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South Carolina basketball: AJ Lawson’s stock rising ahead of NBA Draft

Ole Miss guard Luis Rodriguez (15) guards South Carolina guard AJ Lawson (00) during the first half of the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament game at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, March 11, 2021. Om Sc Sec 031121 An 014

AJ Lawson could be South Carolina basketball’s next NBA star.

South Carolina basketball star AJ Lawson entered the NBA Draft process for the third and final time this offseason, meaning his career in Columbia has come to an end. While he’ll no longer don the garnet and black, it doesn’t necessarily mean that Gamecock fans will have to stop watching him.