Nets Linked to Tennessee Forward Nate Ament at No. 6 as Workout Questions Persist

Overview

• The Brooklyn Nets hold the No. 6 overall pick and multiple agents, scouts, and rival-team sources say the franchise is strongly connected to Tennessee forward Nate Ament.
• Reporting also indicates the Nets have not brought Ament in for a workout even though he has measured well and worked out for several other top-10 teams.
• Scouts praise Ament’s positional size and shot-making upside, noting he measured around 6'9.5" barefoot, but they also flag inconsistent three-point shooting, a subpar free-throw rate, and limits in physicality and explosiveness.
• Analysts point to Brooklyn’s unexpected Egor Dëmin pick last year as precedent for a non-consensus choice and say the team could be signalling interest in Ament to encourage trade activity around the No. 6 slot.
• With the Draft approaching, the Nets’ choice to select Ament, trade the pick, or pivot to another player remains open and could prompt sharp reactions because the pick would directly affect Brooklyn’s roster construction and trade-market plans.