NBA Draft Rumors: Pelicans Looking to Swing Major Deal to Pair Zion Williamson with 18-Year-Old Hotshot

NBA Draft Rumors: Pelicans looking to swing major deal to pair Zion Williamson with 18-year-old hotshot

The New Orleans Pelicans have reportedly been eyeing Ace Bailey to pair with Zion Williamson.

Ace Bailey's Interviews Reportedly 'Unpolished' and Compared to Anthony Edwards by GM

Rutgers star Ace Bailey "is somewhat polarizing in internal front-office conversations" ahead of the 2025 NBA draft, according to ESPN's Jonathan Givony.

NBA Draft 2025: Pelicans Expected To Trade Up For Ace Bailey

League sources continue to cite the New Orleans Pelicans as a team “aggressively looking” to move up in the 2025 NBA draft to select Rutgers star guard Ace Bailey, reports Kevin O’Connor of Yahoo Sports. Pelicans Could Trade Up To No. 3 Pick In 2025 NBA Draft Since New Orleans has a top-7 pick for […] The post NBA Draft 2025: Pelicans Expected To Trade Up For Ace Bailey appeared first on Basketball Insiders | NBA Rumors And Basketball News.

The Pelicans are 'aggressively looking' to trade up in the 2025 draft to select Rutgers' Ace Bailey

The Pelicans are ‘aggressively looking’ to trade up in the 2025 draft to select Rutgers’ Ace Bailey - originally posted on Sportslens.com During the 2024-25 season, the New Orleans Pelicans finished 21-61. For the first time since 2012-13, the team finished with less than 30 wins in the regular season.  The Pelicans had a 12.5% chance at the #1 pick and a 48.1% chance at a top-four pick in the 2025 NBA draft. After the lottery happened, New Orle…

Ace Bailey To Conduct Private Workout With Sixers

Ace Bailey is being scheduled for a private workout with the Philadelphia 76ers. It is not yet known if Bailey has scheduled private workouts for any other teams. The Sixers own the No. 3 pick and are also considering VJ Edgecombe. Bailey averaged 17.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 33.4 minutes in his freshman season at Rutgers. Bailey is represented by Omar Cooper.