ATLANTA – Keita Bates-Diop made his best case on Saturday that the Timberwolves organization shouldn’t forget about him.
With several rotation players out, Bates-Diop scored 22 points. Three of those players who were out Saturday were back on Monday – Robert Covington, Josh Okogie and Treveon Graham.
But Bates-Diop, the second year player out of Ohio State, still played nearly 24 minutes in the Wolves’ 125-113 victory. And he was still productive. Bates-Diop had 13 points on 5 of 8 shooting to go with five rebounds and a steal.
He was so effective that coach Ryan Saunders had him in with the group that closed out the victory.