Nate Ament latest news "rumors are swirling he will be in lexington tuesday night for the Tennessee game " last visit

[MathUK]

All caps got to go.

Bust all those caps.

 

[ORCAT]

You mean to tell me that this kid woukd get nearly the same money as Coach Pope as a one year guy? No thank you. If this is true, I hope we pass and go after some mean playing transfers (several) for that amount of cash.

 

[billoliver40]

Maybe, maybe not. Can't see spending that much on any one player.

 

[CondorCat]

I believe Cooper Flagg has a $2.9M deal. Hard to believe Dybantsa will be getting $7M from BYU. NIL is getting a bit ridiculous...

A.J. Dybantsa, Class of 2025 No. 1 recruit, commits to BYU | FOX Sports

BYU has landed the top recruit in the Class of 2025. A.J. Dybantsa, who is projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, announced his commitment to BYU on Tuesday.

www.foxsports.com

 

[G-PIP]

After watching Noah, he's probably worried about playing time at SF.

[Probably shouldn't have said that as it's likely to get the recruiting ranking fanboys fired up.].

 

[Wildcat-in-STL]

The only way you go out and pay this kid 3-5 million is if the boosters and club blue will have enough to fill out the roster with good players and still have the depth of a 10-12 man rotation.

 

[Fox2monk]

I've heard that it's 3 to 5 mil. And you're right, who knows if that's true. But word is that AJ Dybantsa got 8.5 million to go to BYU. So other top10 recruits I'm sure are aware of roughly what the market is, and are starting there.

The most I could stomach for a top10 freshman is 3 mil, and even that I dont like. Top portal players, up to 2 mil? In that range I guess. Top50 freshman, 1 mil. Everything after that is in the 6 figures. If you're not fogured to be a 6th man or better, your NIL probably shouldn't hit 1mil.. but that might very well put us behind other schools so who knows.

I heard AJ got 5. Nobody knows. The deal includes a base salary of $5 million, plus additional money from Nike and Red Bull. For reference Flagg reported to be the highest this year at 2.9 million so I’m sorry Ament isn’t worth over 2 million.

 

[chasingwildcat]

I think Ament is around 2M, which is reasonable.

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

I think Ament is around 2M, which is reasonable.

You get ament, then you go all out to get a good PG and Physical front court player for next year. This is also assuming, oweh, garrisson are back

 

[JC CATS]

Where is that coming from?

Most analysts thinks he winds up at Duke. https://ukwildcatswire.usatoday.com...entucky-wildcats-sweep-tennessee/78438623007/

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

A guy to watch not related to ament in any way. But jones on the postgame show was saying he thinks a guy from Kentucky currently at another school could/would end up here next year. I think he is talking about max green from holy cross. Green could fill the Almanor role nicely next year.

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

This guy can play here next year

 

[Mulder14]

Honest question, how many people on here whether positive or negative have seen Ament play? Not highlights in person

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

Honest question, how many people on here whether positive or negative have seen Ament play? Not highlights in person

I’ve watched 3 of his games now since Kentucky has ramped up the interest. Very good offensive player, can score at all 3 levels. He is rail thin though, and will have to add on weight for sure

 

[jeffky]

Most analysts thinks he winds up at Duke. https://ukwildcatswire.usatoday.com...entucky-wildcats-sweep-tennessee/78438623007/

 

[jeffky]

I read where nate arrived Monday stayed overnight and was sighted having dinner at Jeff ruby's

 

[JC CATS]

Yeah I feel the same

 

[K_TIME]

Noah with be better next year

And that is a good point…

If Ament is essentially a bidding war…UK needs those resources at PF where there is a glaring hole …not SF

Oweh and now Noah’s emergence have me feeling the SF rotation will be fine next year

If Ament can’t take 25 PF minutes….its not a good investment

 

[L.O.D.]

Caleb watched us play one of our best games chooses UNC who has nothing.

Any recruit who's waiting to commit is looking for Max nil money as greatest motivator imo .. I don't care if we get or not there's as good or better in Portal. At half his price.

How many freshman are out playing the folks we got in Portal? Flagg an how many others?

Ament wants in at a reasonable price where we can still get our needs in portsl then great if not he can go join another Duke superclass or Cal. Don't need or want him

 

[un4getables]

Kentucky needs to offer a bag. If they do they get them. If not, he'll go elsewhere.

