Arizona Wildcats place 16 on NBA opening-night rosters, including two-way players

By sending four players into the league off their Final Four team last season — Brayden Burries, Koa Peat, Jaden Bradley and Tobe Awaka — the Wildcats exceeded their NBA opening total by two from last season, even after Christian Koloko signed with a Serbian club and Dalen Terry was cut by the Golden State Warriors. 

Koloko spent parts of last season with the Lakers, Grizzlies and Hawks, while Terry spent time with the Bulls and Sixers.

The total of 16 does not include former UA forward Henri Veesaar, who spent last season with North Carolina before signing with Atlanta — and then going on the Hawks' inactive list after tearing his ACL.

Former Arizona players Awaka (Chicago), Keshad Johnson (Miami) and Caleb Love (Philadelphia) are starting the season on two-way contracts, while Bradley's two-way deal was recently torn up when the Raptors gave him a standard contract.

Along with rookies Burries (Milwaukee), Bradley (Toronto) and Peat (Phoenix), the list of former UA players on standard NBA contracts includes: Aaron Gordon (Denver), Brandon Williams (Golden State), T.J. McConnell (Indianapolis), Pelle Larsson (Miami), Zeke Nnaji (Denver), Bennedict Mathurin (New Orleans), Koa Peat (Phoenix), Carter Bryant (San Antonio), Josh Green (Utah), Lauri Markkanen (Utah) and Deandre Ayton (Washington).