Utah may not have been Ace Bailey’s first choice, but he was Utah’s. Austin Ainge and Ryan Smith pegged the former Rutgers star as their top choice heading into draft night. “Dream scenario ...

Amid concern that Utah Jazz rookie Ace Bailey hadn’t reported to his team since he was selected No. 5 in this year’s NBA Draft, Bailey officially landed in Utah. After Bailey declined to work ...

Utah Jazz Reveal Ace Bailey Status Update vs. Hornets; Published Jul 12, 2025. JARED KOCH. Jared Koch is the Associate Editor of The Frozen Rope — SI.com's team website covering the Utah Jazz.

Jun 25, 2025; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Ace Bailey shakes hands with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the fifth pick by the Utah Jazz in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft at ...

Ace Bailey’s Utah Jazz career started with a little drama.. But he’s quickly making fans. The No. 5 overall pick said he’s felt welcomed by Jazz fans in his first few days in the state ...

Utah was not believed to be one of Ace Bailey’s preferred destinations to start his NBA career. Still, Bailey indicated Sunday that he never thought about holding out or forcing a trade after ...

Ace Bailey greets NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected fifth by the Utah Jazz in the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) ...

There was a lot of buzz around Ace Bailey on draft night about where he wanted to go, or, more specifically, where he didn’t want to go on draft night. It was reported that he did not want to go ...

Ace Bailey, Jazz's No. 5 draft pick, arrives in Utah, dispelling doubts. Bailey, joined by fellow draftees, embraces his new role with optimism.

Utah Jazz drafted players, left to right, Ace Bailey, Walter Clayton Jr., John Tonje, team owner Ryan Smith, and Austin Ainge, President of Basketball Operations for the Utah Jazz, pose during the ...

Amid concern that Utah Jazz rookie Ace Bailey hadn’t reported to his team since he was selected No. 5 in this year’s NBA Draft, Bailey officially landed in Utah. After Bailey declined to work ...

Through the past two games of the Utah Jazz's summer league action, it's been two outings without fifth-overall pick Ace Bailey being in the fold, as he's dealt with a hip injury to sideline him vs.