Bailey produced four points (2-4 FG) and two rebounds in 18 minutes during Monday's 105-103 victory over the Celtics.
Bailey has been restricted to under 25 minutes in every game to start the season and has eclipsed 20 minutes only twice, which is playing a major part in the lack of production from the 2025 No. 5 overall pick. The rookie was dealing with an illness before the regular season, and it's possible he's still working his way back to full strength. However, Bailey also has to prove he's worthy of more minutes, which he hasn't done yet.
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Jazz's Ace Bailey: Drops eight loss
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Bailey had eight points (3-5 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 2-2 FT), three rebounds, two assists and one block in 15 minutes during Wednesday's 136-134 loss to the Trail Blazers.
While Bailey has not played much in the first four games of the season, averaging 15.5 minutes, he notched eight points, which is a high in his very young career. Bailey is still taking time to find his rhythm after recovering from an illness, and it appears he may be restricted to 15-20 minutes a night until he feels better.
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Jazz's Ace Bailey: On minutes limit, coming off bench
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Bailey will come off the bench and be limited to 15 minutes due to illness, Law Murray of The Athletic reports.
When at full health, Bailey is anticipated to serve as Utah's starting shooting guard. However, the rookie is dealing with an illness, and he'll face significant restrictions Wednesday. Bailey will come off the bench and play merely 15 minutes. Svi Mykhailiuk will draw the start in Bailey's place.
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Jazz's Ace Bailey: Available to play
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Bailey (illness) is available to play Wednesday against the Clippers.
Bailey was previously listed as questionable on the injury report, but the rookie is now set to make his official NBA debut. He was battling some knee tendinitis during the preseason, so it will be interesting to see how many minutes he's allotted.
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Jazz's Ace Bailey: Officially questionable for opener
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Bailey (illness) is questionable for Wednesday's game against the Clippers, Ben Anderson of KSL News Salt Lake City reports.
Bailey is in danger of missing Utah's regular-season opener while dealing with the flu. He also sat out Thursday's preseason win over Portland due to tendinitis in both knees. If the rookie is unable to suit up Wednesday, Brice Sensabaugh, Cody Williams and Svi Mykhailiuk are candidates for an uptick in minutes.
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Jazz's Ace Bailey: Dealing with knee soreness
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Head coach Will Hardy said postgame that Bailey exited Monday's 114-101 preseason loss to the Mavericks in the second quarter and did not return due to tendinitis in both knees, Andy Larsen of The Salt Lake Tribune reports.
Bailey logged 11 minutes before exiting the game, finishing with three points (1-5 FG, 1-2 3Pt), one rebound and one steal. Hardy added that the rookie won't undergo further imaging at this time, though his status will be worth monitoring ahead of Thursday's preseason finale against the Trail Blazers.
