Rutgers star Ace Bailey remains a mystery heading into the NBA draft. Bailey has not had a public workout for any team, a puzzling strategy that got him called out by critics ranging from current NBA players to analysts to Pennsylvania Gov.

After electing to skip private workouts with multiple NBA teams, Ace Bailey chose not to play ball with reporters inquiring about that decision. The former Rutgers star, who is arguably the most polarizing prospect in the 2025 NBA Draft due to his play and his approach to the draft process,

Ace Bailey was the No. 2 recruit (behind Cooper Flagg) in his high school class. He spent the bulk of his lone campaign at Rutgers in the third spot in most mock drafts (behind Flagg and Bailey's teammate,