We’ll see if Mick Cronin has any tricks up his sleeve in the waning moments of the transfer portal opening, but it’s looking like an underwhelming portal season for the UCLA Bruins. UCLA missed out on Matt Able and John Blackwell on Tuesday, giving the Bruins two fewer options to target in the final moments of the portal opening.

UCLA graduated their two top scorers from this year’s team, which will cause the Bruins offense to look substantially different in the 2026-2027 season. Tyler Bilodeau and Donovan Dent combined to average 30.9 points per game and it’s not clear where Cronin is going to replenish that scoring.

Barring any last-minute moves from UCLA, the four additions the Bruins made in the portal are Jaylen Petty, Sergej Macura, Filip Jovic and Azavier Robinson. Those four players combined to average 27.3 points per game, with no individual player averaging double-figures.

Those numbers are likely to increase with a larger role but it doesn’t inspire too much hope for next season. Across town, USC just wrapped up having the No. 3 recruiting class in the nation and even though the Bruins have had success against the Trojans in recent years, that’s no guarantee to continue.

This year’s portal strategy could be an adjustment from Cronin and company. Last year, the Bruins spent big on Dent and didn’t lead to a deep NCAA tournament run but there were moments throughout the season where UCLA looked competitive with the top teams in the country.

We’ll see if Cronin has an ace up his sleeve to shock the college basketball world before the portal closes, but if not, it’ll be a surprisingly modest portal for the school with the most all-time NCAA championships.

This article originally appeared on UCLA Wire: Did Mick Cronin and the UCLA Bruins add enough offense in the portal?