Ñáîðíàÿ Íèãåðèè íàòóðàëèçîâàëà îäíîãî èç ëó÷øèõ ðàçûãðûâàþùèõ ÍÁÀ
Ðàçûãðûâàþùèé "Áðóêëèí Íåòñ" Ñïåíñåð Äèíóèääè ïîëó÷èò ïàñïîðò ãðàæäàíèíà Íèãåðèè è ïðåäñòàâèò ñòðàíó íà Îëèìïèéñêèõ èãðàõ, ñîîáùàåò èíñàéäåð The Athletic Øàìñ ×àðàíèÿ.
Äèíóèääè ïðèíÿë ýòî ðåøåíèå ïîñëå òîãî, êàê íå âîøåë â ñïèñîê 44 êàíäèäàòîâ íà ïîïàäàíèå â çàÿâêó ñáîðíîé ÑØÀ äëÿ ó÷àñòèÿ â ÎÈ, êîòîðûé áûë îïóáëèêîâàí â ôåâðàëå.
Sources: Nets‘ Spencer Dinwiddie is acquiring a Nigerian passport to play for the Nigeria national team. Dinwiddie didn’t receive Team USA Olympic invite; now joins Nigeria roster under Mike Bown that includes Al-Farouq Aminu, Josh Okogie, Chimezie Metu, Ekpe Udoh.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 18, 2020
Äèíóèääè â íèãåðèéñêîé êîìàíäå áóäåò èãðàòü ñ òàêèìè îïûòíûìè áàñêåòáîëèñòàìè ÍÁÀ, êàê Àëü-Ôàðóê Àìèíó, Äæîø Îêîãè, ×èìåçó Ìåòó è Ýêïå Óäîõ. Òðåíèðóåò êîìàíäó àññèñòåíò òðåíåðà "Ãîëäåí Ñòýéò" Ìàéê Áðàóí. Íèãåðèÿ óæå ïðîøëà îòáîð íà Îëèìïèéñêèå èãðû êàê àôðèêàíñêàÿ êîìàíäà ñ ñàìûì âûñîêèì ðåéòèíãîì íà Êóáêå ìèðà 2019 ãîäà.
Äèíóèääè â ñîñòàâå "Íåòñ" íàáèðàë â ñðåäíåì 20,6 î÷êà è 6,8 ïåðåäà÷è â 64 èãðàõ, ïðåæäå ÷åì ñåçîí ÍÁÀ áûë ïðèîñòàíîâëåí èç-çà ïàíäåìèè êîðîíàâèðóñà.