From a thorn in the side to a core player, Pele s ability breaks the doubts of the outside world!

In 2025, the Jazz selected Ace Bailey with the No. 5 pick. Ace Bailey was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is 2.05 meters tall and weighs 92 kilograms. He is a small forward and comes from Rutgers University. During the NCAA period, he averaged 17.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. But he, who had always been favored, was "crazy" before the draft. He was originally ranked among the top three picks, but was suddenly dragged to the fifth pick.

Facing the Rockets - played 31 minutes, made 11 of 16 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, and scored a game-high 25 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

Facing the Spurs - played 39 minutes, made 8 of 13 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, 20 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals.

In the last two preseason games, Ace Bailey averaged 22.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals per game, shooting 65.6% from the field (19 of 29) and 40% from three-point range.

It must be said that he is indeed capital-mad, and his mature skills allow him to quickly adapt to the NBA.

His off-ball mid-range shots shown in these two games are very stable. He can get out of open mid-range shots through screens.

It is not just a mid-range shot without the ball. He is equally good at mid-range shots with the ball

Not only mid-range shots, but also three-pointers with and without the ball, although he averaged 5 shots per game in these two games. Hitting 2 three-pointers in each game

The sense and awareness on the defensive end are also online. In both rounds, they anticipated the offensive path and completed steals.

In the two preseason games, he showed stable offensive methods and feel. The plug-and-play performance gave the Jazz a glimmer of light on the road to reconstruction. The defensive awareness and enthusiasm are online, and the defense will certainly not be too much of a hindrance. Can assume the core role of the team.

The next step is to see how Anji replaces some of the team's assets into stars.