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Duke forward Jayson Tatum declared for the 2017 NBA draft Wednesday after just one season with the Blue Devils.
"It's extremely exciting," Tatum said to Evan Daniels of Scout.com. "It's just another step closer to a lifelong dream that I've always had and it's the next step and I'm happy to be taking it."
Tatum was one of several highly touted freshmen who joined Duke for the 2016-17 season, and he didn't disappoint, as he averaged 16.8 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.1 blocks while shooting 45.2 percent from the field.