In the 2020 draft, nine players from or with at least one parent from Nigeria were selected. Seven players in the Finals had ties to Africa: Mamadi Diakite (Guinea); Abdel Nader (Egypt); Axel Toupane (Senegal); and Deandre Ayton, Jordan Nwora and Giannis and Thanasis Antetokounmpo (Nigeria). “In a continent that is vastly made up of a young, vibrant, dynamic population, that’s the future,” Fall said. “So to see these young people on the global stage doing big things, I think across borders, whether he’s from Nigeria or Congo or Côte d’Ivoire, everybody is watching the NBA. What they are doing continues to build and add to the narrative and the momentum that’s been shaping up, in terms of basketball development on the continent.”
Axel Toupane Rumors
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Position: G
Born: 07/23/92
Height: 6-6 / 1.98
Weight:191 lbs. / 86.6 kg.
Salary: $0
Born: 07/23/92
Height: 6-6 / 1.98
Weight:191 lbs. / 86.6 kg.
Salary: $0
Giannis Antetokounmpo out with ankle sprain
Eric Nehm: Tonight’s Bucks injury report: Giannis Antetokounmpo – OUT – right ankle sprain Donte DiVincenzo – OUT – right great toe soreness Axel Toupane – OUT – right oblique strain
Eric Nehm: Bucks injury report for tomorrow night against the Rockets: Giannis Antetokounmpo – Probable (right ankle sprain) Donte DiVincenzo – Probable (left Achilles soreness) Axel Toupane – OUT (right oblique strain)
Eric Nehm: Axel Toupane (not with team) is currently the only player on the Bucks’ injury report for tomorrow night’s game against the 76ers. The 76ers play the Knicks tonight in Philadelphia on the first leg of a back-to-back in their home arena.
Jim Owczarski: #Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer on new two-way signing Axel Toupane: “Being a little bit more mature and maybe we can throw him into games, throw him into opportunities with the abilty for the playoffs now you never know what’s going to happen.”
Bucks adding Axel Toupane
Shams Charania: The Milwaukee Bucks plan to sign swingman Axel Toupane of G League’s Santa Cruz on a two-way contract, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. The move will fill the team’s open two-way slot.
