Congratulations are in order for former UCLA guard Jaylen Clark as he netted his first career NBA basket for the Minnesota Timberwolves in their win over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night.

Clark won the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year award as the best defender in college basketball in the 2022-23 season. He averaged a Pac-12-leading 2.6 steals per game that year.

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Here is the official release UCLA: HOUSTON – UCLA junior guard Jaylen Clark has been named this season’s Naismith Men’s Defensive Player of the Year, as announced on Sunday by the Atlanta ...