Vols Nate Ament Selected 13th Overall in NBA Draft and Headed to Milwaukee
The Heat used the pick in a Giannis Antetokounmpo trade, and Nate Ament will join the Bucks before the summer league.
- On Tuesday, June 23, 2026, the Miami Heat selected Tennessee forward Nate Ament with the 13th pick in the NBA Draft, then immediately traded his rights to the Milwaukee Bucks as part of a deal for MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo.
- During his lone season under head coach Rick Barnes at the University of Tennessee, the 19-year-old Ament averaged 16.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, earning Second Team All-SEC honors.
- Because the Antetokounmpo acquisition cannot be finalized until the July 6 start of the NBA's cap calendar, the league required Ament to be introduced by Commissioner Adam Silver as the Heat's selection while wearing a Miami hat.
- Milwaukee Bucks general manager Jon Horst praised Ament's confidence and adaptability, saying, "He did what Coach Barnes asked him to do and played in a way that gave his team the best chance to win."
- Ament will shift to Bucks colors in time for the Las Vegas NBA Summer League, where he aims to leverage his near 7-foot wingspan to develop as a role player.
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Rwandan-American prospect Nate Ament of the University of Tennessee basketball team went No.13 overall in the 2026 NBA Draft. He was picked in the first round Tuesday night by the Miami Heat, with his rights then traded to the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Vols Nate Ament Selected 13th Overall in NBA Draft and Headed to Milwaukee
(utsports.com) – Freshman forward Nate Ament of the University of Tennessee men’s basketball team went No. 13 overall in the 2026 NBA Draft. He was picked in the first round Tuesday night by the Miami Heat, with his rights then traded to the Milwaukee Bucks. NBA commission Adam Silver announced Ament’s name at 9:31 p.m. at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., live on ABC and ESPN. Ament is the co-sixth-highest draftee in Tennessee history and is t…
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