# WOW: Rick Barnes, Tennessee DOMINATE NBA Draft with Nate Ament, Ja’Kobi Gillespie & Felix Okpara

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Podcast: [Locked On Vols - Daily Podcast On Tennessee Volunteers Football & Basketball](https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-vols-daily-podcast-on-tennessee-volunteers-football-basketball-774642)
Published: 2026-06-28T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Tennessee Volunteers basketball dominates the NBA Draft as Rick Barnes sends three standouts—Dalton Knecht, Ja’Kobi Gillespie and Felix Okpara—to the pros. Is Barnes building an NBA talent pipeline in Knoxville? Eric Cain highlights how Nate Amen went 13th overall to the Milwaukee Bucks, while Ja’Kobi Gillespie and Felix Okpara found new NBA homes with the San Antonio Spurs and Washington Wizards, marking just the second time in Barnes’ tenure that three Vols are drafted in a single year. Cain also breaks down proposed NCAA football calendar changes that could reshape the college landscape. With reforms to spring practices, preseason camp, transfer windows, and Week Zero waivers on the table, are these long-overdue moves finally bringing common sense to the NCAA schedule? Get the latest insights on how these updates could help Tennessee and other SEC teams navigate the grueling season ahead.

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