The Philadelphia 76ers recently drafted Adem Bona in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft. Going to a new team obviously put some worry in the mind of the former UCLA Bruins star.
But, just a week into his NBA journey, Bona has found a familiar face with the Philadelphia 76ers. Bona has connected with 76ers assistant coach Rico Hines.
Hines has been with the 76ers since the 2023 season. Before that, he was an assistant with the Toronto Raptors. During his college time, Hines played at UCLA from 1997-2002. Hines played 101 games for the Bruins and averaged just shy of 14 minutes per game.
โ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐ฌโ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐. I walked on the court and we were chanting the 8-clap.โ
Adem Bona, with the Philadelphia 76ers, and reconnecting with Bruinsโ alum Rico Hines (@sixers).
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— UCLA Menโs Basketball (@UCLAMBB) July 4, 2024
Bona will be on the 76ers official summer league roster. He will join Jared McCain, who was drafted 16th overall. The NBA Summer League in Salt Lake will start on July 8th, and then move to Las Vegas from July 12th-22nd.
Bona scored just over 10 points per game in 66 games for the Bruins.