{"id":65221,"date":"2025-06-17T21:18:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T20:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=65221"},"modified":"2025-06-17T21:18:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T20:18:27","slug":"ace-baileys-draft-stock-slide-amid-high-risk-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/ace-baileys-draft-stock-slide-amid-high-risk-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Ace Bailey\u2019s Draft Stock Slide Amid High-Risk Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ace Bailey, a 6&rsquo;10&rdquo; freshman from Rutgers , has drawn comparisons to Kevin Durant for his silky smooth shot making and scoring versatility. At just 18, Bailey&rsquo;s ability to make contested mid-range jumpers and tough fadeaway looks a lot like Durant&rsquo;s early career, with a high release point that&rsquo;s nearly unblockable. Averaging 17.6 points on 46% shooting from the field, including 34.6% from three, Bailey&rsquo;s knack for hitting guarded shots-making 48.1%of 81 contested jumpers, highlights his elite scoring skills which could carry on in the NBA. His size, athleticism, and defensive flashes makes him a very intriguing prospect, but his recent NBA draft journey has not exactly been ideal of Bailey.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ace Bailey slides to Washington at 6 in our latest mock draft, due to a confluence of influences, including his own refusal to work out for teams in his draft range. <br><br>ESPN: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8cKwiPfx2x\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>https:\/\/t.co\/8cKwiPfx2x<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RYmpzRWKKo\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/RYmpzRWKKo<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DraftExpress\/status\/1934960346399449141?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>June 17, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bailey&rsquo;s Shocking Pre-Draft Approach<\/h2><p>Bailey&rsquo;s draft stock, once projected as a top-3 pick, is reportedly slipping due to controversial pre-draft strategy as per ESPN&rsquo;s DraftExpress. His camp&rsquo;s refusal to conduct workouts or visit teams within his draft range, including initially declining Philadelphia&rsquo;s No.3 pick, has raised a lot of eyebrows. According to Jonathan Givony, Bailey&rsquo;s predraft workout strategy has raised concerns, &ldquo;He has yet to conduct a single known workout till date, having declined invitations from several teams,&rdquo; wrote Jonathan Givony. Bailey&rsquo;s representatives insist he&rsquo;s a top-3, seeking a &ldquo;clear pathway to stardom&rdquo; and banking on a team trading up to select him as the 3rd or 4th pick if he slides. <\/p><p>The gamble has sparked concerns about his professionalism, with some teams questioning if he&rsquo;s received assurances from a franchise outside the top 5 like Washington or New Orleans.  <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ace Bailey&rsquo;s draft stock has been falling due to his unwillingness to visit several teams and the fact that he has yet to conduct a single workout, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DraftExpress?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@DraftExpress<\/a> <br><br>Bailey believes he&rsquo;s a top-three player in the draft and wants to be selected by a team that will provide a&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qyhuteKr14\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/qyhuteKr14<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDunkCentral\/status\/1934962714410938502?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>June 17, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>This strategy has cost Bailey some momentum, with various mock drafts drafting him as the 6th overall pick to the Washington Wizards. His inconsistent shot selection and low assist-to-turnover ratio at Rutgers, along with a disappointing 15-17 team record alongside Dylan Harper, fuels doubts about his feel for the game. Despite a scheduled workout with the 76ers, Bailey&rsquo;s lack of engagement and poor NBA Combine interview feedback may have hampered his draft stock. <\/p><p>While his Durant-like scoring remaings undeniable at this point, his high-stakes approach could see him fall further into the draft, risking his future with guaranteed money, unless a team buys into his star potential on draft night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ace Bailey, a 6&rsquo;10&rdquo; freshman from Rutgers , has drawn comparisons to Kevin Durant for his silky smooth shot making and scoring versatility. At just 18, Bailey&rsquo;s ability to make contested mid-range jumpers and tough fadeaway looks a lot like Durant&rsquo;s early career, with a high release point that&rsquo;s nearly unblockable. Averaging 17.6 points on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":65223,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5774,2779,781],"class_list":["post-65221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-2025-nba-draft","tag-ace-bailey","tag-nba"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ace Bailey&rsquo;s Draft Stock Slide Amid High-Risk Strategy - The Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ace Bailey&rsquo;s draft stock dips as he skips workouts and team visits, seeking a top-3 spot and a clear path to stardom, despite his Kevin Durant-like scoring prowess\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/ace-baileys-draft-stock-slide-amid-high-risk-strategy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ace Bailey&rsquo;s Draft Stock Slide Amid High-Risk Strategy - 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