ESPN report: Ace Bailey set to make Jazz debut vs VJ Edgecombe; expectation from Walter Clayton Jr

ESPN report: Ace Bailey set to make Jazz debut vs VJ Edgecombe; expectation from Walter Clayton Jr

Ok, so if you’re missing the NBA, good news. You can get a quick fix as the 2025 NBA summer League officially begins Saturday with the California Classic in the Salt Lake City Summer League. The NBA 2K26 summer League, which will take place in Las Vegas from July 10th through the 20th, will feature all 30 teams. And a first look at the highly coveted 2025 draft class, including that rookie phenom Cooper Flag. So, July 5th slate begins with Dylan Harper and the Spurs taken on the Miami Heat at 4:30 p.m. Eastern from Chase Center. The Lakers are meeting up with the host team, the Golden State Warriors at 6:30. Those are in the California Classic Summer League. And over in the Salt Lake City, the Grizzly set to face the defending champs at 7 and the day wraps up with VJ Edge coming in the Sixers taken on Ace Bailey Walter Clayton Jr. in the Jazz. That’s at 9 p.m. We’re excited to bring in CVS Sports basketball writer Cameron Salernno and a couple of top five picks making their debuts on Saturday. That also includes Ace Bailey and the Jazz facing the team who if I recall he had no desire to work out for in the preff process the Sixers. But Cameron, what will you be looking for in this one? Yeah, I mean I’ve written probably 20 stories about Ace Bailey in the last like two weeks. So just his his predraft process was really just phenomenal. I mean, as far as, you know, really just he canceled the workout the 76ers, he also said his agent apparently said, “Hey, we’re not going to be go to a certain team the top five.” It wasn’t reported on what team that was. I mean, you could probably connect the dots and figure it out. But, you know, Ace was just a poor rising prospect coming out of Ruckers and you know, his shot diet is just, you know, one of the most polarizing and probably, you know, last few years I’ve been watching college basketball. He has the ability to make so many contested midrange jumpers. His upside is, you know, off the charts. He has all NBA potential if everything clicks and could be a 225 point uh score in the NBA. So, I’m really looking forward to seeing him play. Um, obviously he was someone who I thought was the top three player potentially in this class, but obviously Utah gets him at number five. And you know for Utah’s perspective they’ve drafted a lot of really good young talent over the last few years, but they still need a true number one. And I think Ace can be that if everything goes right. Absolutely. You talk about his upside, we’ll get to see a small glimpse of that this weekend. But as for the Sixers who eventually selected with that third overall pick, VJ Edgecom, he’s already receiving rave reviews and has been viewed as one of the more athletic players in this class. It’s already a big pickup for a team that’s ready with playoff aspirations, but just how do you anticipate the Sixers using him this summer?
Yeah, I mean I’ve been on record with it. Like I think VJ is probably the most athletic player in college basketball since I Williamson. He has that upside to be a two-way player in the NBA. And just, you know, I I think we saw an opening night of college basketball season like he had a poster dunk in the final few seconds against Gzaga. Um it was something that kind of caught win that you looked up and just his athleticism just pops off the chart. So I’m really looking forward to seeing how that fits next to Tyr Maxi and Jared McCain. Obviously Jared was someone who I thought was on pace to be a potential rookie in the year candidate until he got injured and missed the rest of the season. But BJ has just two way upside. I think he’s going to be a perfect fit next to Tyr Max and Jared McCain. And I’m looking forward to seeing him hopefully throw down a a poster dunker to in the summer league. Absolutely. Especially kind of like a fluky season for Philly. A big pickup for them right there at the third overall pick. But let’s go back to you talk cuz in additional to Bailey who we mentioned we got a national champ Walter Clayton Jr. getting set for his rookie season with the jazz. Clayon much different than today’s maybe the size guards that we’re used to seeing that’s taken over the NBA but what Utah?
