Former Tennessee basketball star Nate Ament played in his third NBA summer league game for the Milwaukee Bucks on July 13 in Las Vegas at Cox Pavilion against the Phoenix Suns.
Phoenix won 95-88 in a game that switched leads throughout.
Ament, the No. 13 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, was quiet. He took just three shots, all from beyond the arc, making two of them, including one in the third quarter off a Brayden Burries assist.
He also blocked Rasheer Flemings in the fourth quarter as Milwaukee rallied from a nine-point deficit. A Pete Nance floater gave the Bucks an 87-84 lead with two minutes left. Phoenix had the answer. Back-to-back threes from Koby Brea put the Suns back ahead for good. Milwaukee’s two lottery picks looked like rookies down the stretch. An out-of-bounds turnover by Ament and missed free throws by Burries, the No. 10 overall pick, ended any hopes of a comeback, with Khaman Maluach icing the game from the line.
Ament finished with eight points and three rebounds in 22 minutes.
Burries led all scorers with 23 points on 8-for-15 shooting, including 3-for-8 from three. Maluach led Phoenix with 21 points while also recording 10 rebounds and four blocks.
Here are Ament’s full stats against the Suns.
Nate Ament’s stats vs Suns
Minutes: 22
Points: 8
FG: 2-for-3
3PT: 2-for-3
FT: 1-for-1
Rebounds: 3
Assists: 1
Steals: 0
Blocks: 1
Turnovers: 3
Fouls: 3
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