Jun 25, 2025; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Ace Bailey stands with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the fifth pick by the Utah Jazz in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images / Brad Penner-Imagn Images

Could the Jazz have landed the next great NBA star at No. 5? Dwyane Wade thinks so, and he’s not shy about the bold comparison he made.

John Tonje made his Summer League debut for Utah and finished with 16 points and four three-pointers. The 24-year-old rookie shined at Wisconsin last season and could be an NBA-ready scoring option for the Jazz this year, though the amount of depth Utah has will make it difficult for him to earn minutes.

Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade had two reasons to root for who the Utah Jazz took with the No. 5 pick in the June NBA draft. Wade is a minority owner with the Jazz and he was also chosen fifth in 2003. The Jazz selected Rutgers guard Ace Bailey, causing Wade to revisit the history of the No. 5 selection.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Jazz forward Brice Sensabaugh (22) celebrates a 112-111 win over the Memphis Grizzlies during an NBA Salt Lake City Summer League game at the Jon M. Huntsman Center on the University of Utah campus, Monday, July 7, 2025.

Ace Bailey has not suited up for the Jazz Summer League team in the past three games as he deals with an injury.

McGriff, who was placed in the starting lineup amid Walt Clayton Jr.'s absence, was one of the Jazz’s better players on Sunday night vs. the Warriors. In 35 minutes (second most for Utah), he had 19 points, five rebounds, three assists, and two steals on 7/15 shooting from the field, coming in as the third-leading scorer on the floor for the Jazz.

On Sunday night the Jazz fielded a summer league squad that did not feature a single drafted rookie. No Ace Bailey, no Walter Clayton Jr., no John Tonje. Not even RJ Luis Jr., the undrafted rookie out of St. John’s, played for the Jazz.