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Fifth-overall pick Ace Bailey has gotten his feet wet with some NBA regular season minutes amid the first two games of the Utah Jazz' s campaign, where they've wound up with an even 1-1 record in the books.
The Utah Jazz aren't exactly title contenders, but at least they’ll try to win when and what they can this year. That's a step in the right direction, Tribune columnist Gordon Monson writes.
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‘There is no better way to start the NBA season’: Utah Jazz to host season opener celebration Wednesday night
The Utah Jazz will be hosting a season opener celebration at the Delta Center ahead of Wednesday night's game.
In those healthy preseason games, Bailey averaged 22.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 2 assists per game on 65.5% from the floor and 40% from three-point range. In the regular season, those numbers are 1.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game.
The Utah Jazz are expected to be one of the worst teams in the NBA this season — but they certainly didn't look like it on opening night.
Jordan is far from the only legend of his era to criticize load management, but trying to compare the two eras is like comparing apples and oranges. The game was far more physical in Jordan's era, but the game is much faster today, and more demanding even without the level of physicality that existed in the '80s and '90s.
This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/jazz as Walt Clayton Jr. Has Surprising Takeaway From First Utah Jazz Game. The Utah Jazz, in the first two games of their 2025-26 NBA season thus far, have gotten an early glimpse of what to expect from their pair of rookie talents in Ace Bailey and Walt Clayton Jr.
The practice of load management has become a common trend in the NBA in recent times. Unfortunately, it can be a matter of bad timing for fans if they happen to be in the stands when an All-Star or their favorite player is sitting out.