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Former Ohio State Forward Keita Bates-Diop Traded to New York Knicks
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Keita Bates-Diop will be in the Big Apple to begin his seventh NBA season.
The former Ohio State forward was dealt from the Brooklyn Nets to the New York Knicks along with star wing Mikal Bridges and a second-round pick. In return, the Nets get Bojan Bogadanovic, Mamadi Diakite, Shake Milton, four unprotected first-round picks, an unprotected pick swap, a top-four protected first-round pick and a second-round pick.
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
Although the Knicks will be Bates-Diop’s sixth team since he was selected in the second round of the 2018 NBA draft, the 28-year-old has proven to be a solid backup forward throughout his career. Bates-Diop has averaged six points and three rebounds per game while shooting 47.4% from the floor and 33.3% from beyond the arc through six seasons.
His 2023-24 season came to an abrupt end when he suffered a stress fracture in his shin on March 23, one that required season-ending surgery. While he averaged just 1.6 points in 4.9 minutes per game after getting dealt to the Phoenix Suns midway through last campaign, the 6-foot-8 forward’s best season came in 2022-23, his last with the San Antonio Spurs. Bates-Diop averaged a career-high 9.7 points, accompanied by 3.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. He shot 39.4% from beyond the arc that year.
Bates-Diop recently exercised his $2,654,644 player option for 2024-25 and will become an unrestricted free agent following next season.
He played four seasons at Ohio State, averaging 11.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. His breakout campaign came in 2017-18, when Bates-Diop averaged 19.8 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game, earning Big Ten Player of the Year and consensus second-team All-American honors.
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Muskegon Clippers pitchers struggle in relief, fall to visiting Southern Ohio
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Alex Palou kicks off IndyCar hybrid era with pole at Mid-Ohio
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LEXINGTON, Ohio – With a brand-new tool at the drivers’ fingertips and countless more data figures to track and analyze, two of the best teams and drivers in IndyCar couldn’t help but make series history Saturday afternoon.
In the debut of hybrid technology in qualifying at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou edged Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward by 24 ten-thousands of a second to take pole for Sunday’s 80-lap race, marking the tightest front row in the Fast 6 qualifying format’s history that dates back to 2005 (0.0027 seconds in the 2023 GMR Grand Prix on the IMS road course).
“It means he went to the bathroom before qualifying,” quipped O’Ward to thunderous laughs in the Mid-Ohio media center. “We’re all out here pushing, pushing, pushing. That’s the beauty of it and what makes it exciting and fun. I’m looking forward to tomorrow.
“It’s irritating and annoying to miss it by just that little bit. I was really happy with the lap, but there’s always more available. You find little bits and pieces here and there, but this is a really strong start for tomorrow, and it should be a good race.”
At a track that has seen nine different winners in its last 10 IndyCar races – with seven of those winners coming from the front row – starting position means everything at Mid-Ohio, particularly with a brand-new repave and where teams will be learning on the fly about how to best maximize the new 60 horsepower boosts available each lap.
‘Combatting the change’: How introduction of hybrid will (and won’t) change IndyCar in 2024
O’Ward and Palou agreed that a car, driver and team reaping the full benefits from IndyCar’s new Energy Recovery System might gain a maximum of two tenths a second per lap, making the bespoke system something too impactful to ignore – but not something to prioritize while forgetting about traditional driving and optimal car balance across an entire lap.
“You don’t want to give up one-and-a-half tenths for free that’s available to you, but it’s a lot of work to get those,” Palou said. “But it’s free lap time, so you need to take it.”
“I think tomorrow, it’ll be a challenge for everybody to see whether you’re going to keep the same strategy or change it up a little bit,” added O’Ward. “It’s become a tool for all the drivers and the teams to either make your lives a lot easier or harder. I think it will be interesting.”
The relatively small amounts of boost – drivers are allowed to use 310 kilojoules of energy from the ERS per lap, amounting to eight or so seconds of 60 additional horsepower – have made for a bit of a paradox for teams in the leadup to this weekend as they try to decipher what to tinker with and how much.
Every change leads to another – potentially leading to information overload, Palou admitted. The system isn’t expected to lead to or allow for a massive sea change in the drivers finishing on podiums, winning races or capturing poles, but it’s also something that can have just enough an impact that teams can’t ignore it entirely and solely treat it as a 100-pound brick in the back of their cars either.
