The Nigerian basketball community was as stunned as the rest of the world when news broke that Brooklyn Nets point guard Spencer Dinwiddie was in the process of acquiring a Nigerian passport, which could see him represent the African nation at the next Olympics.
It comes barely two months after the Nigerians announced Golden State Warriors associate head coach Mike Brown as the man who will guide them to the Olympic Games, which were then still set to be played in July in Tokyo.
As moves go, the Dinwiddie bid is as clutch as it gets, as it not only fills a position where D'Tigers have had some trouble recently, but also sends a message -- like the Brown hire -- that Nigeria are going all in for broke in Tokyo and beyond.