Nate Ament has settled on the number he’ll wear as he begins his NBA career with the Milwaukee Bucks, and it won’t be the familiar No. 10.
This week, Ament announced that he’ll take the floor in No. 15.
That’s a shift for the 6-foot-10 wing, who built plenty of his recent basketball identity around No. 10.
He wore it at Tennessee during his standout freshman season, and he also had that number in high school and with Team USA. Earlier stops looked different: he wore No. 7 in AAU ball and No. 33 in middle school.
The Bucks didn’t leave him much choice on the number he’d prefer. No. 10 is retired in Milwaukee in honor of Bob Dandridge. Dandridge, who was drafted in 1969, played 618 career games with the Bucks and posted averages of 18.6 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists.
Ament’s new number was confirmed on July 6, 2026, with No. 15 now set for his rookie year. It was last worn by Liam Robbins in 2025.
The rookie arrives in Milwaukee after a season that showed off his upside, even with injury forcing him to push through the stretch before the postseason. He finished with 16.7 points per game while shooting 39.9% from the field and 33.3% from 3-point range, and he added 6.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.
Milwaukee made Ament the 13th overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, a selection that landed him in the lottery despite projections that had him trending later in the process. He was the Bucks’ second pick of the night, following Brayden Burries out of Arizona at No. 10.
For now, Milwaukee is in the California Classic portion of the preseason, but Ament isn’t on the roster yet. His rights were tied up in the blockbuster Giannis Antetokounmpo trade to the Heat, and once that deal went through, Ament became eligible to be added to the actual Summer League roster.
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