I always get a chuckle by this comment.. The Bag... This statement is not true and what is "THE BAG" Either he wants to play in our system and make some cash or he doesn't and wants it to be all about him. We already had 15 years of all about "HIM" You can go watch and be a fan of Arkansas if that is what you want. If he WANTS to be here then by all means open arms. Otherwise he can hit the bricks.

 

[un4getables]

Stockholm syndrome on freshman superstars at UK.

So TRUE>

 

[un4getables]

we may not get a better portal frontcourt players than ament from portal

Remember we do not have covid transfers and choices are more limited

And Ament I believe has similar level with frosh version of randle. So he will be better than most frontcourt transfers

Yes we will and a bigger stronger more experienced player to boot. .. Not College basketball from 15 years ago

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

I always get a chuckle by this comment.. The Bag... This statement is not true and what is "THE BAG" Either he wants to play in our system and make some cash or he doesn't and wants it to be all about him. We already had 15 years of all about "HIM" You can go watch and be a fan of Arkansas if that is what you want. If he WANTS to be here then by all means open arms. Otherwise he can hit the bricks.

And I always get a chuckle by the comment, "If he wants to be here..." followed by some rationale that points to guys choosing Kentucky from a puritanical, non-NBA motivated, non-financially motivate position.

You know what? Every single high-level guy we've recruited in the 40 years - be it Delk, Sheppard, Mashburn, Mercer, Turner, Hayes, etc. - came here, in part, because they wanted to use UK to get to a better position financially someday.

If Ament comes here because we outbid the rest of his potential suitors, it doesn't make him any more self-interested than the guys who came before him. It merely highlights that the means to doing that have changed.

Your perspective is severely limited, especially the silly line about "watching Arkansas" simply because your view isn't expansive enough to fathom how all of these guys want the same thing at the end of the day.

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

Again, you can check potential portal candidates for frontcourt, not many will be better than freshmen Ament.

There will not be Covid 5 year senior anymore.

If you have chance to get likes of AD, Towns, Zion, Bachelo, Jabari Smith, Brandon Miller, Flagg, Bailey, just get them as hard as possible, even if they are OND. These types of players can produce a lot.

Some posters can't handle the complexity of what you're suggesting. The idea that solid portal transfers surrounded by a few very good freshmen is something they reject because they haven't seen it yet. When they do, they'll know it works, but until then they'll just screech "OAD cannot return to Kentucky!" like mindless banshees.

 

[G-PIP]

The only way you go out and pay this kid 3-5 million is if the boosters and club blue will have enough to fill out the roster with good players and still have the depth of a 10-12 man rotation.

Yeah, why should we care about any particular $$ amount that a player receives. The issue is using the NIL budget (which we don't know) to put/hold together the best team possible. The dollar amounts being thrown around are relative. So, I don't see why I would say "I wouldn't pay $X for this player" unless I knew the impact that dollar figure would have on putting/holding the rest of the roster together, etc. But now discussing relative values I can understand, such as "this player should have a higher value and priority than that player" kind of assessment.

 

[SkyPrince1]

And I always get a chuckle by the comment, "If he wants to be here..." followed by some rationale that points to guys choosing Kentucky from a puritanical, non-NBA motivated, non-financially motivate position.

You know what? Every single high-level guy we've recruited in the 40 years - be it Delk, Sheppard, Mashburn, Mercer, Turner, Hayes, etc. - came here, in part, because they wanted to use UK to get to a better position financially someday.

If Ament comes here because we outbid the rest of his potential suitors, it doesn't make him any more self-interested than the guys who came before him. It merely highlights that the means to doing that have changed.

Your perspective is severely limited, especially the silly line about "watching Arkansas" simply because your view isn't expansive enough to fathom how all of these guys want the same thing at the end of the day.

If NIL didn't exist the Boozer's still go to Duke and probably Nik K. also.
Could still see Wilson at UNC.
Arenas staying in LA at USC.
Go down the list not many head scratchers.
AJ is the exception.
Kids are still mainly picking schools they would want to play for if NIL wasn't a factor.
I think it will all boil down to how much Ament actually likes UK compared to the other schools he's interested in.
I'm sure the staff already has a good read as to whether they're in the race or not.

 

[bigbluedon]

If he had gone after Broome, what makes you think he would have chosen us? We have to understand every kid available is not ours to lose. Broome may have been an Auburn fan growing up. By the way, we had the best recruiter in the nation two years ago. Unless you don't think Cal would want him, why do you think Pope would or could have recruited Broome to Lexington? I really think Coach Pope can and will be a good recruiter, but it is foolish for us to expect him to out perform Cal in recruiting. Kids today seemingly don't care about the name on the front of their jersey. They care about the name on the back and the almighty $$. Kids pick a school based mostly on two factors, $$ and the coach. Maybe and certainly less today than years ago, an instate kid may pick based on the name on the front.

