Bailey took on his first summer league game on Saturday against the Philadelphia 76ers, one that ended in a 93-89 win for the Jazz. Utah's fifth pick ended with eight points on 3/13 shooting from the field, pairing with seven rebounds, one block, and one steal.

Bailey shot just 3-for-13 in his Summer League debut, scoring eight points and grabbing seven rebounds. On the encouraging side of thing, Bailey made multiple strong passes out of double teams. On the downside, he did settle for difficult shots on multiple occasions, something he did at Rutgers, too.

The Utah Jazz raised some suspicions with their latest move to appease rookie Ace Bailey during NBA Summer League games. The Jazz sought to hire Omar Cooper Jr., the son of Bailey’s manager Omar Cooper,