Matt Barnes Says The 76ers Should’ve Taken Ace Bailey Despite His Wishes

Matt Barnes Says The 76ers Should’ve Taken Ace Bailey Despite His Wishes

said uh um Ace Bailey you saw him play what do you think
his ability to put the ball in the basket is incredible uh his length his uh his his three-level scoring uh just really impressed but I didn’t know him at all as a person so that that was the kind of the one thing that I just you know you hate to see young players whether it’s them or their representation kind of get them off to the wrong foot um in this league because this league is is is kind of like high school from a standpoint of everyone’s always gossiping about someone and a reputation can you know really harm you or harm your money and I just hate for you know guys to get into situations and harming their money before they get a chance to actually show their talent but I liked every time he spoke he’s like hey I’m keeping the main thing the main thing basketball is my main thing and that’s what I’m going to focus on so you know moving forward Utah probably wasn’t the landing destination he wanted to be in but uh he’s there now and and I’m sure he’s going to put his best foot forward
i couldn’t imagine the Sixers if it is true that Baileyy’s like “Yeah I don’t want to come to do dinner uh I’m not breaking bread unless you give me a guarantee that you’re taking me.” How how can you draft that player after they say that
i would much out of 10 times rather be in Philly than Utah you know what I mean and so I just think from a city standpoint obviously there’s talent talent in Utah excuse me there’s talent in Utah but you know talent in Philly it’s a little up in the air what Embiid and and and PG are are going to be to that franchise moving forward but you know you have Maxi and um the kid that got hurt this year
you know again yeah jared McCain yeah you know so you put those two with an upand cominging 68 score i mean I think that’s a you’re building for the future if I’m in a GM position I’m I’m saying f your demands um I’m like Danny A and and I’m going to take the best player available so I would have definitely took him at three knowing what the upside is and and and again being 18 he was probably heavily influenced by his camp and you just you know hope that basketball is basketball so you think the Sixers should have just taken that
i think so i think so
because of what you because the eye test talent over everything
talent yeah talent and again at a young I mean I was even immature in my in my 20s you know what I mean so you always know that people are going to outgrow the immaturities um that they may possibly come in to to to the league with but talent his talent is is is undeniable so I’m really excited for him uh he’s landed somewhere uh and we’re just going to have to see what happens

‘All the Smoke’ podcast co-host Matt Barnes joins Rich Eisen in-studio where he explains why the 76ers should have drafted Rutgers’ Ace Bailey 3rd overall.

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