Ace Bailey Cleared; Jazz Limit Rookie Minutes

Ace Bailey, the No. 5 pick out of Rutgers, is set to make his Utah Jazz debut Wednesday against the Clippers after being listed questionable with an illness (reported as the flu) and ultimately cleared to play. The Jazz plan to bring Bailey off the bench and cap his minutes at about 15 in the opener, with Svi Mykhailiuk starting and expected to remain the starting shooting guard until Bailey is fully healthy. Bailey also battled knee tendinitis in the preseason but arrives with strong college and summer production, and the team believes he can grow into a larger role as his health allows. Utah remains in a rebuild focused on developing young talent, and roster-wide durability issues — including missed time for key players such as Lauri Markkanen — have influenced the team's conservative approach to managing minutes.