA Draft, signs with agent (Source: South Carolina Athletics) By Kevin Bilodeau | April 20, 2021 at 1:42 PM EDT - Updated April 20 at 1:42 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - South Carolina junior guard AJ Lawson officially declared for the NBA Draft with a post on social media on Monday night. But unlike in years past, he said heâll be signing with an agent which means he wonât be able to return to the Gamecocks.
Im 100% readyðð¾ð¯ pic.twitter.com/b2G8T9g8EWâ AJ Lawson â¡ï¸ (@ItsAJLawson) April 19, 2021
Lawson had declared for the draft after his freshman and sophomore seasons as well but both times chose to return to school.