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Pac-12 Basketball: Each team’s best acquisition out of 2023 transfer portal

By Jerran Anderson

Mar 9, 2023; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Washington State Cougars forward DJ Rodman (11) celebrates after a scoring play against the Oregon Ducks during the first half at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 9, 2023; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Washington State Cougars forward DJ Rodman (11) celebrates after a scoring play against the Oregon Ducks during the first half at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jaden Bradley – 6’3 Point Guard – Arizona Wildcats

Jaden Bradley moves from the east coast to the west coast as he moves from the SEC ranks with the Alabama Crimson Tide to the Arizona Wildcats in the Pac-12. He’ll be one of a few additions out of the transfer portal that will be heavily relied upon for success this upcoming season.

While a lot of fanfare has come with the addition of Caleb Love and his body of work at UNC, Bradley is much more of a glue guy heading in given his prowess at the point guard role. He was named to the SEC All-Freshmen team this past season. He put up 6.4 ppg, 3.1 apg and 2.6 rpg across 37 appearances, 27 starts, in 2022-23.

He finished 10th in the SEC in assists (114) despite struggling to find his own offense as a piece in the Alabama backcourt. He cracked the starting rotation after just nine games into the season and never look back.

Bradley dished out a career-best seven assists on three different occasions this past year, even without strong scoring efforts. In the best outing, he put up seven points, seven assists and three rebounds across 25 minutes of action on the road in a win over Mississippi State back on Dec. 28.

In Year 2, Bradley will be looked upon to run the show out of the backcourt with the departure of Kerr Kriisa to West Virginia. With Caleb Love and Keshad Johnson joining him as new faces and Oumar Ballo, Pelle Larsson and Kylan Boswell returning, they’ve got a good mix of old and new to build with after a 28-7 finish and a 2-seed in last year’s NCAA Tournament.

He’ll just need to limit his turnovers in running the offense. Bradley finished 15th in the SEC this past season in turnovers (67). With more weapons in a power conference around him, it will be interesting to see how he adjusts to his new location.

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