Day 2 of the NBA draft will be held Wednesday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The second and final day will feature picks No. 31-60 in the second round.
Two former Vols were drafted and traded in the first round on Tuesday.
Tennessee freshman forward Nate Ament was selected by Miami with the No. 13 overall pick. He was traded to Milwaukee after being drafted. Ament played for the Vols during the 2025-26 season.
Former Tennessee guard Cameron Carr was also selected by New York with the No. 24 overall pick in the first round and was traded to the Lakers. He played for the Vols from 2023-25 and transferred to Baylor.
Ahead of the second and final round on Wednesday, ESPN released its best available players remaining in the NBA draft. Three former Vols are listed as the top 70 players remaining to be drafted: Felix Okpara (No. 12), Ja’Kobi Gillespie (No. 14) and Tobe Awaka (No. 17).
Awaka played for the Vols from 2022-24 and transferred to Arizona.
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