Nate Ament met with Milwaukee Bucks general manager Jon Horst and coach Taylor Jenkins before the 2026 NBA draft, keeping Milwaukee in the center of his possible landing spots. The Bucks still own the No. 10 pick, and that slot could move if Giannis Antetokounmpo is traded before June 23.
That meeting matters because Ament has not had a private workout with Milwaukee. He told on June 19, “It doesn’t really matter if I get drafted high or low,” and added, “I just want to be able to come in and impact the game immediately. That sounds good to me as long as I’m playing.”
Milwaukee Bucks Draft Range
Mock drafts have kept Ament tied to Milwaukee. 's Bryan Kalbrosky, CBS Sports, the Ringer and Yahoo Sports all have him going to the Bucks in their most recent projections, while Jordan Mendoza's mock sends him to the Chicago Bulls at No. 15. had pushed him up to No. 9 to Dallas before the Dallas Mavericks hired Dusty May.
The Bucks also could end up with the No. 13 pick if they deal with the Miami Heat. That gives Milwaukee a wider draft range than the current No. 10 slot, and it makes Ament's path more sensitive to the roster movement around Antetokounmpo before the first round of the 2026 NBA draft.
Nate Ament's Limited Workouts
Ament has worked out with only four NBA teams: the Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Clippers, Brooklyn Nets and Oklahoma City Thunder. That small list leaves Milwaukee's meeting with Horst and Jenkins as a notable part of the process even without a private workout in the building.
The 6-foot-10 Tennessee freshman remains one of the cleaner first-round names in the class, but his draft slot is still tied to how teams sort out their boards before June 23 at 8 p.m. ET. If the Bucks hold the No. 10 pick, Ament stays in range; if the pick shifts, so does the forecast around him.
Antetokounmpo's Impact On June 23
Giannis Antetokounmpo is expected to be traded before the first round begins. That possibility changes Milwaukee's draft math more than any single workout does, because the Bucks' pick position can move while Ament is still waiting to hear where he lands.
The same Tennessee draft picture also includes Ja'Kobi Gillespie and Felix Okpara, who are showing up in most second-round mock drafts for June 24 at 8 p.m. ET. Gillespie has been projected as high as No. 41 to Miami and as low as No. 55 to the New York Knicks, while Okpara has landed at No. 38 to Chicago, No. 40 to Boston, No. 46 to Orlando and No. 47 to Phoenix.
For Ament, the opening round still carries the main weight. Milwaukee is on the board now, but the Bucks' own trade decisions may decide whether that meeting with Horst and Jenkins ends up reading like a visit, a fit, or the start of a draft-night move.
