What’s next for All-Star African quartet?
What do Gorgui Dieng, Victor Oladipo, Giannis Atentokounmpo and Dennis Schroder have in common? One way or the other, they lifted the Africa flag high at the 2015 All-Star weekend.
Senegalese Dieng, the only African-born of the four athletes, showed again that his potential should not be judged by the Minnesota Timberwolves’ poor season.
In the BBVA Compass Rising Star Challenge, the Timberwolves centre came off the bench with convincing numbers, including 14 points, four rebounds and a block shot to help the World Select team edge out the USA 121-112.
The former Basketball Without Borders camper out of SEED Project, in Dakar, wasn’t weighed down by the fact that he was the first African-born player to take part in the first showcase event involving rookies and sophomores, but he also had fun throughout.
He run up and down the floor for 19.13 minutes, made a couple of flashy dunks, and left fans and observers thinking that he could make a significant impact for Minnesota in the remaining two months of the regular-season.
The Wolves (11-42) currently rank bottom of the Western Conference with the fewest winning percentage, but the 21st overall pick of the 2013 NBA draft is doing really well as his double-double performances continue to prove.
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