Playing professional sports can set you up financially for the rest of one’s life, but it is often a nomadic lifestyle while raking in the money.
We saw the latest example on Friday when former Ohio State forward, Keita Bates-Diop was again a part of a trade, this time from the Brooklyn Nets to the New York Knicks. At least this time, unlike his previous other five stops, it was just across town.
Bates-Diop was orginally selected by the Minnestoa Timberwolves in the second round of the 2018 NBA draft, and ever since then, he’s been trying to carve out a long-term niche with a team, all while doing a decent job of coming off the bench with a 6 points and 3 rebouds so far in his career.
Sources: The Knicks are signing-and-trading Shake Milton as part of Mikal Bridges/Bojan Bogdanovic trade to the Nets, who will also send Keita Bates-Diop to New York. Milton will sign a three-year, $9 million contract, with over minimum in year one and two non-guaranteed years.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 4, 2024
His last year in an Ohio State uniform, Bates-Diop averaged 19.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game en route to earning Big Ten Player of the Year and second-team All-American honors.
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