BATON ROUGE - Former LSU basketball player Naz Reid earned NBA Sixth Man of the Year honors after having a career year on the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Reid averaged career highs of 13.5 points and 5.2 rebounds in 81 games, allowing him to edge out Sacramento's Malik Monk for the award.

Reid was undrafted out of LSU in 2019, originally joining the Timberwolves with a two-way contract that summer. Afterward, he earned a multiyear contract extension last summer. He then rewarded the Wolves this season with 843 points off the bench, which is the second-most in franchise history, according to the NBA.

DETROIT, MI - A trio of LSU playmakers are expected to go in the 1st Round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night.

Quarterback and reigning Heisman winner Jayden Daniels is projected to be a top three pick. Daniels threw for 3,812 yards, 40 touchdowns and just four interceptions in his final season with the Tigers; however, he shined even brighter with his work on the ground. He ran for 1,134 yards, 10 touchdowns and averaged nearly eight and a half yards per carry. 

Two star wide receivers are also projected to come off the board on Thursday including WR Malik Nabers. He ended 2023 with 89 receptions, 1,569 yards, and was runner-up in voting for the Biletnikoff Award. During LSU Pro Day he clocked a 4.35 40-yard dash. Nabers is projected to be taken within the top 10.

The other wideout projected for a 1st round departure is Brian Thomas Jr. He had 68 receptions for 1,177 yards and 17 touchdowns in 2023. Thomas Jr. is projected to be drafted somewhere in the middle of the 1st round. 

Multiple other Tigers are projected to be drafted in day two and three of the draft including DT Maason Smith, DT Mekhi Wingo, DT Jordan Jefferson, and C Charles Turner III.

The 1st round begins tonight at 7 p.m. and will air on WBRZ. 

DETROIT, MI - The New Orleans Saints head into the 2024 NFL Draft with some glaring needs on both sides of the ball. 

They have only one pick currently in the 1st round of the draft with the 14th overall pick. 

The Saints are in need of finding depth in the trenches, especially after offensive lineman James Hurst retired from the NFL on Wednesday. 

Current betting odds from Draftkings Sportsbook have the position of the 1st drafted player for the Saints to be an offensive lineman at -600 odds. 

The 1st round begins on Thursday night at 7 p.m. and will be aired on WBRZ. 

Saints 2024 draft picks (9):