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SF/PF Keita Bates-Diop (Official Thread)

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Making his way into first round mock drafts.

http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/new...oncic-deandre-ayton/2khdk5d15lgt16sdln66qti01

27. Celtics — Keita Bates-Diop, PF, Ohio State

Age: 22.0 | Height: 6-7 | Weight: 190

The Celtics obviously place a premium on switchable defenders who can shoot the 3-ball well. After an injury-ravaged junior campaign, Bates-Diop has proven his potential to fit into that role.

The 22-year-old is shooting 36.4 percent from deep this season and 82.1 percent from the foul line. He has a high release point that allows him to shoot over most contests. Defensively, he has the size to guard multiple positions and is averaging 2.0 blocks and 1.2 steals per 40 minutes.
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Mr.Blonde said:
Young man doesn't owe us anything. Go get that money.
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While I agree that he needs to get the money when it is there after watching him play against PSU I wonder how his game will translate into the NBA. He does not like the physicality of the game and probably would have to play more on the perimeter at the next level. Not saying that he is coming back.
 
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I'm wondering where he is going to fit in the NBA draft. The highest I've seen him in mock drafts is late first round with many putting him into the second round. I definitely see him as more of a second round pick which means no guaranteed contract. He's a good defender but he hasn't done well scoring against physical defenders or with a guy in his face.
 
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OhioState001 said:
I'm wondering where he is going to fit in the NBA draft. The highest I've seen him in mock drafts is late first round with many putting him into the second round. I definitely see him as more of a second round pick which means no guaranteed contract. He's a good defender but he hasn't done well scoring against physical defenders or with a guy in his face.
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Not sure what mocks you have been looking at but everyone that I have seen has him going in the first round much to my surprise. He varies anywhere from the mid-teens to the mid-20s in what I have looked at.
 
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OHIO STATE'S KEITA BATES-DIOP HAS SIXTH-BEST ODDS FOR NATIONAL COLLEGE BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

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Ohio State forward Keita Bates-Diop currently has the sixth-best odds to win the AP College Basketball Player of the Year award, according to the most recent odds released by Bovada.

Even after Ohio State's back-to-back losses against Penn State and Michigan, in which Bates-Diop combined to make just nine of 28 shots from the field and five of 10 free throws, the Big Ten Player of the Year frontrunner still has 14/1 odds to win the national award, according to the betting service.

Bates-Diop currently ranks second in the Big Ten in points per game (19.5) and third in the conference in rebounds per game (8.8).

Oklahoma's Trae Young, who leads all Division I basketball players with 29 points per game, is the heavy favorite to win the national award, with 2/3 odds.

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...ational-college-basketball-player-of-the-year
 
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