On the same night P.J. Dozier made his debut for the Boston Celtics, A.J. Lawson scored a career-high 25 points for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
The two have been connected since USC coach Frank Martin compared Lawson to Dozier after signing the 6-foot-7 Canadian guard in June. Dozier spent two seasons with Carolina before entering the 2017 NBA Draft. Lawson’s only seven games into his college career, but NBA buzz ihas begun.
Sam Vecenie of The Athletic released his “NBA Draft Big Board” on Wednesday and has Lawson as his No.