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The new agent said Bailey was very excited to join the Jazz

8:24am, 1 July 2025【Basketball】

The new agent confirmed that Ace Bailey was "excited" to play for the Jazz!

The funny part of this draft appeared in the fifth pick in the first round, Ace Bailey, who originally gave the draft expert the ranking as Tanhua, but after he and his team rejected all trial invitations, his ranking fell to the sixth pick, and in the draft, the Jazz used the fifth pick to sign him.

, Bailey, who was expressionless when he was selected, also made the media sigh: I have never seen a rookie have such an expression after being selected by the team! It was not a whim that Jazz decisively chose Bailey. Anji has always been known as the "old fox". The media speculated that Anji's strategy is: if Bailey is willing to report, the team will get a talented wing; if he refuses, the Jazz can use his trading value to ask for higher returns from the Wizards and other teams.

Bailey's new agent Andrew Witlieb clarified speculations about his reluctance to report to the Jazz, saying: "Belley is happy to go to Utah," he told Frontline Office Sports. "Obviously, being in the top five of the NBA draft is an honor. We think he can do a lot of great things. He certainly deserves a lot of playing time and he will have a lot of opportunities to show his abilities. So we think it's a good opportunity for his basketball career."

As of now, Bailey hasn't reported to the Utah Jazz, but his new agent said he plans to report before the start of the summer league training camp that began Monday. Bailey reportedly prefers to be selected as 6th by the Washington Wizards and tries to avoid the Philadelphia 76ers, Charlotte Hornets and Jazz.

In this regard, the attitude of American netizens is at the forefront: For a person who cried on the draft night because he didn't want to go to Utah, does anyone really believe that he has changed dramatically in the past 48 hours?