Just some months after Shedeur Sanders fell down NFL Draft boards into the fifth spherical, one other school star hoping to show professional is being projected to take a tumble from his beforehand lofty projections.
Whereas the No. 1 general decide on this draft has clearly been Duke freshman Cooper Flagg for the longest time, a pair of Rutgers stars have been anticipated to be taken in picks No. 2 and No. 3 behind him.
Guard Dylan Harper remains to be projected to be chosen second general, as has been his assumed spot for months.
However the identical cannot be mentioned for his Scarlet Knights teammate Ace Bailey.
Bailey, who had been projected because the third general decide for your entire school basketball season, is now being branded as probably the most polarizing prospect within the draft.
A giant purpose for that’s the truth that Bailey is the one US-based prospect on this yr’s pool who has not visited a crew within the pre-draft course of.

Rutgers ahead Ace Bailey is cancelling a exercise and interview with the Sixers this weekend

Bailey (R) and his Rutgers teammate Dylan Harper (2) have been projected to be picks 2 and three

However Bailey’s reluctance to work out or interview with any groups has induced his inventory to fall
Bailey was anticipated to have a personal exercise and a go to with the Philadelphia 76ers this weekend. Nevertheless, in line with a number of stories, that go to has now been cancelled.
Philadelphia has the third general decide on this yr’s draft and, in line with ABC 6’s Jason Dumas, Bailey was ‘searching for a promise from the Sixers’ earlier than committing to attend a gathering.
That follows on from ESPN’s Jonathan Givony projecting the Sixers would draft Baylor capturing guard VJ Edgecombe third general. In the meantime, he projected Bailey would fall to the sixth general decide with the Washington Wizards.
‘Bailey’s predraft exercise technique has perplexed some observers, as he has but to conduct a single recognized exercise so far, having declined invites from a number of groups inside his draft vary,’ Givony wrote.
‘Sources say Bailey’s camp has knowledgeable groups that they consider he’s a top-3 participant within the draft, but in addition seeks a transparent pathway to stardom, maybe feeling comfy {that a} crew will commerce as much as get him at Nos. 3 or 4, ought to he drop.
‘Some groups query whether or not Bailey has obtained assurances of being chosen by a crew presently outdoors the highest 5, to a scenario deemed extra advantageous from a geographic and enjoying time perspective.’
Rutgers didn’t make March Insanity this season, struggling to a 15-17 report as the remainder of coach Steve Pikiell’s crew couldn’t match the standard that Harper and Bailey might present.
Bailey averaged 17.2 factors, 7.2 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per recreation in school.
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