🏀Front Office2026-27
 
Milwaukee Bucks
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DRAFT

Nate Ament

Milwaukee Bucks
SF6'10"211 lbage 19rookieTennesseeManassas, VA
ROOKIE · NBA RATING PENDING
A 6'10" shot-making wing with rare positional length
MIL
Milwaukee Bucks
Eastern · Central · proj. 30-52 (▼10.5)

A towering wing with guard skills and a boom-or-bust profile. The upside is a switchable two-way forward who spaces the floor; the bet is on the body filling out.

Proj. pick #9Range 8–16Comp Jabari Smith Jr. with more handle
Strengths
  • Shooting touch at 6'10"
  • Length disrupts on defense
  • Fluid for his size
Top concern

Slight frame and inconsistent efficiency; needs athletic pop

Draft grade — a pre-NBA scouting projection from the curated Big Board, graded against the draft class. It is not an NBA rating; an NBA rating appears once he plays a qualifying NBA season.

Contract

2026-27
$5,776,629Guaranteed
3% of the club’s payroll · 10th of 15 priced deals
Runs through4 seasons
Est. market value$5,247,467 /yr
Surplus$529,162
FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

2 moves

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.