As we know, we used the 35th pick in this year's draft to select Didi, who was a guy that most of us (me included) knew very little about. We saw him play in Summer League, and I think that many of us were quite impressed with his defensive intensity, his three point shot, and his ability to really read the floor well. He wasn't perfect, but he showed a lot of encouraging signs, and looked a lot better than you generally expect a 35th pick to do.
Well, now this year we all also know that he's playing in Australia for the Sydney Kings in the NBL, as a draft and stash. According to Trajan Langdon, that's mostly just to keep him advancing and give him a chance to work on his English before throwing him in at the deep end, especially on a team that already has so much rookie talent to develop. So, I figured we should probably keep at least loose track on what's going on with Didi in the NBL.
.@Didi going 🆙
— NBL (@NBL) September 20, 2019
Hey @PelicansNBA, you drafted a good one. The @SydneyKings will keep him for #NBL20 pic.twitter.com/NsYIePKQRO
How bout @Didi hitting for Sydney 👀
— NBL (@NBL) September 20, 2019
Three triples for the Next Star ⭐️@SydneyKings #NBL20 #NBLBlitz pic.twitter.com/ijHuIGwdzX
Full time stat leaders:
— Sydney Kings (@SydneyKings) September 20, 2019
Casper Ware - 19 points, 2 assists
Didi Louzada - 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists
Jae'Sean Tate - 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals
Brad Newley - 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal#NBLBlitz
He's coming off the bench for them right now, and putting up 13/5/2 on 5/9 shooting, 3 of 5 from deep, in only 16 minutes of play is not bad at all.