Yeah, Walter Clay just is a phenomenal guard. I mean, he was the best guard in college basketball this past season. I got to watch him up close and personal when they played in sweet 16 in the lead 8 this past or this earlier this spring. And he just a clutch basketball player. I mean, uh, it just the the reviews he got from his teammates at Florida were just unbelievable. Like I just think he’s a special player. He was someone who was number 14 on my big board. So I thought he was a lottery talent. And so for Utah to get him at 18 is just phenomenal value. And it’s funny like when we’re doing mock drafts leading up to the actual NBA draft, I think I had Walter Clayon going to Utah at 21 which you know obviously Utah traded up to get him but I think in my first three mock drafts I had Walter Clayon Jr. going to the jazz cuz I just thought itd be a great fit. Utah, you know, has a lot of young pieces like I said, but none of them really kind of, you know, separate themselves. I mean, Walker Kessler is someone who is, I think phenomenal talent, but he’s been mentioned in trade rumors the last, you know, ever since he got to Utah. So, I think Walter Clay is going to be really fun to watch. And also too, it kind of shows how much they believe in him because they, you know, obviously traded consex into the Utah Jazz and uh Jordan Carson got bought out. So, there’s going to be plenty of point guard minutes available for Walter Clay. So really looking forward to seeing him in summer league. Like I know a lot of people have, you know, drawn comparisons with Step Curry, which I I don’t think, you know, all that there that’s a lot of pressure on, you know, a a college basketball player coming out. But I mean, you see it like his shot making just unbelievable and I’m really looking forward to watching him play. I’m excited to see maybe some of those comparisons maybe start to show themselves and I know summer league, you know, we’re not seeing the real deal. going full force but I mean maybe we can see a little glimpse of it. I’m just saying I would be excited. The summer league over reactions are so funny because you know we label people as the greatest basketball player of all time after they drop 25 points in the summer league where you know rookie struggles in the summer league and you know has a you know a rough show and everyone’s saying he’s a bust already. So uh yeah the summer league over reactions are always interesting. So I’m really looking forward to Walter watching Walter. I mean, if you look at Utah’s summer league team, like they just have a really really interesting roster. Like a lot of those guys are going to be playing serious minutes for Utah’s main NBA team this year.
Absolutely. And actually piggy backing on that just a bit because you know all eyes you know there’s over reactions galore but a lot of eyes are going to be on that top one through 10 picks in this year’s class. But now I want to ask you maybe who’s an under the radar guide that we should keep our eyes on in the Salt Lake City Summer League. So last year I was on kind of the same segment and we talked about Jayen Wells who ended up being someone who really broke out as a rookie. like he’s someone I covered actually when I worked in Sacramento. Um he was a star for the Memphis Grizzly this year. So uh it’s not going to be a rookie but it’s going to be Justin Edwards with the Philadelphia 76ers. He’s someone who had went undrafted and it was pretty shocking to me because I had a first round great on Justin Edwards coming out of the draft and he was a former number one overall recruit coming out Kentucky. So for him to go and draft it was really quite shocking and I thought he had a really good rookie year like he had some games in March where he dropped 20 plus points in multiple games. Uh he was a key part of Philadelphia’s rotation started multiple games. So I think this is opportunity for him to kind of shine in second year of summer league. I think we see a lot of players who were rookies who have a kind of, you know, a pretty good rookie year, but then they come to the summer league and they really show out and and they can use it as a springboard for their second year. So, really looking forward to watching Justin Edwards. I think he’s someone who can has breakout potential not only in the summer league but the season as well.
Springboard, reps, whatever it might be, it’s going to be exciting to see a lot of this young talent take the court. As always, Cameron, we appreciate you stopping by with the insight. Thank you.
