UCLA might have found a starting forward in Oklahoma State transfer Eric Dailey Jr.

Oklahoma State 6-8 freshman forward Eric Dailey Jr. (2) drives to the basket against Iowa State. A transfer, Dailey could start for UCLA next season. UCLA’s newest transfer addition could start immediately for coach Mick Cronin and contribute in a variety of ways.

In his first college season, Eric Dailey Jr. showed that he could handle the ball, drive to the basket, post up inside, pull up for three-pointers and make smart passes. The Oklahoma State freshman will take those talents from Stillwater, Okla., to Westwood after announcing on social media Tuesday that he was committed to the Bruins.

“Bruin Nation,” Dailey wrote on the social media platform X above a picture of himself and family…