The Los Angeles Lakers begin Las Vegas Summer League play Friday, and their head coach for the event is a former Arizona Wildcat.
UA alum Jud Buechler, entering his second season as an assistant with the Lakers, will be at the helm in Las Vegas.
Expectations are high for the rebuilding club.
“One of the big things that [Lakers general manager] Rob [Pelinka] talked to us about is our mentality of winning here and I think it starts right now during the Summer League,” Buechler told reporters. “So we’re going there to win the Summer League.