Cal didn’t want Broome because we had Oscar. He didn’t know how to coach two guys that good nor how to split the time so he let Broome go. Huge mistake. Cal’s promises to players always bit the team in the ass. Screw Cal. Worthless POS that can’t coach a lick.

 

[Ron Mehico]

Some posters can't handle the complexity of what you're suggesting. The idea that solid portal transfers surrounded by a few very good freshmen is something they reject because they haven't seen it yet. When they do, they'll know it works, but until then they'll just screech "OAD cannot return to Kentucky!" like mindless banshees.

Guaranteed 3 years ago you would’ve been on here whining and complaining and telling other posters how clueless they are because they wanted to pay more for Antonio Reeves or Sheppard over super freshman Wagner, Bradshaw, or the absolute jewel of the class Edwards. How many shitty highly ranked freshmen do we have to have seen before fans are allowed to say they’d prefer a good portal player like LaMont Butler or Oweh for half the price and 1/10 the drama?

 

[bucsrule8872]

A guy to watch not related to ament in by way. But jones on the postgame show was saying eh thinks a guy from Kentucky currently at another school could/would end up next year. I think he is talking about max green from holy cross. Green could fill the Almanor role nicely next year.

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This guy can play here next year

Would love to see this young man come home to play for BBN.

 

[Cat_Man_Blue]

And I always get a chuckle by the comment, "If he wants to be here..." followed by some rationale that points to guys choosing Kentucky from a puritanical, non-NBA motivated, non-financially motivate position.

You know what? Every single high-level guy we've recruited in the 40 years - be it Delk, Sheppard, Mashburn, Mercer, Turner, Hayes, etc. - came here, in part, because they wanted to use UK to get to a better position financially someday.

If Ament comes here because we outbid the rest of his potential suitors, it doesn't make him any more self-interested than the guys who came before him. It merely highlights that the means to doing that have changed.

Your perspective is severely limited, especially the silly line about "watching Arkansas" simply because your view isn't expansive enough to fathom how all of these guys want the same thing at the end of the day.

Best post in this thread.

If Ament gets paid and comes to UK, I guarantee that Pope will foster a sense of pride in him based on what it means to put on the UK jersey.

Some UK fans have a bad opinion of 5 star players because of Cal. Cal didn't give a shit about the University of Kentucky and no one can convince me otherwise. It is different now. The players that come through UK under Pope will always have a great appreciation for UK and Pope.

 

[Bluesnky]

This offense is able to absolutely cook even without a true point guard in there. I thought it would be just terrible without one after the Arkansas game but overall I think it may have been even more efficient over the several games when we’ve been without a true point.

I wonder if this impacts how we evaluate backcourt additions for next year. Max Green I take it is a combo guard type, with good shooting and assist numbers but not the primary ball handler on his team.

 

[rudedogky1969]

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This guy can play here next year

He's averaging 14.5 PPG on splits of 42.7%/37.1/69.9, 5.5 Rebounds, 3.7 Assists playing on average 33 min/game as a freshman. Obviously the Patriot League isn't the SEC, but this kid can play.

 

[megablue]

Ament saw a good one, especially with such a loud crowd !!

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

Would love to see this young man come home to play for BBN.

Agree, he can fill the Almanor role nicely

 

[BigBlueManSouthCentralKY]

Wish Pope would have offered Green. A big guard that is said to have a very high basketball IQ and can play the one, two and three. He hit 23-31 shots against the Indiana all stars. Another high level fundamentally skilled player that is also a team player. Dribbling, shooting, handle and passing, he would be excellent in Pope's system. Grandfather played football at UK.

 

[rivercatinfl]

Plus he is like 210 lbs

185

 

[bucsrule8872]

Agree, he can fill the Almanor role nicely

Definitely.

 

[Dontworryboutit23]

Definitely.

Honestly, he is probably better than Almanor

 

[UKfanINcoach]

I read where nate arrived Monday stayed overnight and was sighted having dinner at Jeff ruby

 

[UKfanINcoach]

Good to know! I'm sure that is the recruit that Pope mentioned in the presser he had dinner with the night before. Combine that with playing great winning ball in both games he attended I like our chances.