Minnesota Timberwolves: Keita Bates-Diop deserves playing time

The Minnesota Timberwolves drafted Keita Bates-Diop in the second round of the 2018 NBA Draft. Here’s why the forward deserves more minutes with an injury plagued roster.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have had an injury-plagued season. They’ve seen injuries from General Soreness, Andrew Wiggins, Robert Covington, Tyus Jones, Jeff Teague and Derrick Rose. The team can’t catch a break, but there’s a hidden gem that deserves playing time and that guy is Keita Bates-Diop.

Bates-Diop was a first-round-worthy player but because he wasn’t that one-and-done prototypical player, it caused him to slip a little farther down in the draft. NBA teams value young talent with potential and he entered the draft…