{"id":46562,"date":"2025-07-30T03:13:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T03:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/46562\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T03:13:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T03:13:09","slug":"madsen-and-lovering-become-latest-utes-to-get-nba-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/46562\/","title":{"rendered":"Madsen and Lovering Become Latest Utes to get NBA Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"

With NBA Summer League having concluded, teams are making their moves and locking down the top contributors from Las Vegas<\/a>. That’s good news for two former Utes, as they will now have a chance to latch onto a roster spot or continue to fight for one in the G League. Both Gabe Madsen<\/a> and Lawson Lovering<\/a> have inked Exhibit 10 deals following strong performances in Summer League.<\/p>\n

Lovering will head to training camp with the Memphis Grizzlies<\/a>, who are clearly interested in the big man’s skillset. Memphis<\/a> has a history of unearthing “diamond in the rough” type players. They worked out Lovering pre-draft and liked what they saw enough to give him a spot on their Summer League team. Lovering had the chance to play at the Huntsman Center a few more times in the Salt Lake City Summer League while the Delta Center undergoes renovations. Lovering posted 10 points and six rebounds against Portland<\/a> in his best performance of the summer. He’ll have a chance to earn his way onto the team throughout the course of the season, and will likely start the year with the Memphis Hustle in the G League.<\/p>\n

Madsen, meanwhile, will continue his journey with the Miami Heat<\/a>. Madsen played Summer League with the Golden State Warriors<\/a>, where he had a strong showing as a shooter. His best performance came against the Utah Jazz<\/a>, where he lit them up for 22 points, sinking six threes in the first half alone. Madsen heads to Miami<\/a>, which is regarded as one of the best coaching and development staffs in the league. They routinely develop lesser-known players into NBA contributors, with names like Gabe Vincent, Haywood Highsmith, and Duncan Robinson<\/a> as recent success stories. Madsen will hope to catch on in South Beach, potentially starting the season with the Sioux Falls Skyforce in the G League.<\/p>\n

If Madsen or Lovering makes it to the NBA, they’ll join a list of former Utes that made it to the big leagues. Currently active players include Jakob Poeltl<\/a>, Kyle Kuzma<\/a>, Delon Wright<\/a>, and recent NBA champ Branden Carlson<\/a>. Poeltl and Kuzma have been consistent starters since entering the league nearly a decade ago. Wright has bounced around to many different teams and finished last season with the New York Knicks<\/a>. Still unsigned, it remains to be seen where he will play next season. Carlson finished his rookie year with Oklahoma City<\/a> and became an NBA champion, potentially in line for a bigger role with the team next year. Carlson played Summer League with the Toronto Raptors<\/a> last year before catching on in OKC.<\/p>\n

These former Utes have shown the aptitude to make an impact at the next level. Alex Jensen<\/a> and the rest of the coaching staff are hoping to add to those ranks in the near future by showcasing the talents of the numerous new players on The Hill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With NBA Summer League having concluded, teams are making their moves and locking down the top contributors from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":46563,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[355,99],"class_list":["post-46562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46562"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46562\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}