On Saturday night, the Utah Jazz faced off against the Philadelphia 76ers for their first game of 2025 NBA Summer League.
The Jazz won by a score of 93-89.
Ace Bailey made his debut with the team, finishing with eight points, seven rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block while shooting 3/13 from the field and 1/5 from the three-point range in 25 minutes of playing time.
The No. 3 and No. 5 picks faced off in SL debuts
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 6, 2025
VJ Edgecombe: 28 PTS, 13-27 FG, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
Ace Bailey: 8 PTS, 3-13 FG, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK pic.twitter.com/wQ6yvAzNMX
Many people reacted to Bailey's performance on social media.
@jbondwagon: "Sixers dodged a bullet by not drafting Bailey lol"
@SolidPicks88: "Ace is going to be a bust.. calling it here first"
@StephAntMVP: "I don’t think ace a bust. He just doesn’t want to play for Utah"
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