Nate Ament

Two-way wing. Carried by shot creation (77th) and rim protection (70th); the question mark is scoring efficiency (4th).

Draft outlook

Where the math lands them

Projected landing

#17

Oklahoma City Thunder

1st round

Model vs the field

The One

#17

vs

Field

#9

In line with the field — our board and the consensus agree within a couple of slots.

across 3 mock boards

Scouting summary

Two-way wing profile. The loudest scout signal: elite bpm (BPM = 97th pct). Their NCAA dominance composite lands at 83 on a 100 scale. Mock consensus pegs them 9th across 3 boards.

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35 / 100 two-way score

Ament's offensive + defensive efficiency vs the 2026 class, per Synergy possessions.

Closest NBA comparisons

Matched on combine measurements (length, frame, explosion, agility) and college production (BPM, TS%, usage, assists), within position group. Each comp's tag shows which basis drove it; the college production + career outcome shown belongs to the comp, never projected onto Ament.

“Top X%” = closer to Ament than (100−X)% of all drafted wings on the measurables + production; the bar shows relative closeness among these 5.

1. 1Alex Condon2025

   top 1%

   measurables + production · matched on 9 of 9 measurables · 6 of 4 production

   Became: Too early to grade · 0 g

   College: Florida '25 · TS 55.2 · BPM 10.8

   Std vert31.0"vs30.0"Ht6'10"vs6'11"Max vert37.0"vs35.0"Wing83.5"vs84.8"Weight211 lbvs222 lbShuttle2.85svs3.00sReach109.5"vs107.5"Agility11.27svs12.00s¾ sprint3.26svs3.00sAST%14.8vs15.0PORPAG3.8vs3.4TS%53.4vs55.2Age19.5vs20.9USG%27.8vs22.2BPM6.1vs10.8
2. 2Asa Newell2025

   top 2%

   measurables + production · matched on 9 of 9 measurables · 6 of 4 production

   Became: Too early to grade · 0.1 career VORP · 44 g

   College: Georgia '25 · TS 61.2 · BPM 8.3

   Wing83.5"vs83.3"Max vert37.0"vs36.5"Shuttle2.85svs2.80s¾ sprint3.26svs3.30sStd vert31.0"vs29.5"Agility11.27svs11.00sReach109.5"vs107.5"Weight211 lbvs224 lbHt6'10"vs6'9"Age19.5vs19.7BPM6.1vs8.3PORPAG3.8vs5.1USG%27.8vs23.0AST%14.8vs6.7TS%53.4vs61.2
3. 3Quincy Miller2012

   top 2%

   measurables + production · matched on 8 of 9 measurables · 6 of 4 production

   Became: Fringe NBA · -0.5 career VORP · 69 g

   College: Baylor '12 · TS 54.4 · BPM 4.1

   Std vert31.0"vs30.5"Max vert37.0"vs36.0"Agility11.27svs11.05sWeight211 lbvs219 lbWing83.5"vs85.3"Ht6'10"vs6'9"¾ sprint3.26svs3.48sReach109.5"vs105.0"Age19.5vs19.6TS%53.4vs54.4AST%14.8vs11.3BPM6.1vs4.1PORPAG3.8vs2.7USG%27.8vs23.3
4. 4Michael Porter2018

   top 3%

   measurables + production · matched on 4 of 9 measurables · 5 of 4 production

   Became: Starter · 8.9 career VORP · 397 g

   College: Missouri '18 · TS 43.8 · BPM -4.9

   Weight211 lbvs211 lbWing83.5"vs84.3"Reach109.5"vs108.5"Ht6'10"vs6'10"Age19.5vs20.0USG%27.8vs33.3AST%14.8vs4.6TS%53.4vs43.8BPM6.1vs-4.9
5. 5Kyle Kuzma2017

   top 4%

   measurables + production · matched on 9 of 9 measurables · 6 of 4 production

   Became: Starter · 1.8 career VORP · 610 g

   College: Utah '17 · TS 56.3 · BPM 5.3

   ¾ sprint3.26svs3.25sWing83.5"vs84.3"Shuttle2.85svs2.98sWeight211 lbvs223 lbMax vert37.0"vs34.0"Reach109.5"vs107.5"Agility11.27svs10.72sStd vert31.0"vs27.0"Ht6'10"vs6'8"AST%14.8vs15.0PORPAG3.8vs4.0BPM6.1vs5.3USG%27.8vs26.7TS%53.4vs56.3Age19.5vs21.9

How the closest comps turned out

Median outcome: Rotation — the typical case among these comps, between the floor and ceiling.

The 15 nearest blended comps (4 too recent to grade). These are the comps' own careers — a range of what the profile has become before, not a projection of Ament.

via BartTorvik · percentiles vs W-bucket of all D1 history (2008-26)

35 games· 29.7 mpg

per-game · via barttorvik · percentiles vs all D1 2008-25 at the position

Raw per-game counts — not pace-adjusted; ranked against an 18-season D1 reference where elite-tier percentiles are stable across the window.