Rutgers freshman Ace Bailey introduced Wednesday that he has declared for the 2025 NBA Draft.
He made the announcement by means of Instagram with a photograph merely captioned “Declared.”
“I want to thank everyone at Rutgers,” Bailey advised ESPN on Wednesday. “… Everyone pushed me to get better every day, to be the best version of myself. I am thankful for everything they did for me. I felt a lot of love from everyone.
Bailey is projected to be the No. 3 pick in the June draft. Ahead of him on most mock drafts are fellow freshmen Cooper Flagg of Duke and Rutgers teammate Dylan Harper.
Bailey, a 6-foot-10 forward from Chattanooga, Tenn., averaged 17.6 points and 7.2 rebounds on the season. He was a third-team All-Big Ten and Big Ten All-Freshman Team selection.
He will turn 19 in August and said he knows he still has room to improve.
“I’m nowhere on the subject of achieving my possible,” Bailey told ESPN. “I’m nonetheless younger, nonetheless finding out, however I’m running each day. My playmaking is making improvements to. NBA groups gets an full of life participant in a position to speak, lead and put other folks in the fitting positions. I will take a excellent group to a greater degree.”
–Field Level Media