Milwaukee Bucks lottery pick named biggest steal in 2026 NBA Draft
· Yahoo Sports
Following the Giannis Antetokoumpo trade, the Milwaukee Bucks were able to jumpstart their rebuild with two lottery picks in the 2026 NBA Draft, No. 10 and No. 12. With those picks, the Bucks selected Brayden Burries (Arizona) and Nate Ament (Tennessee).
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Ahead of the 2026-27 season, one of those picks has already begun to turn heads following an impressive summer league campaign. In four games, Burries averaged 23.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists, two steals and one block per contest. During his freshman season at Arizona, Burries proved to be a great two-way talent, averaging 16.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.2 blocks.
For these reasons, ESPN ranked the former Wildcat as the biggest draft-day steal in a recent poll. Burries dominated this conversation, earning six of 13 votes in the category. Yaxel Lendeborg, who went one pick after Burries, was the only other player to receive more than two votes.
While the Bucks may not be prepared to make a playoff run next season, young players like Burries, Ament and Kel'el Ware, a recent trade acquisition, will be given valuable minutes to develop at the NBA level.
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This article originally appeared on Rookie Wire: Milwaukee Bucks lottery pick named biggest steal in 2026 NBA Draft