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Rutgers’ Ace Bailey Many are considered to be the third overall outlook leading up to the 2025 NBA Draft, and many hope he will go to the Philadelphia 76ers, the team he owns the pick.
However, Bailey reportedly cancelled his visit to meet with the team just a week before the draft to have private training. According to ESPN.
Even strangers say Bailey hasn’t met a single NBA team and is asking questions about why.
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Ace Bailey will speak to the media at the combined 2025 NBA Draft at Marriott Marquis Chicago. (David Banks-Imagn Images)
Bailey reportedly flew to Philadelphia to have dinner with the team’s front office and take part in private training. That’s common NBA Draft Like any league, prospects to adapt to potential teams.
However, Bailey is reportedly denied invitations from many people. NBA The teams are all in the top 10 draft boards and have become the only US-based prospect who will not meet one team other than the NBA draft combination.
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The Sixers reportedly have not ruled out Bailey’s choice, and ESPN said Daryl Morey, president of Sixers’ basketball operations, chose current security guards Tyrese Maxey and Jared McCain without holding private training before previous drafts.
Ace Bailey (21) is taking part in the 2025 NBA Draft Combine at Wintrust Arena. (David Banks-Imagn Images)
So the same averaged 17.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists, with 1.3 minutes in the Scarlet Knights compared to where many believed it was preseason.
Bailey’s camp is also reportedly telling teams that the Dynamic Guard is a top three choice in this draft, but he wants to make sure he goes to the team he plays soon.
Duke Cooper Flag and Rutgers teammate Dylan Harper, who considers it to be the Dallas Mavericks’ first overall selection, is above Bailey in most mock drafts and lead rankings.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights Guard Ace Bailey (4) will play on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 in his first round game at the 2025 TIAA Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, in his first match at Rutgers Scarlet Knight at Gainbridge Field House in Indianapolis. The Hawkeyes defeated the Buckeyes 77-70. (image)
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The team can fly around the draft board to get Bailey if they feel he can make an immediate impact.
But Bailey has generated a lot of mystery and speculation when he doesn’t meet his team within the week when the NBA Draft begins at the Barclays Center on June 25th.
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