The Utah Jazz made former Rutgers star Ace Bailey the No. 5 pick of the 2025 NBA draft on Wednesday. Jonathan Givony, ESPN鈥檚 draft insider, said that the Jazz was not on Bailey鈥檚 list of 鈥減referred destinations.鈥 According to the analyst, the 6-foot-7 forward hoped to go to 鈥淲ashington, New Orleans or Brooklyn.”Bailey鈥檚 stock dropped leading to the draft after he refused to work out with any NBA team. Most mock drafts predicted he would land in Philadelphia with the third pick. After failing to visit interested teams, including the Utah Jazz, many were convinced that he had a preferred destination in mind.After Bailey declined a workout, Jazz president of basketball operations Austin Ainge still took him. Ainge reportedly told ESPN that the team liked the versatile forward and thought he was 鈥渁 fit in our program.鈥 Givony added that Ainge had no intention of trading Bailey.The Jazz had the worst record (17-65) in the NBA last season, which helped give them a 14% chance of winning the draft lottery. Instead of that No. 1 pick, they dropped to No. 5, the worst result the team could get. They conducted a workout with different prospects heading into the draft but decided to use it on a player who refused their invitation.Paul George blasts Ace Bailey for canceling workoutsThe Philadelphia 76ers were interested in taking Ace Bailey with the No. 3 pick in the 2025 NBA draft. Bailey called off the scheduled workout with the 76ers and declined invitations from two other teams with lottery picks.Paul George did not hold back during a Tuesday episode of his podcast:鈥淚f I鈥檓 Ace Bailey, I can鈥檛 get mad if my stock drops. He鈥檚 canceled all workouts. 鈥 You鈥檙e not in a position to be making those demands. Make it to the league first!鈥滸eorge added that the people around Bailey had something to do with the process but continued that they did it 鈥渢he wrong way.鈥滱ce Bailey did not work out with the 76ers (No.3), Hornets (No.4) and the Utah Jazz (No.5). The Washington Wizards, New Orleans Pelicans and Brooklyn Nets, Bailey鈥檚 reportedly preferred destinations came after the Jazz.The Jazz, snubbed by Bailey for a pre-draft workout, refused to let the former Rutgers star slide past them.