Nate Ament latest news "rumors are swirling he will be in lexington tuesday night for the Tennessee game " last visit
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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.
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...
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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.
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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.].
[Probably shouldn't have said that as it's likely to get the recruiting ranking fanboys fired up.].
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.
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.
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
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Most analysts thinks he winds up at Duke. https://ukwildcatswire.usatoday.com...entucky-wildcats-sweep-tennessee/78438623007/
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.
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This guy can play here next year
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
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
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
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
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.
Yes we will and a bigger stronger more experienced player to boot. .. Not College basketball from 15 years ago
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
Would love to see this young man come home to play for BBN.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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