{"id":467756,"date":"2026-02-14T06:43:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T06:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/467756\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T06:43:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T06:43:07","slug":"jazzs-ace-bailey-reveals-how-devin-booker-delivered-welcome-to-the-nba-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/467756\/","title":{"rendered":"Jazz\u2019s Ace Bailey reveals how Devin Booker delivered \u2018Welcome to the NBA\u2019 moment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jazz\u2019s Ace Bailey reveals how Devin Booker delivered \u2018Welcome to the NBA\u2019 moment<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Utah Jazz<\/a> rookie Ace Bailey<\/a> might be soaring through his first professional season with highlights that defy gravity<\/a>, but even the league\u2019s brightest young stars have to get humbled eventually.<\/p>\n

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During the Rising Stars media availability at the Intuit Dome on Friday night, the 19-year-old forward<\/a> finally spilled the beans on his official \u201cWelcome to the NBA\u201d moment. Unsurprisingly, it featured one of the league\u2019s most lethal scoring machines: Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The moment was a simple, cold-blooded masterclass in the mid-range. Bailey explained that trying to guard the four-time All-Star is a nightmare scenario for any defender, let alone a rookie.<\/p>\n

He noted that when it comes to Devin Booker, you are dealing with a signature fadeaway shot that is nearly impossible to stop without fouling. Bailey jokingly recalled thinking, \u201cBro, come on,\u201d as he realized the level of difficulty he was now facing on a nightly basis.<\/a><\/p>\n

Bailey, who stepped in as an injury replacement for Cooper Flagg on Team Melo at the Rising Stars game, has certainly been playing like he belongs. Over his last 15 games, the fifth overall pick has averaged 11.7 points and 3.9 rebounds while shooting 45.0 percent from the floor. He brought that momentum into the Rising Stars tournament, helping the Carmelo Anthony-led squad to a 65-60 win over Team Austin in the semifinals.<\/p>\n

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While Dylan Harper grabbed the headlines with a game-winning bucket, Bailey\u2019s defensive versatility was on full display throughout the evening. Team Melo eventually fell just short in the championship game, losing 25-24 to Team Vince after V.J. Edgecombe iced the game<\/a> at the free-throw line.<\/p>\n

Related: Kendrick Perkins wishes NBA fined Jazz $5 million for \u2018throwing games\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

Related: Will Hardy responds to Jazz tanking allegations with real injury reason for Lauri Markkanen benching<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jazz\u2019s Ace Bailey reveals how Devin Booker delivered \u2018Welcome to the NBA\u2019 moment appeared first on ClutchPoints. Add…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":467757,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[79169,761,36057,49952,60530,355,6415,99,4219],"class_list":["post-467756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-ace-bailey","tag-cooper-flagg","tag-devin-booker","tag-dylan-harper","tag-edgecombe","tag-nba","tag-phoenix-suns","tag-sports","tag-utah-jazz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=467756"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467756\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/467757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=467756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=467756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=467756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}