With the 48th pick in the NBA draft, the Minnesota Timberwolves team drafted Ohio State forward Keita Bates-Diop.
Diop blossomed into a tremendous leading man for the Buckeyes in his senior season, averaging 19.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks while shooting 48 percent from the field and 36 percent from deep.
Keita Bates-Diop Bio
Position: SF, PF
School: Ohio State
College Experience: Junior
Height: 6-foot-7
Weight: 224 lbs
Wingspan: 7-foot-4
Max vertical: 35 inches
What the analysts are saying
- "Bates-Diop returned from injury and worked his way to Big Ten Player of the Year honors, leading a revitalized Ohio State program to a strong season. His productive scoring numbers and shooting potential have caught the eyes of the NBA as a potential floor-spacing forward."
- Jeremy Woo, Sports Illustrated - "In order to really maximize that potential, Bates-Diop is going to have to continue to evolve as an offensive player as well, and that begins with his jump shot. While Bates-Diop shot 46.2 percent from 3-point range on an extremely small sample size of 39 attempts as a freshman, the 32.4 percent he shot as a sophomore is likely more in line with where he stands as a shooter, and more indicative of the amount of work he still has to put in to become reliable from deep." - DraftExpress