Thank you. And let’s take a look at the early 2025 2026 rookie of the year odds. I mean, let’s be honest, not too much of a surprise here. Cooper Flag, the runaway favorite to win rookie of the year. He’s followed by Washington’s number six overall pick, Trey Johnson at plus 900. A Bailey with the Jazz following up at plus 10,000. Phil’s VJ Edgec and San Antonio’s Dylan Harper. They’re rounding out the top five plus 1300. Xin chào tất cả các bạn đã quay trở lại với kênh YouTube của mình. Mình làm người làm video sáng tạo nội dung trên nền tảng YouTube nha các bạn. Mình sẽ sáng tạo những video hướng dẫn cắt dán cho các bạn này. Đây là những sản phẩm của mình đã cắt dán rất nhiều những sản phẩm của mình. Đây này. Mình sẽ giới thiệu cho các bạn cách của cách mình tạo ra video những video viral của mình nha. Đấy, để tạo được những video đẹp hay chất lượng cho các bạn xem thì mình sẽ cần những dụng cụ như sau mình sẽ giới thiệu cho các bạn biết nha. Đây đây là giấy thụ công màu này các bạn này. Rất nhiều màu sắc này. Đấy nó có giấy màu vàng này. Giấy màu xanh này. Đây là màu xanh da trời nha các bạn này. Còn đây là giấy màu đỏ. Đấy. Còn đây giấy màu cam này các bạn này. Màu cam lấy màu vàng này. Đây lấy màu vàng. Và để tạo ra được những sản phẩm tuyệt vời như thế này. Đấy, những sản phẩm mình đang cầm trên tay là sản phẩm đẹp của mình. Đấy, rất nhiều sản phẩm này. Đấy, thì mình sẽ cần những dụng cụ tiếp theo sẽ là kéo. Kéo để cắt này. Kéo cắt bút dạ. Bút dạ là để vẽ và định hình tô thêm những sắc màu đẹp cho sản phẩm. Còn đây là hồ dán. Đây hồ dán để mình có thể dán được những chi tiết vào cho sản phẩm này. Đấy cắt dán vào. Đây như thế này đây mình sẽ cắt dán và dán vào đây. Đấy đằng sau mình sẽ dán đằng sau này các bạn này. Đây ví dụ như thế này. Đấy mình sẽ cắt dán này. Cắt rồi dán thêm này nghiệm nhấn cho sản phẩm đấy. Và còn những dụng cụ không thể thiếu như là đây đằng sau mình. Đây là chiếc chân kẹp điện thoại này. Đây là chiếc điện thoại thì mình quay a quay lại quá trình mình à tạo ra video này. Đây chiếc đẹp hỗ trợ ánh sáng. Và kênh của mình thì cũng đã được nhận nút bạc từ YouTube rồi các bạn này. Đây nút bạc của mình này. Đấy. Khi mình à cắt dán xong sản phẩm mình sẽ đưa lên a máy tính của mình. Hiện tại chỗ này của mình thì chưa có máy tính. Mình sẽ nói cái đấy vấn đề sau đi. Mình sẽ đưa lên máy tính và mình sẽ hay dùng phần mềm Camtasia để chỉnh sửa và edit video. Mình sẽ cắt a cắt sửa những đoạn video thừa ở trên Cam Camtasia. Mình sẽ xuất ra và đăng lên kênh của mình thôi để cho các bạn xem và chiêm ngưỡng. Đấy, các bạn hãy ủng hộ mình bằng những lượt đăng ký, lượt like, subscribe nha để mình à có thể ra nhiều video cho các bạn xem tại nơi làm việc của mình. Đây rất nhiều những sản phẩm đây quả chuối này, cây nấm này. Đây là lọ mực này nhiều lắm các bạn này. Thực kẻ này. Đấy, nắm cơm này. Đấy. Và bây giờ các bạn hãy cùng đi theo dõi mình tạo ra những sản phẩm viral cho các bạn xem nha. Đây là mình cái dáng thấy là chân Con con đấy cho nó góc đấy. Nó đấy.
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ESPN report: Ace Bailey set to make Jazz debut vs VJ Edgecombe; expectation from Walter Clayton Jr