It's easy to see why Ace Bailey has been so highly regarded for so long.
The Utah Jazz's No. 5 overall pick in the NBA Draft glides around the court, looking at ease in his NBA Summer League debut on Saturday night in Salt Lake City.
And in that smooth movement around the court, Bailey can get to his shot whenever he wants.
Sometimes, though, shots don't go in.
Bailey shot just 3-for-13 in his Summer League debut, scoring eight points and grabbing seven rebounds.
On the encouraging side of thing, Bailey made multiple strong passes out of double teams.
On the downside, he did settle for difficult shots on multiple occasions, something he did at Rutgers, too.
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There'll be plenty of time to increase efficiency, though, especially when he gets together with the full Utah roster and not just the slightly disjointed setup of Summer League.
He didn't look like a star in the way 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe did on the other side of the court, but Bailey also looked like he belonged.
If Ace can put together a few strong outings before the summer is done, he'll be well on his way to being the NBA bucket getter that he's been expected to be for so long.
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