The Bucks biggest gamble after trading Giannis might be drafting Nate Ament
The Bucks biggest possible gamble after trading Giannis
Should Milwaukee take a flyer on a raw player during a rebuild?Adel Burton|
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Milwaukee BucksTennessee VolunteersThe most recent report from Jake Fischer is that the Bucks who hold the number 10 overall pick in the 2026 NBA draft have indicated that Nate Ament will be a target this June. Taylor Jenkins (Head Coach), Jon Horst (general manager) and others went to visit Ament in New York during the pre-draft process according to Fischer.
While the Bucks continue navigating Giannis Antetokounmpo trade talks, Milwaukee, currently picking No. 10, seems to have emerged as Nate Ament’s floor.
— Jake Fischer (@JakeLFischer) June 18, 2026
A Bucks contingent of Jon Horst, Taylor Jenkins, and others visited Ament in New York during this pre-draft process. And… https://t.co/X6coadIVn2
Nate Ament
Scouting Snapshot: Nate Ament
1) Stats
- HT: 6’10”
· WT: 211lbs
· Age: 19.53
· PPG: 16.7
· REB: 6.3
· AST: 2.3
· TO: 2.3
· 3PT: 33.3%
· FG: 39.9%
· FT: 79.0
· USG: 29%
2) Draft Profile Strengths
· Good feel for drawing fouls. He has a 57.8% free throw rate
· Great positional size
· Good passer
· Good form on his jumper
3) Development Areas
· Core Strength
· Limited vertical athlete
· Poor shooting percentages
· Difficult time finding where to get his shots
· Poor separator
· Poor tough shot maker
· Poor lateral agility
· Lack of lift on his jumper
4) Fit & Opportunity
Ament is an upside swing in a deep draft filled with ready to play contributing players. He isn’t shifty enough to create separation. He doesn’t have enough burst to take advantage of space created off screens. He struggles with his back to the basket and off the bounce. He is a tall, small forward with poor shooting percentages. He has good form so this can develop and improve with more ball handlers and playmakers around him. He shouldn’t be expected to reboot the franchise on his own. He could be a piece down the road but has major boom or bust potential.
Does this pick make sense?
Jon Horst is trying to reboot the franchise into a new era once he successfully trades away his disgruntled megastar Giannis Antetokounmpo. He has a horrendous track record of drafting players that do not stick in the league longer than 2.5 years. His last draft pick is on his third team in under 2 years. This history in mind taking a gamble on a prospect who many thought would return to college seems to be a serious error.
There are so many other prospects I would rather rebuild around at pick 10 than Nate Ament. You can have an elite point guard still sitting there. This is the deepest point guard draft in a very long time. Ebuka Okorie, Labaron Philon and Christian Anderson could all be available. I like what Ryan Rollins did last year but it should not stop you from adding one of these guys. They all bring three-point shooting, ball handling and play making in their own way.
The big guys left on the board are going to be needed in this new landscape if you are trying to compete in the Victor Wembenyama era. Morez Johnson Jr should be rated higher than Nate Ament. He is 6’10, 251 pounds. He can defend all five positions with elite switch ability for a man his size. There are several other Bigs I would consider as well. Chris Cenac Jr, Aday Mara and you could even take an upside swing on Jayden Quaintance.
Let’s say the team believes in its guard play so much that it doesn’t value any of these point guards. Cameron Carr from Baylor has a more ready to play game on the wing than Ament. He is 6’5 with a 7’ wingspan. You pair that with excellent form on his jump shot and the percentages to back it up. At 21 years old he has plenty of upside and talent.
Jon Horst will have the final decision at the end of the day. He may take a gamble on Ament but with a draft history like his, the smart money is on the other prospects not named Ament.
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Published Jun 19, 2026
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Badenoch blasts 'moaning' female Labour MPs over Burnham jobs 'quota'
Kemi Badenoch has told Labour women to earn a job in Andy Burnham's Cabinet instead of demanding they are handed jobs because of their gender.
The Tory leader lashed out today amid reports that female MPs are demanding the de-facto new prime minister introduce a 50:50 gender split 'quota' in his government.
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister also complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts.
But in a scathing article in the Times today Mrs Badenoch told them to 'stop moaning' and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'.
'There are many, many reasons why you shouldn't have any Milibands in the cabinet,' she said.
'But complaining that the boys haven't given them the right jobs or that the boys are taking all the jobs, just shows that Labour's women still don't get it.'
The idea of quotas was also attacked by Baroness Jacqui Smith, Labour's Skills Minister.
Asked by Times Radio if Mr Burnham should reserve jobs for women, she said: 'No, I think what Andy Burnham should be doing is building the very best team around him to change this country.'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs
Amid reports that former foreign secretary David Miliband (above, right, in 2010) is being lined up to return to the role, possibly with his brother Ed as Chancellor, one female minister complained that Burnham could not have 'more Milibands than women' in the top posts
But Mrs Badenoch told them to pipe down and get chosen on merit instead of retreating into 'more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country'
A letter written by the Women's Parliamentary Labour Party and seen by the BBC has called on Mr Burnham to ensure a 50:50 split between men and women in government jobs after he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer.
'We are asking you to demonstrate this change from day one and address the toxicity and misogyny within our own party and government,' it said.
Labour has never had a female leader, while the Conservatives have had three, and Mrs Badenoch urged the government to follow its meritocratic example.
'If you run a meritocracy, then you do not have to worry about jobs for the boys,' she wrote.
'Every woman who is a Conservative MP, every woman who has ever won the leadership, has had to fight to get where she is.
'By contrast, Labour women are demanding guarantees from Burnham. But the truth is he doesn't have to give any guarantees.
'If none of Labour's women are prepared to get their hands dirty and challenge him for the leadership, their demands are toothless.'
'In fact, it's quite revealing that the women's parliamentary Labour Party has written to Burnham asking him to commit himself to at least 50 per cent female ministers.
'This has nothing to do with meritocracy. It is yet more of the failed identity politics that is holding back our country.'
