Basketball Ron & Dylan Harper / Ace Bailey - NBA Thread
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lol we had both of these guys and finished under 500. smh
It’s amazing what a little coaching can do . . .
And there were people who actually said that they should come back to RU for another year to get ready for the NBA. 
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Yes, of course, Dylan would have benefited from playing pick and roll while tossing lobs to the sure handed Ogbole as opposed to Wemby and of course Ace would benefit from the exuberance of playing with his boy JMike another year. These two will struggle for sure without Steve and the program developing and enhancing their abilities. I may or may not be utilizing sarcasm here.And there were people who actually said that they should come back to RU for another year to get ready for the NBA.
Ace and Dylan were probably shocked by playing with people who actually knew how do do things like set screens, catch passes, and shoot the ball.
Excellent news, glad to hear it, RHJ one of all time faves at RU. Hope he has a lasting career in the league. Would be fun if him and Dylan ended up on the same team one day, I would go watch that NBA team play if it ever happened.
Pretty good year for all of the Rutgers guys. Really want to see what ace looks like next year. A better handle and more weight on him will do a lot for his game. Dylan has been playing excellent basketball all around, he may win a championship in his first year. Harper Jr got signed and might win a championship as well. Good year..
A lot of them.And there were people who actually said that they should come back to RU for another year to get ready for the NBA.
And there were people who actually said that they should come back to RU for another year to get ready for the NBA.
This is by far my favorite thread ever.
Flagg, Dylan and Ace needed to come back to college so they wouldn't waste away unnoticed in the G-League since they wouldn't get playing time in the NBA.
For refence:
Flagg - 69g, 69gs, 33.8mpg
Dylan - 68g, 4gs, 22.6mpg
Ace - 71g, 60gs, 27.6mpg
Just think how much exposure and development they could have gotten if they returned to college......
Alot of time on the drive back from Indiana got me thinking. About one and dones.
Can the NBA use Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey and Cooper Flag to change the one and done to two and done. Where a NBA team can subsidize a play and pay the player for a 2nd year to stay at the school they last played for in place of going to the G developmental league since power conference...
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Dylan is already a major contributor on a potential NBA championship team. Ace is already at least twice the player he was at RU. There was nothing that this coaching staff would have done to further develop them. There was no way they were not going to play major minutes in the NBA, given where they were drafted.This is by far my favorite thread ever.
Flagg, Dylan and Ace needed to come back to college so they wouldn't waste away unnoticed in the G-League since they wouldn't get playing time in the NBA.
For refence:
Flagg - 69g, 69gs, 33.8mpg
Dylan - 68g, 4gs, 22.6mpg
Ace - 71g, 60gs, 27.6mpg
Just think how much exposure and development they could have gotten if they returned to college.
Alot of time on the drive back from Indiana got me thinking. About one and dones.
Can the NBA use Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey and Cooper Flag to change the one and done to two and done. Where a NBA team can subsidize a play and pay the player for a 2nd year to stay at the school they last played for in place of going to the G developmental league since power conference...www.on3.com
he is so much quicker than he ever was at RU. He lost the weight he never was able to shed at RU. His handle is also much better
How Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey, other ex-Rutgers players did in NBA during 2025-26 season
Unfortunately, it's not as straight forward as that.
It's a 2 year contract for 2025-2026 (the current season) and 2026-2027 (team option for $2.6m).
Approx $123k was guaranteed (prorated minimum salary for the couple of games from April 4th to end of season yesterday).
Boston will need to decide on the $2.6m option in the offseason.
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There was a play last night where Ron skyed for a defensive rebound and literally within a split second he was already dribbling up court past the free throw line — it’s like he teleported 15 feet from under the rim to the FT line. He then took it coast to coast and scored on a contested layup.
Have to think highly likely they will exercise that option for relatively little cost. Awesome and he earned it by working his tail off.