Ace Bailey joins Utah Jazz but ‘damage feels like it’s done’ | Dan Patrick Show | NBC Sports
I GUESS GSE IS THE NAME OF THE AGENCY AND HERE’S ANDREW WHITLEY, WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE AGENCY THAT REPRESENTS ACE BAILEY? WE FOCUSED, YOU KNOW, AGAIN THIS WAS LED BY HIS UH UH, LONGTIME MANAGER OMAR COOPER WHO UH WHO WERE PARTNERING WITH OMAR REALLY, YOU KNOW, PARTNERING WITH, ON THIS AND PARTNERING WITH, ON THIS AND PARTNERING WITH, ON THIS AND WHO UH, WHO WERE PARTNERING WHERE ACE COULD HAVE THE BEST POSSIBLE BASKETBALL FIT FOR HIS GAME. AND UH, WE THINK UTAH IS 1 OF THE BEST PLACES HE COULD HAVE GONE, OKAY? WASHINGTON WAS THE OTHER 1 IN BROOKLYN. APPARENTLY WAS THE OTHER 1 BUT HE DID NOT WANT TO GO TO CHARLOTTE. DIDN’T WANT TO GO TO THE 76ERS. JUDGING FROM HIS REACTION, WHEN THEY CALLED HIS NAME GOING TO THE UTAH JAZZ. I DON’T THINK UTAH WAS ON THAT LIST. YES. PAUL SUNDAY IN UTAH. ACE BAILEY WAS INTRODUCED TO THE MEDIA. THEY LIMITED HIS TIME, BUT HE WAS ASKED BY A, LOCAL REPORTER DIRECTLY. DID YOU CONSIDER NOT COMING TO SALT LAKE CITY, OR WANT TO JOIN THE JAZZ? HIS ANSWER WAS, I’M JUST BLESSED TO BE IN A POSITION I AM. WOW, HE’S ALL IN ON THE JAZZ. YEAH, NICE MOVE. WOW. ANSWER. IS THAT A YES? IS THAT A YES. TODD. WHY DON’T YOU JUST SAY I’M HERE? AREN’T I? THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE BETTER THING TO SAY. UH, I’M JUST HONORED TO BE BUT THAT’S IT, IT’S A DREAM COME TRUE TO BE DRAFTED TO PLAY IN THE NBA. THAT’S WHAT HE SAID. RIGHT. KIND OF THAT’S THAT’S PRETTY SAID THERE. THAT HE DOESN’T WANT TO BE THERE, BUT HE’S THERE. AND, THINGS CAN CHANGE ALL OF A SUDDEN IF HE PLAYS REALLY WELL, THE CROWD’S REACTION TO HIM OR HE MIGHT LOVE, YOU KNOW, BASKETBALL CRAZY CITY LIKE THAT STATE LIKE THAT. UM, NOT MANY GUYS WANT TO GO TO THE WIZARDS OF THE NETS BUT THAT’S A GUY WHO’S PROBABLY THINKING. I CAN GO AND I CAN GET MY SHOTS RIGHT AWAY. I CAN MAKE AN IMPACT AND MAYBE I CAN BE IN A, YOU KNOW, AN ALL-STAR SOONER THERE THAN I CAN IN UTAH OR CHARLOTTE. 76ERS, YES, YES, YES, TODD. I WISH SOMEONE WOULD HAVE ASKED, MAYBE THEY DID WHAT CONVINCED YOU TO SHOW UP BECAUSE THERE WERE SEVERAL REPORTS SAYING YOU WEREN’T HAPPY BEING PICKED BY THE JAZZ. YOU, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE SAID THAT IT WAS JUST THAT WAS JUST ON THE LIST OF TEAMS YOU DIDN’T WANT TO GO WHAT HOW WOULD YOU UH HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE WHY YOU’RE YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND? WHAT ARE HIS OPTIONS? RIGHT. I JUST HE CAN I SAY THAT I’D LOVE FOR HIM TO SAY WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? THAT WOULD BE A GREAT ANSWER THAT WOULD MAKE ALL KINDS OF HEADLINES BUT I GUESS I’M STUCK HERE. WELL, HE’S JUST GOING TO SAY OF COURSE I WAS COMING YEAH BUT THEN SOMEONE’S GOT TO FOLLOW UP AND SAY SO YOU DENY REPORTS THAT SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU DIDN’T WANT TO SHOW THEM WHAT YOU GOT. YOU DIDN’T THOSE TEAMS DIDN’T SHOOT, YOU’RE SAYING AN ATHLETE MAY MAY NOT LIE. TO THE MEDIA, OF COURSE, MAKE THEM DOUBLE DOWN IN FRONT OF THE THE NEW TEAM AND THEN WHAT SO WHO CARES? SO, WHAT? GOING TO TELL, YOU KNOW, I DIDN’T WANT TO COME TO UTAH. OH, HE’S GOING TO SAY IS HEY I DON’T KNOW WHERE THAT REPORT CAME FROM BUT I’M HERE AND UH READY TO GO, READY TO READY TO GET STARTED AND THEN MAYBE YOU NAMED A ROSTER. I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO PLAYING WITH THOROUGH BAILEY. YEAH. UH, AC, HE’S NOT HERE. HE DID. HE, HE’S NOT, HE DOESN’T PLAY PLAY HERE ANYMORE. YES,
Dan Patrick and co. react to Ace Bailey being introduced in Utah over the weekend and his comments about whether he considered not joining the Jazz. #NBCSports #DanPatrickShow #nba
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Ace Bailey joins Utah Jazz but ‘damage feels like it’s done’ | Dan Patrick Show | NBC Sports
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4 Comments
Reporter – “Did you consider not coming to Salt Lake City, or want to join the Jazz?”
Ace Bailey – “I’m just here so I don’t get fined”
Would’ve been a better response
Just give me the ball
I don’t like this pretentious kid. Get him out of this league. He already got paid by NiL so he’s complacent with the money now. I don’t see him getting hungry to get better. Screw this kid
Barring some miracle, this kid is gonna be the new Ja Morant, and I don't mean for on-court bball reasons