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Jazz Rookie Ace Bailey Splits with Manager Before Draft
9/27/2025
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Story summary
- Ace Bailey, Utah Jazz rookie, ended his relationship with manager Omar Cooper.
- Bailey, who played at Rutgers, averaged 17.6 points and 7.2 rebounds, and followed Cooper's advice against workouts for the 2025 NBA draft.
- The Jazz drafted Bailey fifth overall, despite preferring the Washington Wizards.
- Cooper, not a certified agent, acted as Bailey's draft representative.
