Sky forward Angel Reese was thrilled about her younger brother, Julian, inking a deal with the Lakers following the 2025 NBA Draft.<\/p>\n
\u201cOPPORTUNITY,\u201d Reese wrote in an X post Friday<\/a>. \u201cCOME ON JU.\u201d<\/p>\n Julian Reese, whose four-year collegiate career with Maryland culminated in a Sweet 16 run during March Madness, will participate in the NBA Summer League games, which will give him the chance to earn either a two-way contract or an invite to training camp, according to a Maryland press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n Julian Reese reacts during Maryland\u2019s March Madness game against Florida on March 27. NCAA Photos via Getty Images<\/p>\n Reese\u2019s mother, Angel, also commented on the signing, sharing a graphic about the deal and writing, \u201c#NBASummerLeague\u201d in a post on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n Last season, Reese became just the second Terrapins player in program history to reach 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds, and he averaged 13.3 and 9.0 per game, respectively, for his senior season.<\/p>\n Angel Reese drives with the ball during the Sky\u2019s May 21 game. Imagn Images<\/p>\n He opted to stay at Maryland all four years \u2014 through a coaching change that followed his freshman year, through the struggles that followed two years later \u2014 and made the NCAA Tournament once head coach Kevin Willard took over for the 2022-23 campaign.<\/p>\n Follow The Post\u2019s coverage of the 2025 NBA Draft<\/p>\n \u201cThat was really the biggest thing, he wanted to get his degree from the University of Maryland because he\u2019s a Maryland kid,\u201d Willard said in March, according to Sports Illustrated<\/a>. \u201cSo it meant that much. He wanted to get back to the NCAA tournament, and he felt that this was the best place to do it. And third, he was loyal. He\u2019s like, \u2018Ya know, I\u2019ve been here, you\u2019ve done right by me, I know you\u2019re going to continue to do right by me.\u2019 When you transfer, you never know what\u2019s going to happen. He knew that he had a home and that he had a guy who was going to take care of him.\u201d<\/p>\n Angel Reese reacts during the Sky\u2019s June 24 game. Imagn Images<\/p>\n He became a regular piece of Maryland\u2019s starting lineup during the 2022-23 campaign, and the Baltimore native helped spark wins over Grand Canyon and Colorado State to reach the Sweet 16 before falling to Florida, who went on to win the national championship.<\/p>\n