I can t even understand the African Cup! Is the former Lakers substitute center going down a cliff-like decline?

In the previous 1/8 final of the men's basketball team in the African Cup, Senegal defeated South Sudan 78-65. After this game, Senegal successfully advanced to the quarterfinals, and they will compete with Nigeria for a spot in the semi-finals; while South Sudan, which was widely favored by everyone and participated in last year's Paris Olympics, was eliminated.

In this game, the performance of South Sudan's starting inside player Wenyen Gabriel was shocking. Gabriel played 9 minutes and 40 seconds in the game, made 2 of 3 shots and 1 of 3 free throws, only scored 5 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block. He also had 3 turnovers and 5 fouls, with a plus-minus value of -8. Gabriel's playing time is very limited. He has no touch on the offensive end, his scoring ability is not outstanding, he also lacks effective support from other aspects, and he has also made a lot of mistakes and wasted a lot of ball rights. Not only that, Gabriel's performance on the defensive end was also a mess. He kept making various fouls on the court, and he could not provide effective restrictions to his opponents. Overall, Gabriel's performance on both offense and defense was very disappointing, and he did not exert his strength at all, which also led to the team's final defeat and early elimination to a certain extent.

During this African Cup, Gabriel played 4 games in total, with averaging 12.8 minutes per game, averaging 5.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.3 steals and 0.8 blocks, and 1.5 turnovers and 2 fouls. His shooting percentage was 75%, his three-point shooting percentage was 100%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 36.4%, and his plus-negative value was +0.8. Although Gabriel is the team's starter, his playing time is actually very limited. He has never found his presence on the offensive end, and his scoring ability is indeed a little poor. We can still understand that our scoring ability is insufficient. The most important thing is that Gabriel's contribution to the defensive end is also very limited, and he is also unable to show sufficient competitiveness on the defensive end. The performance on both offense and defense was a mess, and Gabriel's significance on the court was very limited.

Gabriel was born in March 1997 and is 28 years old, 206cm tall and weighs 93kg. He was the undrafted in the 2018 NBA Draft. In the NBA, Gabriel has made appearances for several teams. He has left footprints for the Sacramento Kings, the Portland Trail Blazers, the New Orleans Pelicans, the Brooklyn Nets, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Memphis Grizzlies. He was also a member of the team's rotation when he played for the Lakers. With Gabriel's career resume, he should have won the game in a match like the African Cup, and he is fully capable of playing dominant performance. As a result, everyone has seen that Gabriel only performed like this, and South Sudan cannot even advance to the quarterfinals. We don’t know what happened, Gabriel’s condition has really shown a cliff-like decline in recent years.