“There’s too much stuff to look at now – too many options to get distracted with,” said Palou, adding that the amount of information to scroll through in the cockpit has already made an impression. “The engineers have the ability to focus on what’s really important. This morning, I was saying, ‘Let’s take a look at deploy and regen,’ and my engineer said, ‘Don’t look at that. Look at your driving first, and then focus on the percent of charge.’”
After nearly five years, it’s arrived: Explaining IndyCar’s new hybrid system
Several of Palou’s title challengers starting in a hole Sunday
Staring from pole Sunday at a track that has favored strong qualifying performances has a chance to pay big dividends for Palou, as the two-time champ enters the oval-heavy portion of the 2024 schedule starting next weekend. Yet to log an oval win among his 11 career victories that have all come in the last three-plus years, Palou currently holds a 23-point cushion over 2022 champ Will Power and 32 over his Ganassi teammate and six-time champ Scott Dixon.
Only three members of the current top-10 made Saturday’s Fast 6 – Colton Herta qualified 4th – and five of those failed to make it out of the first round, including Power (who qualified 16th and is 2nd in points), Dixon (14th/3rd), Andretti Global’s Kyle Kirkwood (15th/5th), Josef Newgarden (18th/9th) and Felix Rosenqvist (13th/10th).
Standout performances
Two of IndyCar’s young guns shined Saturday, including:
- David Malukas: qualified 3rd in just his second race back from his surgically-repaired left wrist and in his second race with Meyer Shank Racing. The 22-year-old’s results also marks the best for the team’s home track in MSR’s history.
- Christian Rasmussen: After a rough start to his rookie IndyCar campaign where he currently sits 22nd in points, the young Dane made his first career Fast 12 Saturday at Mid-Ohio. Ahead of this weekend, he’d only started inside the top-15 twice. The Ed Carpenter Racing driver qualified 9th for Sunday’s race.
How to watch, listen: IndyCar Series Mid-Ohio schedule, TV, streaming in hybrid engine debut
IndyCar qualifying results at Mid-Ohio
1. Alex Palou
2. Pato O’Ward
3. David Malukas
4. Colton Herta
5. Marcus Armstrong
6. Marcus Ericsson
7. Scott McLaughlin
8. Alexander Rossi
9. Christian Rasmussen
10. Christian Lundgaard
11. Linus Lundqvist
12. Romain Grosjean
13. Felix Rosenqvist
14. Scott Dixon
15. Kyle Kirkwood
16. Will Power
17. Nolan Siegel
18. Josef Newgarden
19. Graham Rahal
20. Rinus VeeKay
21. Santino Ferrucci
22. Agustin Canapino
23. Pietro Fittipaldi
24. Kyffin Simpson
25. Toby Sowery
26. Sting Ray Robb
27. Jack Harvey
*For undergoing an unapproved engine change by moving to their fifth of the year, Armstrong, Rosenqvist and Fittipaldi all will drop six spots on the grid for tomorrow’s race.
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Ohio State Buckeyes’ Carnell Tate Gets NFL Comparison To Titans Receiver
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The Ohio State Buckeyes are always loaded with wide receiver talent. Due to their success in bringing in talented wideouts and helping them get to the NFL, they are being dubbed as “Wide Receiver U” lately.
Heading into the 2024 college football season, the Buckeyes have a lot of talented wideouts once again.
Led by Emeka Egbuka and Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State is expected to have one of the best wide receiver units in the nation once again. Carnell Tate could be another name to keep a close eye on.
During the 2023 campaign, Tate ended up catching 18 passes for 264 yards and a touchdown. His role should increase within the offense this season.
Standing in at 6-foot-2 and a shade over 190 pounds, Tate is a great route-runner and a very consistent target. He doesn’t have amazing speed, but he’s capable of creating separation.
On3 has listed a very intriguing NFL comparison for Tate. They believe he’s similar to current Tennessee Titans wideout Tyler Boyd.
“Carnell Tate’s dimensions, athleticism and ball skills are similar to Tyler Boyd at the same stage. Both are savvy, skilled receivers with the ability to win at the catch point.”
Looking ahead to the 2024 campaign, the Buckeyes should be a National Championship contender. They are loaded with talent on both sides of the football.
Whether Will Howard or Julian Sayin is starting at quarterback, the aerial attack should be one of the best in the nation as well.
Tate could be a major X-Factor for Ohio State. If he takes a big step forward in development, he could break out as an elite No. 3 wide receiver.
With the season right around the corner, fans are getting excited to have live football back on their TV. The Buckeyes should win big this season and it will be fun to see their offense in action.
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