2014-2018 SF - Keita Bates-Diop (2018 All-American, 2018 B1G POY)

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Yes, indeed @KBD_33 ☔️ https://t.co/DkV86ediqM

— Ohio State Hoops 🌰 (@OhioStateHoops) July 7, 2018

 

Best of luck to @KBD_33 as he will be playing for the @Timberwolves in the @NBASummerLeague ! #DevelopedHere || #GoBucks🌰 pic.twitter.com/SfQtmMJ9wu

— The Ohio State Hoops Insider (@OSUHoopsInsider) July 7, 2018

 

Keita Bates-Diop signed his contract with Wolves today. League sources tell @TheAthletic the 2nd RD pick gets a 3-year deal, with the first 2 fully guaranteed

— Jon Krawczynski (@JonKrawczynski) July 7, 2018

 

Keita Bates-Diop getting it done with the block on one end and the corner 3⃣at the other!#NBASummer pic.twitter.com/WgmCMTsWPu

— NBA (@NBA) July 8, 2018

 

Keita Bates-Diop's first weekend in the NBA's Summer League starts cold, but ends red-hot. https://t.co/j6FW2rGI4T

— Eleven Warriors (@11W) July 8, 2018

 

FINAL - @Timberwolves: 103 | @Raptors: 92

Keita Bates-Diop leads all scorers with 24 PTS and also adds on 3 3PTM & 11 REB. #NBASummer pic.twitter.com/apGfzya1ht

— NBA (@NBA) July 8, 2018

 

Keita Bates-Diop went off tonight with 16 pts and 9 rebs! 👀 #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/vUjYskceET

— Buckeye Videos+ (@BuckeyeVideos) July 12, 2018

 

That's tough, @KBD_33 😤 https://t.co/N90xYeNX9P

— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) July 12, 2018

 

14 pts., 4 reb., 3 ast., 1 stl., 1 blk. to finish @OhioStAthletics product @KBD_33's Summer League! https://t.co/3LUWxNV0gb

— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) July 14, 2018

 

Ohio State men's basketball | Keita Bates-Diop voted biggest NBA draft steal by peers https://t.co/msgrxdEG4z

— BuckeyeXtra.com (@BuckeyeXtra) August 21, 2018

 

A fitting send-off for the @bigten Player of the Year. 👏

Best of luck with the @Timberwolves, @KBD_33!#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/y94vrgt41R

— Ohio State Hoops 🌰 (@OhioStateHoops) September 1, 2018

 

NBA | Ex-Buckeye Keita Bates-Diop ready to earn big-league pay https://t.co/u06uaaDRjA

— BuckeyeXtra.com (@BuckeyeXtra) October 17, 2018

 

#Buckeyes product Keita Bates-Diop made his NBA debut last night. One rebound and one missed shot in six minutes for the @Timberwolves.

— Adam Jardy (@AdamJardy) October 27, 2018

 

.@Timberwolves assignee and 2018 @NBADraft 2nd Round Pick Keita Bates-Diop (@KBD_33) led the @iawolves to victory on Sunday night with a CAREER-HIGH 27 PTS, adding 8 REB & 3 BLK 🐺🐺🐺@OhioStateHoops ↗️ @Timberwolves ➡️ @iawolves pic.twitter.com/JCo3OtfXwT

— NBA G League (@nbagleague) December 3, 2018

 

.@Timberwolves assignee Keita Bates-Diop (@KBD_33) was instrumental in the @iawolves' win on Thursday night, dropping 18 PTS, 7 REB & 4 BLK on 8-of-14 shooting from the field 🐺@OhioStateHoops ↗️ @Timberwolves ➡️ @iawolves pic.twitter.com/2WnfLmuosG

— NBA G League (@nbagleague) December 14, 2018

 

#Twolves recall Keita Bates-Diop from the @iawolves. Bates-Diop has played in 13 games with Iowa this season, averaging 17.5 points and 9.0 rebounds in 35.7 minutes per game.

— Timberwolves PR (@Twolves_PR) December 22, 2018

 

Keita Bates-Diop, Minnesota Timberwolves

Stats: 2.0 points, 1.5 rebounds, 0.0 assists, 0.0 steals, 0.5 blocks, 25.0 shooting percentage, 0.0 3-point percentage, 0.0 free-throw percentage, 9.0 minutes per game (two games played)

Season: Drafted in the second round last spring, Bates-Diop has only played two games for the Minnesota Timberwolves, coached by Tom Thibodeau who is notorious for not playing rookies. Instead, Bates-Diop has bounced between Minnesota and the Iowa Wolves, a G League team. He averages 17.5 points and nine rebounds for Iowa. Bates-Diop likely doesn't have much of a path to playing time this year, but will have more of a chance to get on the court in his second season.

Game of the year: In his last game before his most recent call-up to Minnesota, Bates-Diop scored 28 points in a loss to the Windy City Bulls on Dec. 21. He went 10-for-21, hit three 3-pointers, grabbed 11 rebounds and had three blocks.

 

Keita Bate-Diop is back in the NBA (FREE)https://t.co/SbgLCCxyKi

— Bucknuts (@Bucknuts247) January 25, 2019