Bernard doesn’t sit too high on any draft prospect lists, but the 6-foot-7 guard hopes to surprise people as a pro in the same way he did in college.
A clock winding down doesn’t intimidate Jules Bernard.
Bernard was one of the players who helped put UCLA basketball back on the national stage, helping propel them to a Final Four run in the 2021 NCAA Tournament that surpassed even the most optimistic expectations for the 11th-seeded Bruins. While you’re unlikely to find Bernard – a 6-foot-7 guard who averaged 12.8 points and 4.7 rebounds last season – too high on any draft prospect list, he hopes to surprise people as a pro in the same way he did in college.
He’s always going to have some sentimentality for the Lakers, who were his childhood favorite team. But in terms of setting up what he hopes to be a longer NBA career, he also sees the value of potentially landing with a franchise that has veteran savvy – as a four-year college player, Bernard believes he has better wherewithal and basketball IQ than younger prospects and could be ready to contribute earlier.
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