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Jazz Rookie Ace Bailey Cuts Ties with Manager
9/25/2025
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Story summary
- Ace Bailey, Utah Jazz rookie and No. 5 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, parted ways with his manager Omar Cooper.
- Cooper is not National Basketball Players Association (NBPA)-certified.
- Reports say Cooper aimed to place Bailey with an East-Coast team, prompting workout cancellations.
- Bailey joined the Jazz after being selected and averaged 17.6 points and 7.2 rebounds in college.
