The Utah Jazz selected Ace Bailey 5th overall in the 2025 NBA Draft, with the youngster making the leap to pro basketball from Rutgers University. Bailey made waves during his lone college season in 2024–25. He averaged 17.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.0 steals, and 1.3 blocks per game while playing over 33 minutes a game.

Like the California Summer League, the 2025 Salt Lake City Summer League will get underway on July 5 and serve as a precursor to the NBA’s Las Vegas event.

NBA draft is officially completed, with 59 players hearing their names called in a two-night format for the second straight year at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. While those players established themselves as draft picks,