Ace Bailey: Bear, Base and Bull Comparisons

If Bailey never quite reaches his full potential as a scorer and struggles to develop into a defensive or playmaking contributor, his game could resemble that of Harrison Barnes. The 13-year veteran has been able to make an impact as a scorer by leveraging his positional size and versatile shot-making ability. He also has been able to find success as a self-creator with his fluid handling and pull-up shooting.

Bailey is likely to find success in these strengths, as well as he's a great shooter at 6-foot-8, but the rest of his game is far more of a question mark. If he cannot develop the rest of his game, his impact might be limited in a similar way Barnes' is, where his scoring makes him a quality contributor, but he isn't quite valuable enough to be a key starter on a high-level team.

Base: Cam Johnson

On the other hand, if Bailey progresses well across his NBA career, he could play a similar type of basketball as Cam Johnson plays. Johnson is a high-level starter with his versatile, elite three-point shooting and solid team defense. He isn't quite a star, but he is a highly impactful player who the Denver Nuggets traded Michael Porter Jr. to acquire.

If Bailey can leverage his shooting ability into great complementary offensive play while becoming a solid passer and defender, he could also be a high-level starter just as Johnson is.

Bull: Brandon Ingram

If Bailey taps into his star upside, he could develop into a Brandon Ingram-type of player. Ingram uses his wiry frame, slick handle and high pull-up jumper to star as a wing creator. He's made an All-Star team, and can score 25 points on a nightly basis.

Bailey has to progress significantly as a handler and passer to be anywhere close to Ingram's level, but if he can make these plausible strides, he could be as good as the Raptors wing, or potentially even better.