{"id":129560,"date":"2025-03-19T10:59:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T14:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=129560"},"modified":"2025-03-19T10:59:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T14:59:13","slug":"rutgers-dylan-harper-shares-ace-bailey-scouting-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/03\/19\/rutgers-dylan-harper-shares-ace-bailey-scouting-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Rutgers’ Dylan Harper Shares His Ace Bailey Scouting Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey made history with their decision to play for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, who had never had<\/a> a pair of five-star high school recruits commit to their program. Though Rutgers was unable to put together a season worthy of an appearance in the NCAA Tournament, both players will enter the 2025 NBA Draft as consensus top-three prospects<\/a>. On top of that, Harper and Bailey became the first Big Ten duo to score 500+ points each<\/a> in a single season since former Michigan “Fab Five” members Chris Webber<\/a> and Jalen Rose<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Notably, Webber and Rose were both lottery picks. In fact, Webber went on to be a Rookie of the Year award winner, five-time All-Star and Hall of Fame inductee. Now, Harper and Bailey get to try to do the same.<\/p>\n

Rutgers’ Dylan Harper Shares His Ace Bailey Scouting Report<\/h2>\n

Their season now over, Harper and Bailey can focus on this summer’s NBA Draft, working on their games and bodies. People that have been dissecting their tape all year will eventually get a chance to see them in individual settings. The testing they undergo at the NBA Draft Combine could lead to some adjustments in their assessments.<\/p>\n

With that being said, Harper already has a scouting report for Bailey, which he shared with For The Win’s Bryan Kalbrosky.<\/p>\n

“My favorite part about him is the joy he brings to the game<\/a>,” Harper says of Bailey. “No matter what is going on, he is going to have high energy and things like that.”<\/p>\n

However, while Bailey’s intangibles are what he’s enjoyed the most, his skillset has sparkled as well.<\/p>\n

“He is one of those guys who, at 6-foot-10, you can give the ball to him and he can get a bucket at will,” Harper tells Kalbrosky. “That\u2019s really him. He knows how to use his body and get to his spots. There\u2019s no complaints about playing with him at all.”<\/p>\n

“(Bailey’s) is a twitchy player,” he adds. “He is tall, lanky, and he is such a presence throughout the game whether it\u2019s rebounding or defending or getting a bucket. He is going to do what you need him to do.”<\/p>\n

Harper’s evaluation more or less matches the general consensus. His combination of length and shot-making ability has given him the feel of a star-caliber prospect. Nobody knows what heights he’ll ultimately reach.<\/p>\n

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ACE BAILEY HAVE YOURSELF A NIGHT SIR<\/p>\n

\u25aa\ufe0f 37 PTS
\n\u25aa\ufe0f 13-20 FG
\n\u25aa\ufe0f 5-8 3PT
\n\u25aa\ufe0f 6 REB
\n\u25aa\ufe0f 3 BLK pic.twitter.com\/DfrxL36ARw<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 B\/R Hoops (@brhoops) January 30, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n