The NBA’s regular season kicked off this week, and as per usual, the opening day rosters across the league are filled with former UCLA Bruins. 14 UCLA alums began the season on an NBA roster, with a few different future Hall of Famers.

While UCLA’s men’s basketball season is still a few weeks away, Bruins’ fans can catch some former UCLA stars at the pro level in the meantime. While you’re likely to be quite familiar with much of the list, let’s go through the 14 former Bruins in the league.

Westbrook waited a long time this summer before signing on with the Kings. There’s plenty of opportunities for playing time in the Sacramento backcourt and the former MVP will try to grab that for himself.

Zach Lavine, Sacramento Kings

Westbrook isn’t the only former Bruin in California’s capital, with Lavine being with Sacramento since being traded for De’Aaron Fox last season. Lavine’s scoring ability has never been doubted but the Kings will hope to see it impact winning more than it did in Chicago.

Norman Powell, Miami Heat

After having a career season with the Los Angeles Clippers last season, Powell finds himself in Miami under head coach Erik Spoelstra. Powell is in the last year of his deal and will likely be headed to free agency next summer.

Love has begun his 18th season in the NBA and while he’s not the same player he was in Minnesota or Cleveland, Love still brings in good veteran leadership to the rebuilding Jazz team.

Kyle Anderson, Utah Jazz

Anderson has become quite the NBA journeyman. Anderson split his time between Golden State and Miami last season after being traded in the Jimmy Butler trade. Anderson’s versatility and facilitating ability still provides value for teams. 

It’s strange that Looney is no longer with the Golden State Warriors but the three-time champ signed a nice deal to join the Pelicans. Looney is one of the league’s best rebounders but is currently battling a knee injury that will keep him out for a few weeks.

Holiday has had quite the career. He helped the Boston Celtics win the 2023-2024 NBA Finals and then played for his country, bringing home the Gold Medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Due to the NBA’s CBA agreement, Boston decided to ship Holiday to Portland. 

Jrue’s younger brother has had quite the NBA career himself. He’s entering his eighth year in the league and the third with the Rockets, who find themselves in title contention after acquiring Kevin Durant.

Lonzo Ball, Cleveland Cavaliers

Lonzo is back on an NBA court and he should play a major role for the Cavaliers. Despite his battles with injuries, Ball’s court vision and basketball IQ has never been in doubt. The former No. 2 overall pick should see playoff action with Cleveland next spring.

Peyton Watson, Denver Nuggets

Watson was the last pick of the first round in the 2022 NBA Draft. The Beverly Hills native has spent his entire NBA career with Nuggets, including winning the 2022-2023 NBA Finals in his rookie season.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. Miami Heat

Jaquez had a very memorable collegiate career with the Bruins, appearing in the Final Four with UCLA before turning pro. Jaquez has been a good scorer at the NBA level but is still searching for his three-point stroke, sitting at just 31.7% for his NBA career.

Juzang was waived this offseason by the Utah Jazz before landing with Minnesota. Juzang will back up Anthony Edwards, with the Timberwolves off of two-straight Western Conference Finals appearances.

Jaylen Clark, Minnesota Timberwolves

The 6’5” Clark is set to enter year two in Minnesota. The former second round pick averaged 4.1 points per game and 1.3 rebounds over 41 games as a rookie. 

Adem Bona, Philadelphia 76ers

Bona is in year two in Philadelphia serving as Joel Embiid’s backup. Bona is a tad undersized for an NBA center at 6’10” but still managed 1.2 blocks per game as a rookie while playing only 15.6 minutes a night.