UCLA Basketball: 3 Ex-Bruins Suiting Up For NBA Summer League Teams Today

These Pauley Pavilion alums are hoping to prove themselves at the next level.

A triumvirate of former UCLA Bruins are looking to continue to make a strong impression on NBA clubs today in Las Vegas as the NBA Summer League action continues apace.

Not everyone is guaranteed an NBA roster spot when this musical chairs-esque extravaganza ends. Of the Bruins who were selected in this June's draft (all of whom have some level of guaranteed pro run heading into 2023-24), the highest-touted prospect's team will play today. For those of you looking to watch some alums partaking in high-level hoops, we've got a handy-dandy guide regarding where and when you can check everything out.

Let's unpack things chronologically.

First up, Johhny Juzang's Utah Jazz will face off against Amen Thompson, Summer League standout Jabari Smith Jr. and the rest of their seemingly forever lottery-bound Houston Rockets at 3 p.m. PT on ESPN2 stateside and on NBA TV Canada up north. In four games and just 23.8 minutes per for Utah, Juzang is averaging a stout 17.8 points on .532/.522.643 shooting splits, 3.8 boards and 2.8 assists.

Next, No. 18 overall draft pick Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s Miami Heat will play the Portland Trail Blazers, sans the shut-down Scoot Henderson, at 5 p.m. PT on ESPN2 and NBA TV Canada. 

Finally (as far as UCLA fans are concerned), David Singleton's Atlanta Hawks will match up with Dereck Lively II's Dallas Mavericks at 6:30 p.m. PT on NBA TV stateside. Singleton has appeared in just one game for the Hawks, playing just 7.6 minutes. His odds of making a two-way contract with the club appear to be quite slim, but he may yet ink an affiliate deal to play his first pro action with the College Park Skyhawks, Atlanta's G League franchise.