Nate Ament's NBA decision has gotten super complicated for Tennessee Volunteers
The freshman phenom will have to make a tough call.
Nate Ament's NBA decision has gotten super complicated for Tennessee Volunteers originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Nate Ament has a decision to make.
Does the freshman phenom go to the NBA Draft? Or does he stay at Tennessee for a second season with the Volunteers? Before this college basketball season, the expectation was that Ament would be one-and-done and contend for a top-five pick.
Now, it's not as certain. Ament would definitely go in the first round if he enters the draft. But would he go high enough to justify leaving the guaranteed earnings and role with the Vols?
Even more, Ament could potentially elevate his draft stock for the 2027 draft, which has a lot less talent expected to be on the board than this year. “League front office executives tell me that his agency, LIFT Sports Management, is split on the decision because they believe that Ament could be the No. 1 pick in 2027,” The Ringer's Kevin O'Connor wrote .