National outlet predicts Tennessee to continue recent strong trend under Rick Barnes in 2026, and it's almost a slam dunk it happens

This is what Givony had to say about Ament: 

"A late bloomer, Ament has grown significantly in the past year, filling out his frame at 6-11.

He's a tremendous shotmaker; he has improved his passing and defensive versatility; and his ability to get a shot off almost at will gives him perhaps the highest upside of any prospect in this class. He'll be a focal point at Tennessee, allowing NBA teams to evaluate whether he can emerge as a consistently efficient, winning player in a challenging SEC."

Ament indeed will have the offensive skillset that not only should be "a" focal point for Barnes' offense in 2024, but rather "the" focal point.  Ament is an anywhere scorer and his game should transition immediately to make him an impact player in the SEC.  

Dalton Knecht parlayed his one year in Knoxville into becoming a first-round pick. Chaz Lanier has a great chance to stick in Detroit as the 37th overall pick this week. And Ament will almost certainly hear his name called early next year.  And Vol fans hope that's after helping Tennessee take one step further than they did with their two previous one-year stars - to the Final Four.