First ever Ghanaian drafted into nba

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Ben Bentil is first Ghanaian to be drafted
into NBA
Yesterday
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Ghanaian born basketball player Ben Bentil, has been
drafted into the NBA on Friday night in the United
States of America.
The Providence forward was the 51st pick for Celtics
ahead of the 2016/2017 NBA regular season.
Bentil is reported to have been better than his
teammate Kris Dunn at times last season, averaging
21.1 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. The 21-year-
old scores at all levels of the floor, he is a great ball
handler for his size, and is quite mobile. He really
embodies the qualities teams look for in a modern day
big man, though he needs to refine his game.
Bentil is extremely raw though but he didn’t start
playing basketball until his late teens and has poor
feel for the game. He’ll need to improve his screening,
passing, and decision-making before he can play
consistently.
It’s more realistic for Bentil to be a contributor to the
Maine Red Claws at this stage of his career, though
he could very well still sign an NBA contract with the
Cetics.