The highest-ranked recruit ever to sign with Rutgers, Bailey scored 39 points against Indiana as a freshman and left for the draft after one season. Utah selected him fifth overall in 2025 and signed him alongside fellow first-round pick Walter Clayton Jr.
By February 2026 he had become the youngest player in Jazz franchise history to reach 500 career points, at 19 years and 181 days, and in March he scored a career-high 32 against Washington. Born in Chattanooga, he starred at McEachern High outside Atlanta, averaging 32.5 points and 15.5 rebounds a game as a senior.
HOW HE CAME & WENTUtah took him fifth overall in 2025 after he declined a pre-draft workout with the club, which president Austin Ainge called not uncommon. He signed on July 2 alongside fellow first-rounder Walter Clayton Jr.
| SEASON | TEAM | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | UTA | 72 | 27.6 | 13.8 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | .443 | .344 | .750 |
| JAZZ TOTAL | 1 SEASON | 72 | 27.6 | 13.8 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | .443 | .344 | .750 |
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