ace bailey: “Aura”; “Slowly becoming my favorite prospect”: College hoops fans impressed as Ace Bailey gives confident answer about his strengths and weaknesses

Ace Bailey might be a polarizing prospect for some NBA scouts, but fans seem to be enjoying what the Rutgers guard has shown while preparing for next month's NBA draft.

ESN draft expert Jonathan Givony posted a video Friday on X/Twitterr in which Bailey gives an honest assessment of his own game when asked about his strengths and weaknesses.

"Ain't got no weaknesses and I got more than two strengths big dog," Bailey said.

Some fans loved the guard's confidence:

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"Aura," one fan said.

"ace is slowly becoming my favorite prospect from this class," another fan wrote.

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"big on Ace after this," another fan responded.

Other fans weren't as confident of Ace Bailey's skills or what could seem like excessive confidence in an interview. Some wondered if that could hurt his draft stock next month

"If he really thinks he has no weaknesses his stock tanks plenty," a fan said.

"This might tank his draft stock, bro basically said “i don’t got nothing to work on, im already the perfect player,” another fan wrote.

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"Will see. Looks no different than cam Reddish to me until proven otherwise," one fan added.

Ace Bailey averaged 17.6 points and 7.2 rebounds for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in his only season at Piscataway. He also had 1.3 assists and 1.3 blocks per game.

However, Bailey's efforts couldn't help the Scarlet Knights finish with a winning record, as they finished the season 15-17 and lost i. the first round of the Big Ten Conference Tournament.

Ace Bailey considered "more of a project" by executives, per report

According to The Athletic, Rutgers guard Ace Bailey is considered "more of a project" than Baylor's TJ Edgecombe by NBA personnel evaluators.

The 6-foot-10, 200-pound guard is considered one of the top prospects in the Draft. While most analysts believe Duke's Cooper Flagg and Bailey's former teammate, Dylan Harper, will be the first names coming off the board, there are questions about who the Philadelphia 76ers will select at No. 3.

The wing came out of high school as a 5-star prospect and the second-best player in the class of 2024, according to 247 Sports.

The Rutgers product is a polarizing figure ahead of the draft. A solid mid-range shooter, Bailey is believed by some to have the potential to become a new version of Kevin Durant.

However, he measured in at 6-foot-7.5 at the combine, more than two inches shorter than his official measurement. And while not entirely on him, Rutgers' lack of team success could also come into question.

About the author

Allan Wolburg Robles is a College Sports journalist at Sportskeeda with over 17 years of experience in the field writing for publications including Reforma, Yahoo! OddsShark and Apuesta. Allan studied Communications at Anáhuac University, where he learned what would become the basis of a trade that was already a dream of his before starting college.

His favorite team is Army West Point as when he was young, Allan lived in West Point for a couple of years, went to pretty much every home game, a couple of Army-Navy games and even got to meet some of the players.

Allan's favorite players of all time include Tommie Frazier, who was unbelievable during the Nebraska dynasty of the early 90's. Tim Tebow was also a favorite, mainly because of his leadership skills, although he was also awesome on the football field. As a fan of defensive football, (or what's left of it), Sean Taylor could take over a game for Miami.

Allan has always considered himself a student of the game more than a fan of it. So the historical part and evolution of the game, as well as the ins and outs of what happens on the field, and being able to put it into words for the audience, are his biggest strengths.

Besides sports, Allan enjoys reading books, watching movies and spending time with his dogs.

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