Reid Travis' first opportunity in professional basketball will come with the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA summer league. Travis and the Hawks will begin NBA Summer League play July 6 in Las Vegas with the first of four games (not including the playoffs).

A knee injury -- which he sustained in a February win over Missouri -- kept Travis from participating in pre-draft workouts, but he'll get a shot to play in front of NBA personnel while in Las Vegas.

“I’m so happy for Reid to get the opportunity to show NBA teams what we already know,” Kentucky head coach John Calipari said. “Reid is a completely different player than he was a year ago and he’s become the best version of himself. He moves better, he’s playing above the rim, he’s blocking shots and dunking balls. We saw that develop during the season, but unfortunately because of the knee injury, he was unable to show that to NBA teams in the workouts leading up to the draft.

“Now Reid is on his way back and will get to show NBA teams what a great presence he can be for a team, especially one with a young locker room. He’s physically ready to make an impact, he’s an unbelievable teammate and he will do whatever it takes to win.”

Travis was a major part of Kentucky's Elite 8 team in 2018-19. He averaged 11.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per game for the 30-7 Wildcats and recorded three double-doubles. Travis connected on 53.7 percent of his field goals and 73.2 percent of his free throws. He also blocked 23 shots, more than he combined for in his previous four seasons at Stanford.

The 6-foot-8, 245-pounder played a major role in Kentucky's first two games of the 2019 NCAA Tournament. Travis became the offense's main source of points in the post with sophomore PJ Washington out with a foot injury. He recorded 18 points, nine rebounds and an assist in 26 minutes vs. Abilene Christian. Travis was 8 of 10 from the field and corralled four offensive rebounds. In a close win over Wofford, Travis finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds for his third double-double of the season. He played 37 minutes vs. the Terriers. Travis later played 44 minutes in the overtime loss to Auburn in the Elite 8.

Travis is one of four Wildcats headed to the NBA from the 2019-20 team. Last week, three Kentucky players were selected in the 2019 NBA Draft as Washington (No. 12, Charlotte Hornets), Tyler Herro (No. 13, Miami Heat) and Keldon Johnson (No. 29, San Antonio Spurs) were all picked in the first round.

The NBA Summer League begins July 1 with the Salt Lake City League and the California Classic. The Las Vegas League, which will feature all 30 teams and the Chinese and Croatian National Teams, begins July 5 and concludes July 15.

For the third consecutive year, ESPN will present every game from Las Vegas via the ESPN App, along with 43 games on its linear television networks (ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU). NBA TV will air a record 40 games.