As we recap the 2018-19 Timberwolves season, our Kyle Ratke and Julian Andrews will be taking a look at each player on the roster and how we'll remember their season. We continue with rookie forward Keita Bates-Diop.
KR: When Keita Bates-Diop fell to 48th in the 2019 NBA Draft, he was considered the steal of the draft by pretty much everyone. This was the reigning Big 10 Player of the Year and was expected to be a first-round pick.
Bates-Diop probably fell because he was 22 and there were questions about his upside.