Things generally start off iffy for former Ohio State star Keita Bates-Diop. He rode the bench as a freshman with the Buckeyes. He played a little more as a sophomore … then suffered a stress fracture in his leg as a junior. After a medical redshirt year of rehab and some serious sweat, Bates-Diop came back strong. He turned into a 6-foot-9 small forward who could do it all. By the end of the season, he was named Big Ten Player of the Year (2017-18). That is why Bates-Diop didn’t let his rookie season with the Minnesota Timberwolves get him down. “Things don’t always go your way,” he said recently. The Timberwolves drafted Bates-Diop in the second round (No. 48 overall) after his junior season at Ohio State. A lot of people felt Minnesota landed a steal. A lot of people changed their minds quickly, as they often do in…
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