BATON ROUGE - LSU freshman Trendon Watford is taking his talents to the next level, forgoing the rest his collegiate career and declaring for the NBA Draft.

The LSU Tiger announced his decision in a heartfelt letter to the University and Team.

#LSU freshman Trendon Watford (@Trendon_2) announces he will be declaring for the #NBA Draft @WBRZ pic.twitter.com/Lq7pZyHRU2

— Reggie Chatman Jr. (@ReggieChatman) April 12, 2020

Watford was the 73rd prospect in the ESPN Top 100, a consensus top-20 recruit, as well as a McDonald's All-American in high school. 

As a Tiger, he averaged 13.6 points and 7.2 rebounds, earning him Freshman All-SEC Team honors.

The NBA draft is scheduled so far for June 25th. 

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