Talent is not everything. And if not, tell them to Utah jazz, that they still cannot have their brand new choice of Draft 2025, Ace Bailey. The player has returned to plant the Mormon franchise, and everything indicates that the problem is not only in it, but in whom he represents him and the team that surrounds him.
Ace Bailey #4 of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights reacts during the first half against the USC Trojans at Jersey Mike’s Arena on February 23, 2025 in Piscataway, New Jersey. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Getty Images
Ace Bailey has undoubtedly been one of the own names of the last Draft. Not only because of its enormous sports potential, but because of the way it has managed – or rather avoided – the previous process with franchises. The eave showed from the beginning a strong reluctance to conduct interviews and private training with equipment located in the top 5, including the Utah Jazz, which finally selected it. Since then, the relationship has been, as little, tense.
Bailey hasn't stepped on Salt Lake City yet. As reported by Brian Windhorst (ESPN), The contact between player and franchise is being minimal and silence begins to generate concernalthough for now the team keeps calm. The turning point will be next Monday, a key date on which the player must appear at the first preparation training for Summer League.
Ace Bailey on the night of the draft
What is Bailey's strategy?
It all starts from the figure of Omar Cooper, Father of former NBA Sharife Cooper, is in the center of the debate. Although it is not registered as an official agent by the NBPA, it is the one who is guiding the steps of Ace Bailey, Although their legal representatives are Adie von Gontard and Daniel Green.
The situation remembers what your son lived in 2021, when he fell unexpectedly in the draft. With Bailey, the employer seems to be repeated: An unclear strategy and gestures that generate more doubts than trust.
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Your immediate future
Despite rumors and the apparent disinterest, jazz are clear in their position. As reported Shams Charania: “Jazz are not going to transfer to Ace Bailey. If you play in the NBA, it will be for the Utah Jazz.” That is, there is no intention to transfer it and they trust that it ends up joining the group.
With the beginning of the Summer League around the corner, Bailey has a new opportunity to redirect a relationship that has begun with more shadows than lights. The talent is there. The commitment, for now, is waiting.
