NBA Draft Basketball Wiretap

Tennessee forward Nate Ament said he worked out for the Oklahoma City Thunder this week. 

Ament added that he worked out by himself, saying that the drills focused more on basketball concepts and conditioning.

"A lot of it was reading closeouts, understanding the game ... OKC specific. Like they already have their main creators, stuff like that, so being able to learn how to play off them. Quick decisions, one-two dribbles, shooting when there's a short closeout, driving when it's a hard closeout," said on The Kevin O’Connor Show.

It was reported this week that the Thunder are open to trading up in the draft. The team have the No. 12, No. 17, and No. 37 pick in the upcoming draft. 

Arizona freshman Koa Peat will remain in the upcoming NBA Draft, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.

The 6-foot-8 freshman is currently projected as the No. 27 pick in the ESPN mock draft.

"Just trying to work on that as much as I can, trying to shoot the ball the same way every time," Peat told ESPN at the NBA draft combine earlier this month. "Trying to eliminate misses left and right, trying to miss long or short. Trying to focus on that."

Peat measured in with a 34.5 inch standing vertical, which was sixth among players in the combine.

Peat also shot just 6-of-25 in the spot-up drill and 7-of-25 in the three-point star drill, the second worst combined performance in the combine. 

Texas Tech guard Christian Anderson will stay in the NBA Draft, his agent Aaron Mintz of CAA Basketball told ESPN.

Anderson is currently ranked as the projected No. 16 pick in the most recent ESPN mock draft. 

"This is a dream I've worked toward my entire life, and the fact that it's now a real opportunity is something I don't take for granted," Anderson said. "I'm incredibly grateful for the chance to compete at the highest level in the world, and I'm ready to make the most of it."

The 6-foot-3 guard averaged 18.5 points and 7.4 assists last season.

Anderson was also the third best shooter across four shooting drills at the NBA draft combine and checked in with a 40.5-inch vertical leap.