Ace Bailey, number 5 n. 5 In 2025 NBA Draft, which refers to jazz on Saturday, says the team
The Utah Jazz Rookie Ace Bailey should refer to the team on Saturday after an unusual draft process, in which Bailey refused to train with individual teams before the draft.
A jazz representative told Espn’s Jonathan Givony on Friday afternoon that Bailey will join his new team during the weekend with a Sunday press conference.
“We had a good communication with Ace Bailey and his representatives. We feel good for everything. Ace and his family will arrive tomorrow in Utah. We will have a press conference on Sunday and a practice Monday.”
“This has always been the plan, included for the other beginners, Walter Clayton and John Tonje – to let them go home and collect their things, and then fly directly to Summer League from Salt Lake City.”
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Before the draft, it was reported that Bailey wanted to land with one of the three teams. Jazz was not one of the teams in the reported list of Bailey. Despite this, the team brought it with the choice number 5 in general. After the draft, it was reported that one of Bailey’s representatives told a team among the top five that should not select Bailey in the draft. It is not clear which team to stay away from the Rutgers guard was said to.
Bailey was asked about the situation after jazz selected it with choice n. 5 on Wednesday. He did not seem openly angry for this, instead giving a neutral response and saying: “I can control what I check. How they feel [is] how they feel. “
The situation has only become darkest from there. The following day of the NBA draft of 2025, Bailey’s manager, Omar Cooper, refused to comment when he was asked of the former future of Rutgers’ star in Utah.
On Friday morning, however, Andrew Whitlieb, the president of GSE Worldwide, who represents Bailey, appeared on a sports podcast of the front office and said Bailey was enthusiastic to go to Utah.
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“He’s enthusiastic about going to Utah,” said Whitlieb. “Obviously, it is an honor to be selected from the top five of the draft of the NBA. We think that it can do many fantastic things out there.”
The fact that Bailey has not yet referred to jazz since Friday morning is not necessarily a big problem. Dallas Mavericks n. 1 Pick Cooper Flagg ever waited until Friday to join his new team.
The other choice of jazz in the NBA draft of 2025, Walter Clayton Jr., has already joined the team.
What happens if Bailey doesn’t end to report to Utah?
It is its option, even if it would be with some branches.
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If Bailey chooses not to refer to Utah, it is not admissible to play in the NBA this season. In addition, he cannot return to play university basketball. He could play abroad, but doing it would mean that the Utah would keep his rights.
If he does not refer to Utah and does not play professionally elsewhere, he could fall into the NBA draft of 2026, where he would not yet have the control of where he goes and runs the risk of being selected lower in the order order.
Who is Omar Cooper?
Until Friday, Bailey’s relationship with Cooper and GSE Worldwide was also not clear. Some stores referred to Cooper as Bailey’s agent despite the fact that Cooper’s relationships is not a certified agent. Whitlieb shed light on that situation during his appearance on the podcast, referring to Cooper as director of Bailey.
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Whitlieb said Cooper was focused on the search for the best solution for Bailey and was not necessarily worried about how high Bailey was chosen in the draft of the 2025 NBA.
“This was led by the longtime manager of Bailey, Omar Cooper, on which we are collaborating with this. And Omar has really concentrated more fit rather than going to third place in the type of what. He wanted a place where ACE could have the best possible basket for his game. And we think Utah is one of the best places that could have gone.”
Cooper is listed as “CEO and founder of Lifestyle Sports Agency” on his Instagram page. A link to the website of the Agency is essentially leads to a “coming” page.
Although GSE Worldwide officially represents Bailey, Cooper seems to have served as the main person for many comments and interviews on Bailey who lead to the draft of the 2025 NBA.
If Bailey doesn’t really want to play for jazz, he doesn’t have many choices. According to reports, the team has no interest in Bailey’s trading, according to Espn’s Shams Charania.