"Ament not there yet": Hoops fans react to which hooper would be drafted in the NBA between AJ Dybantsa, Nate Ament, Darryn Peterson & Cameron Boozer 

Most top players from the Class of 2025, including AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer, and Darryn Peterson, have committed to or signed with a program. With college basketball as the next step in their careers, fans can only wonder if the top prospects will make it to the league.

Slam High School shared a post by NBA Draft analyst Jonathan Givony talking about the 2026 NBA Draft prospects featuring Nate Ament, AJ Dybantsa and more:

"The senior class is LOADED 🔥 Who would you draft if you were an NBA GM⁉️👀," the post was captioned.

Hoops fans pitched in with their replies in the comments section, talking about which player will or will not make it to the NBA. Some fans talked about No. 4 prospect Nate Ament:

Hoops fans react to which hooper would be drafted in the NBA between AJ Dybantsa, Nate Ament, Darryn Peterson & Cameron Boozer

"Ament not there yet," commented a fan.

This fan commended Cameron Boozer, AJ Dybantsa and Darryn Peterson, "ament is tough but i think other 3 on a different level."

Another fan commented, "Ion see the ament hype."

This fan compared Nate Ament to Ben Simmons, "Nate looking like the Ben Simmons starter kit 😂."

However, one fan supported Ament in the comment section, while others gave their opinions on different players:

Hoops fans react to which hooper would be drafted in the NBA between AJ Dybantsa, Nate Ament, Darryn Peterson & Cameron Boozer

"People saying Nate just isn’t there yet and people are saying arenas is better than all these dudes well I mean arenas is a great player but no offense he plays against way less comp than these guys he’s played like 1 or 2 ranked players so far the rest of the teams are sweet and Nate just showed u him putting up buckets against AJ so he deff there but saying Nate isn’t there and arenas is better than these guys is outrageous," this fan was defending Ament.

A fan pitched in Darryn Peterson, "All said and done, Darryn will be one of the sports’ greats."

"Darius acuff by far top 4 nobody have guard skills like him," another fan talked about Acuff.

This fan asked about Alijah Arenas, "Where’s Arenas fitting into this convo?"

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AJ Dybantsa talks about his NBA Dreams

The Utah Prep senior will join the Cougars next season, however, Dybantsa has frequently talked about his desire to play in the NBA. In a conversation with KSR Radio, Dybantsa talked about improving some aspects of his game:

“I’m not in the league yet, so there is still so much stuff I can improve on,” Dybantsa told KSR. “When I work out with NBA players, I’m obviously not at that level yet, so I’ve just got a lot of stuff I need to work on.”

BYU signee Xavion Staton transferred to Utah Prep to get some experience before the duo head to the Cougars next season, accompanied by Chamberlain Burgress.