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What you need is talent! The Jazz used the No. 5 draw in his hand to choose the new Rutgers star with great potential?

12:05pm, 28 June 2025【Basketball】

In this year's NBA Draft, the Utah Jazz, who held the fifth pick in the first round, selected Ace Bailey, a freshman who had played for Rutgers University, with this precious draft pick. Born in August 2006, Bailey is 18 years old and is considered to have a very high ceiling and talented frontline potential. According to data from the previous joint trial physical test, Bailey's bare feet are 201.9cm in height, wingspan is 214.6cm, standing height is 271.8cm, and weight is 92kg. In the NCAA game this season, Pele played a total of 30 games, averaging 33.4 minutes per game, averaging 17.6 points, 7.2 rebounds (2.1 frontcourt rebounds), 1.3 assists, 1 steal and 1.3 blocks, 2 turnovers and 2.8 fouls, shooting percentage of 46% (6.8/14.7), three-point shooting percentage of 34.6% (1.6/4.5), and free throw shooting percentage of 69.2% (2.5/3.6). Bailey was successfully shortlisted for the Big Ten League's All-A-Level Third Team and the Best Rookie Team, and his performance has also been fully recognized by everyone.

From the perspective of characteristics, Bailey has excellent physical talent and athletic ability, and he is considered to have unlimited development potential and space. Bailey has rich offensive methods and comprehensive scoring abilities on the offensive end. He is a good scorer, and his stability in outside shooting is also constantly improving. The biggest expectation that Bailey gives everyone is on the defensive end. He can make good use of his advantages in athletic ability and movement speed to create threats to his opponents. He not only has a large defensive coverage area, but also has good ability to protect the basket. He can also provide help and support to the team in terms of rebound protection. He is also a very comprehensive player on the defensive end. Bailey may not be a very mature player. He has room for optimization in both offense and defense, but his future development space is also very exciting.

Interestingly, Bailey has not tried out for any team before. Judging from the signals his team has released, he is not very willing to play for the Jazz. Therefore, no one thinks that the Jazz will choose him in the draft. His potential next player may be the Washington Wizards with the No. 6 draw, the New Orleans Pelicans with the No. 7 draw, or the Brooklyn Nets with the No. 8 draw. Unexpectedly, the Jazz also "blindly selected" Bailey under this situation, which was also a very unexpected choice. Of course, for the Jazz in the reconstruction period, what they need is such extremely talented players, and they also have enough time and patience to wait for Pele to grow. Perhaps judging from Bailey's development, Jazz is also an ideal place to go?

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