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December 8, 2009

Sundiata Gaines killing it in the NBA Development League

DaugMan found this (ht - begger). Apparently, Sundiata Gaines is obliterating the NBA Development League for the Idaho Stampede. He's currently averaging 27.0 points, 8.3 assists per and 4.3 rebounds per game for his 3-1 team. That's right...he's creating over 43.4 points per game. It's not just the quantity of points....he's going for over 60% from the field, almost 70% from FT line and 45% from the 3 point line.

According to this AJC article from July, Gaines played in Italy last year:
He carried that success to Italy, where he played for NGC Cantu. In 30 games, he averaged 31.9 minutes, 13.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals. His game-high was a 25-point performance. He played so well, in fact, that if he returns to Italy for another season, it won’t be with Cantu, which can’t afford him now.

“They already signed another player, but they were sure they weren’t going to be able to give me a contract of what my status was compared to what other teams were offering,” Gaines said.
If you're a Dawg living in Boise, Los Angeles, Bakersfield, Reno or Austin, he's coming to visit soon. Drop by and yell Go Dawgs. I'd wager you could get in for next to nothing. Hopefully, this success leads to a call up to the league.

PWD

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is just awesome. Plain awesome.

Andy said...

I second that: plain awesome! I truly miss yelling "Sundiata" and "Massaquoi" after a big play. Awesome names, and awesome news.

NOLA Dawg said...

Some NBA team has to sign him.

blackertai said...

One of the few basketball Dawgs of the 2000's that deserves to play in the NBA. I hope he gets that call soon, because if anyone did more for us in the dark ages, I haven't seen them.

Anonymous said...

What about "the blockin Morrocan"?

Where we would have been without Idrissi!

CLT Dawg said...

Hell, as bad as the Bobcats are they should be calling his agent tomorrow...

Largemouth Dawg said...

Shoot, he could probably coach the Nets

Fuelk2 said...

I was going to take you up on your suggestion and pay a couple of bucks to go watch him in Austin. The tickets are actually pretty expensive, particularly in light of the fact that there's a top 5 college team in town to compete with. Maybe that's why I've never talked to anyone who has been to a toros game. Oh well.

The Watch Dawg said...

Great news. Sundiata was a DGD, and a helluva lot of fun to watch play.

Seth said...

There was a good article on this very topic in yesterday's Red and Black.

Mr. Sanchez said...

Keep it up, and it's only a matter of time before he catches on an NBA roster. It'll likely be on a 10 day contract (which can begin to be offered on January 5), but after that it's all on Sundiata to stick. And after watching him, I think any coach who has him will love him, and he'll stay. If Mario West can last a couple years, Sundiata should be around a while.

Anonymous said...

lol, if you star at uga you MIGHT play in the NBA-DL one day! Keep working hard Trey Thompkins

VAdawg said...

This is awesome. It would be great for recruiting if Sundiata and Trey could develop into solid NBA players.

 
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