ASCENDING: Utah Jazz’s Ace Bailey EXCEEDS Expectations, 4 Player COMPS for the Future

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🗓️ 23 March 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Utah Jazz rookie Ace Bailey shatters preseason expectations with rapid development, electrifying fans and teammates alike. Once labeled a selfish gunner out of Rutgers, Bailey now showcases elite unselfishness, efficient 3-point shooting, and shot-blocking prowess—hinting at All-Star potential alongside Jaren Jackson, Lauri Markkanen, and Keyonte George. David Locke shines a light on Bailey’s standout 19 three-point attempts, emerging leadership, and unique chemistry with the Jazz roster.

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0:00.0	Ace Bailey is 180 degrees different than what we were told he was at this time last year.
0:11.5	And that's the best part of his rookie season.
0:15.5	Next, Unlocked on Jazz.
0:18.3	But um, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum, pow.
0:21.5	Pound, pow.
0:23.3	You are locked on jazz.
0:29.2	Your daily podcast on the Utah Jazz.
0:32.2	Part of the Locked On Podcast Network.
0:34.8	Your team every day.
0:38.2	How are you? I am, David Locke. Today's show, Trends Monday. We'll look at who's hot,
0:42.8	who's cold, where we look on the tank and all that. Who is Ace Bailey? I ran some numbers
0:50.0	trying to figure it out. My model has always been Tracy McGrady. It's a bit flawed.
0:54.6	Tracy McGrady was a three-time scoring champion and a seven-time All-Star, and that's probably
0:58.4	too much to ask Ace Bailey. What stat do you like most from his outing the other day? Let's just
1:04.9	start with a whole idea that this guy is 180 degrees different than what we thought he was going to be,
1:10.1	and that's great.
1:11.7	All right. Today's show is brought to you by Fanduel.
1:16.0	Fandul during the tournament, Fandual is offering $300 back in bonus bets every day for 10
1:21.7	days. Head to fandul.com to get started. When Ace Bailey, and if we go back and read the draft stuff, at this point, his season
1:31.6	was over, Rutgers didn't make the tournament.
1:33.8	He was selfish.
1:35.3	He was a gunner.
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