Ace Bailey cleared the air on Sunday after rumors swirled that the Rutgers product was less than enthused about heading to Utah.
Ace Bailey cleared the air on Sunday after rumors swirled that the Rutgers product was less than enthused about heading to Utah. The fifth overall pick in Wednesday’s NBA draft attempted to put those ideas to bed, speaking for the first time at a press conference in Salt Lake City, telling reporters that he’s “blessed to be here.
” “No, not at all. I mean, just blessed to be in this position. Not a lot of people sit in these chairs and have great teammates as I got on ,” Bailey said. “So I’m just blessed to be here.”and followed it up with a second report that he had told one unnamed team in a top-five spot in the draft that if they took him, he would not report. All eyes were on Bailey going into the draft, with the prospect himself appearing to try and determine where he would get picked.Where LeBron James' wife stands on potential retirement plans after he re-ups with Lakerssince arriving in Utah over the weekendBailey spoke glowingly of his new surroundings, including the more picturesque nature of the city. 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 Utah Jazz player introduction press conference“As soon as I got off the plane, I didn’t think the mountains was real,” Bailey said. “I mean, it was so beautiful. Seeing that scenery, just getting off that plane and meeting the coaches — it was all great.” The plan is for Bailey to play in the Salt Lake City Summer League, which runs from July 5-8 and then the NBA’s summer league in Las Vegas beginning on July 10. As for what Bailey is expecting he can do when he steps on the court for the Jazz, it was a little bit of everything as he plans to “trust my work.” “I got great energy. I mean, I can do everything from rebounding, from defense to scoring to passing,” Bailey said. “So I say I could bring a lot in different ways.”
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