Ace Bailey Sunday indicated that he never thought of keeping it out or forcing them to business Utah jazz Drafted him number 5.
Belly informed Utah, as he was criticized for his approach to the previous process, during which he refused to work for teams interested in them. When asked during his introductory news conference, he only expressed enthusiasm to be with Jazz when he consider not coming to Salt Lake City.
Bailey said, “I am blessed in the situation I am in just.”
Before the draft, Belly canceled a scheduled workout Philadelphia 76ers And rejected the invitation from Charlotte Hornets And jazz to work for them. Utah was not one of his favorite sites, a source described Jonathan Givoni of ESPN under the leadership of a draft.
This did not prevent Jazz from using his lottery pick anyway. Utah is betting that the 18 -year -old will unlock his ability and bloom in a vast scorer.
There are number 18 picks to join Bailey in Utah Walter Clayton JuniorAnd number 53 pick John TonjeTwo other high-level scorers.
“This is a dream landscape for us,” said Austin Ang, Jazz, the jazz of basketball operations. “These are the people we have targeted before the draft with high capacity and high character, and we may not be more excited.”
Anging believes that all three crooks are multidimensional players who can affect defense.
“These people can play on both ends,” Ang said. “We are looking for the best combination of all the skills we can do. But, yes, these people can put the ball into the hole.”
In the mock draft, Bailey was described as a top-three picks as unanimous, before he slipped from Jazz. The 6 -Foot -8 forward has a versatile aggressive game. In Rutgars, Belly showed that he could shoot Dribals, knock step-back jumpers and attack paint.
He took an average of 17.6 points and 7.2 rebounds in his alone season with Scarlet Nights. Belly supplied the game inside her with rescue with her border, shooting 34.6% beyond the arc.
“I got a lot of energy,” Belly said. “I can do everything from rebounding to defense from scoring to pass. So I can say that I can bring it a lot in different ways.”
Nevertheless, concerns about their scoring efficiency, childhandling, passing, defensive intensity and maturity contributed to Belly falling out of the top three. He is curious to prove that Jazz made the right choice.
“I trust my work,” Belly said. “I [put in] Whatever I do, countless hours in the gym. So I trust it. Everyone makes mistakes. God did not put us here to be right. So I just trust myself and just trust my process. ,
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
