Jun 25, 2025; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Ace Bailey stands with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the fifth pick by the Utah Jazz in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images / Brad Penner-Imagn Images

After some amount of will-he-or-won’t-he drama, it’s official: Ace Bailey has reported to the Utah Jazz. Bailey arrived on Saturday and was photographed leaving the plane at Salt Lake City International Airport wearing a Jazz T-shirt. The first person he shook the hand of upon reaching the ground was head coach Will Hardy.

If there were any doubts Ace Bailey was happy to be the fifth overall pick in the NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz, he put those notions to rest, assuring everyone at his introductory press conference that it was always his attention to show up on Sunday.