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Nate AmentMilwaukee Bucks · #5

Forward · 6'8", 210 lb · Tennessee

Nate Ament is a forward the Miami Heat selected 13th overall in the 2026 NBA draft out of Tennessee. An incoming rookie who makes his NBA debut in 2026-27 — projected role, ratings and outlook.

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Nate Ament

Season avg— · no NBA seasons yet — prospect

Career avg— · career line pending debut

Live win probabilityHeat 71%

Balladex model · projected 122–118 · 99.7 pace

Tonight's projectionmodel

9.6pts

4.5reb

1.8ast

29%win

Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head

Nate Ament

Milwaukee Bucks · Forward

Davion Mitchell

Miami Heat · Strong defender

Category breakout

Head-to-head history

Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.

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Scouting report

Nate Ament — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

Two-way wing prospect · Impact 43

Nate Ament is a forward the Miami Heat selected 13th overall in the 2026 NBA draft out of Tennessee. An incoming rookie who makes his NBA debut in 202

Offense

Defense

Feel / IQ

Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Below average scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Below average late

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Athleticism

Average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Nate Ament stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets▬

44%

Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬

23%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬

19%

Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬

Kyrie Irving Dallas Mavericks▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #328 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

43Impact index

72Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file1

#13 2026 Draft pick

Stat explorer

Nate Ament — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

C-

Scoring

0.0 PPG

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Playmaking

0.0 APG

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Rebounding

0.0 RPG

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Shooting

— 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Nate Ament

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season confidence

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Everything it reads

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0 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age — — applied per stat

curve

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: — → games & confidence

health

The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Nate Ament career stats, season by season

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.

EraLab · the stat time machinenovel

Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.

—raw PPG

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—in 2026 pace

why

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Alex Karaban 100%Koa Peat 100%Asa Newell 99%Carter Bryant 99%Danny Wolf 99%

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Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart

Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.

Role simulatorpowered by GM engine

Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.

If a key teammate misses 20 games →

Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.

Context

Are the Milwaukee Bucks built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

27–55proj record

#12conf seed

-5.3net rtg

112.6off rtg

117.9def rtg

1%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Myles Turner, Kel'el Ware.

How his role moves

Projected 27–55, 12th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

43 of 99

Role player tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

1 accolades

#13 2026 Draft pick

Act IV

The Ballad of Nate Ament

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

The beginning

Nate Ament is an incoming 2026 first-round rookie forward for the Miami Heat.

Milwaukee Bucks

Turning pro

Drafted 13th overall, 2026 as a Forward.

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Nate Ament was the 13th pick of the 2026 NBA draft, headed to the Miami Heat out of Tennessee.

Chapter

He hasn't played an NBA game yet — his debut comes in 2026-27. Everything here is a Balladex prospect projection until real box scores arrive.

Where things stand

An incoming forward who debuts in 2026-27.

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Ament's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ 13th Overall Pick Nate Ament BEST MOMENTS at 2026 NBA Summer League 🔥▶ Nate Ament Season Highlights | 2026 NBA Draft Prospects ▶ Nate Ament No. 13 Overall Pick SHINED with 23 PTS | July 15, 2026

Off the court

Measurables

Active

Height: 6'8"
Weight: 210 lb
Draft: 13th overall, 2026
Born: Tennessee
Jersey: #5

Beyond the game

Ament joins the Miami Heat as part of the 2026 rookie class, out of Tennessee.

The person

An incoming 2026 first-round forward out of Tennessee.

Incoming

Unproven

Tennessee

FAQ

Nate Ament — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Nate Ament, answered.

Where was Nate Ament drafted?

Nate Ament was selected 13th overall by the Miami Heat in the 2026 NBA draft, out of Tennessee.

Does Ament have NBA stats yet?

Not yet — he's an incoming rookie who debuts in the 2026-27 season. The ratings and outlook here are clearly-labeled Balladex projections until real box scores arrive.

Nate Ament career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Nate AmentMilwaukee Bucks · #5

Nate Ament — the report card

Where Nate Ament stands

Nate Ament — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Nate Ament

Nate Ament career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Milwaukee Bucks built to win?

The Ballad of Nate Ament

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Where things stand

Off the court

Nate Ament — frequently asked

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