In a somewhat surprising turn of events, former Ohio State basketball player Keita Bates-Diop slid all the way to the No. 48 overall pick before being selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of Thursday night’s 2018 NBA draft.
As a result, Bates-Diop will likely have to compete just to make the Timberwolves’ roster rather than receiving the guaranteed contract that comes with being a first-round pick.
Historically, the odds of a second-round draft pick having a prolific career in the NBA aren’t great. Some of them never even play in the NBA, and most of them who do are career backups.