Ace Bailey ☆

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This season

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• Podcast Ron Boone, Locked On Jazz · Prediction · 43 h ago

  Ron Boone predicted Ace Bailey will be special. He hopes Bailey reaches 20-plus minutes a game and contends for Sixth Man of the Year, and thinks he will need 20-plus minutes.

• Podcast Locked On Jazz host · Report · 43 h ago

  Ace Bailey had 12 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals.

• Podcast David Locke, Locked On Jazz · Analysis · Oct 16

  A listener says Darryn Peterson always seems to be the fourth option in the motion offense. The host says he might be the fifth when Ace Bailey is on the floor.

• Podcast David Locke, Locked On Jazz · Analysis · Oct 16

  The host says Ace Bailey and Darryn Peterson don't yet count as established NBA minutes. Ace is close, but Darren hasn't played yet.

• Podcast David Locke, Locked On Jazz · Analysis · Oct 16

  The host agrees rebounding is a real problem when Jaren Jackson Jr. plays the five. Ace Bailey and Darryn Peterson would have to make up the slack through group rebounding.

• Podcast David Locke, Locked On Jazz · Report · Oct 16

  A listener cites Ace Bailey's preseason game against the Spurs (garbled ASR; roughly 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals). The host says Ace has been amazing in preseason and calls him a very willing teammate and learner.

• Podcast Locked On Jazz host · Opinion · Oct 15

  Host: Ace Bailey showed a pull-up mid-range game at the end of last season, and he would pick Bailey to take a pull-up mid-range jumper over anyone else on the roster.

• Podcast Locked On Jazz host · Analysis · Oct 15

  Host's view of each player's late-game strength: Markkanen (heard as 'Lowry'; likely) probably off pin-downs, Jackson (heard as 'Jaron'; likely) iso from the top, George (heard as 'Keontae'; likely) pick-and-roll decisions, Bailey weak-side isolation pull-ups. He doesn't yet know what Peterson's would be.

• Podcast Locked On Jazz host · Report · Oct 15

  Ace Bailey scored 0.96 points per chance in isolation last season on 180 chances. Host calls that very good for a rookie, compared with Cooper Flagg .98, 'Vijay Edgecombe' .83 and Dylan Harper 1.06.

• Podcast Locked On Jazz host · Analysis · Oct 15

  Host: Bailey's isolation efficiency got even better over his last 100 iso chances than his first 62, which is why he thinks Bailey could be a late-game option.

• Podcast Locked On Jazz host · Analysis · Oct 15

  Host says Bailey never gets to the free-throw line and needs four or five attempts a game. He calls Bailey and Peterson negative offensive players because of youth, not skill.

• Podcast David Locke, Locked On Jazz · Report · Oct 14

  Will Hardy played the five-man lineup of Keontae George (likely Keyonte George), Darren Peterson (likely Darryn Peterson), Ace Bailey, Lowry Markkinen (likely Lauri Markkanen) and Jaron Jackson Jr. (likely Jaren Jackson Jr.) for seven first-half minutes 'the other night'.

• Podcast Locked On Jazz host · Analysis · Oct 14

  The host says reaching 9th–18th on defense requires length and athleticism from Bailey and Peterson (likely Darryn Peterson), Keontae (likely Keyonte George) defending the ball, and Jackson (likely Jaren Jackson Jr.) playing some center.

• Podcast Locked On Jazz host · Report · Oct 13

  The first substitution was Ace Bailey for Hayes (likely Jaxson Hayes). That put on the floor the five the host thinks most Jazz fans want to see.

• Podcast Locked On Jazz host · Prediction · Oct 13

  The host thinks the five of Keyonte George (likely), Darryn Peterson (likely), Ace Bailey, Lauri Markkanen (likely) and Jaren Jackson Jr. (likely) will be the closing lineup. He thinks it will 'probably' dictate how successful the team is this year.

• Podcast Locked On Jazz host · Report · Oct 13

  Ace Bailey played two stints, each starting around the seven-minute mark of the first and second quarters and running to the end of the quarter, for 14 minutes.

• Podcast Locked On Jazz host · Report · Oct 13

  First-half minutes: Markkanen (likely) 19, Jackson Jr. (likely) 18, Keyonte George (likely) 16, Peterson (likely) 15, Hayes (likely) 14, Bailey 14, Mykhailiuk (likely) 9, Collier 8 (heard as "call your"), Sensabaugh (likely) 6. The host extrapolates full-game paces from these.

• Podcast Locked On Jazz host · Report · Oct 13

  With Jackson Jr. (likely) as the lone center, Markkanen (likely) at power forward and Bailey alongside, the Jazz got seven of eight defensive rebound chances, and Bailey had four rebounds. The host says the worry about rebounding with Jackson Jr. at center was not borne out in this game.

• Podcast Locked On Jazz host · Report · Oct 13

  The Jazz had 12 or 13 steals (the host says '12 13'), a level of defensive activity he hasn't seen before. He credits it mainly to Peterson's (likely Darryn Peterson) hands, Ace Bailey and Isaiah Collier.

• Podcast Locked On Jazz host · Opinion · Oct 13

  The host thought Ace Bailey was fabulous on defense: moving his feet, staying in front of ball handlers, closing out well, and starting to understand how to use his length. At halftime Bailey had 4 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.

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• Opinion Ron Boone: Ace Bailey will be a special player.
  2026-10-17 · Podcast · by 2027-04-12
• Floated David Locke: Ace Bailey might finish top three in Sixth Man of the Year voting.
  2026-10-16 · Podcast · by 2027-04-12
• Opinion Locked On Jazz (show): Keyonte George or Ace Bailey, not Markkanen or Jackson, will usually be Utah's closer.
  2026-10-15 · Podcast · by 2027-04-12
• Opinion Locked On Jazz (show): Ace Bailey will be about -1.2 and Darryn Peterson about -1 in offensive efficiency.
  2026-10-15 · Podcast · by 2027-04-12
• Waiting Locked On Jazz (show): Ace Bailey will average about 30 minutes per game.
  2026-10-13 · Podcast · by 2027-04-12
• Opinion Locked On Jazz (show): George, Peterson, Bailey, Markkanen and Jackson Jr. will be Utah's closing lineup.
  2026-10-13 · Podcast · by 2027-04-12
• Opinion Locked On Jazz (show): Ball distribution will be a problem for Utah's starting five next season.
  2026-03-19 · Podcast · by 2026-10-15
• Opinion David Locke: The Jazz will often play big lineups with Markkanen, Jackson and Bailey together.
  2026-02-04 · Podcast
• Missed David Locke: Ace Bailey starts on next season's opening day.
  2026-02-03 · Podcast · for vs LAC, 2025-10-23 · result: came off the bench, 20 min
• Waiting David Locke: Utah signs Ace Bailey to an extension.
  2026-02-03 · Podcast · by 2026-10-15
• Opinion Locked On Jazz (show): Ace Bailey could play shooting guard for the Jazz.
  2026-02-03 · Podcast

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