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Ace Bailey scouting report: Should the talented, but polarizing, forward be the Sixers’ pick at 3?

June 4, 2025

Rutgers Scarlet Knights guard Ace Bailey (4) runs a play Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in a first round game at the 2025 TIAA Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament between the USC Trojans and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Hawkeyes defeated the Buckeyes, 77-70.

Note: this is part one of a three part series on Ace Bailey, who is viewed by many as one of the frontrunners to be selected by the Sixers with the 3rd overall pick. This article is mostly an overview of who Ace Bailey is as a prospect, to serve as a starting point for the rest of the series. Also included in this series are video breakdowns of his strengths and his weaknesses.
Few, if any, prospects in the 2025 NBA Draft are as polarizing as Ace Bailey, Rutgers' freshman forward who came into the season as the second-ranked recruit in his class, and proceeded to post averages of 17.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game as an 18-year-old for the Scarlet Knights.
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