What are the odds of Dieng making it into the roster next year?
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10 rookies on the roster, and they made the finals. Impressive.
Watching the game, it just felt like Ousmane Dieng asserted himself more, playing aggressive while facilitating. The finishing through contact has been improved in every way. He’s been amazing in the G-League.
This is from Nick Gallo:
>On assignment from the Thunder, Dieng has been with the Blue for the vast majority of the 2024 calendar year thus far. With more responsibility on the ball as the team’s de-facto 6-foot-10 point guard, Dieng has been highly productive and has demonstrated an elevated level of physicality and toughness. Since late January he’s only had one game with fewer than 5 rebounds and only one game with fewer than 5 assists. He’s scored in double figures in all but two games all season, and in the 2023-24 regular season with the Blue he’s averaged 17.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 5.9 assists on 48 percent shooting from the field.
It’s great to see him progressing as a player. I’m still holding out hope for him. He won’t turn 21 until May.
To put that in context, Dalton Knecht (The Tennessee lottery pick this year) is 23, a full 2 years older than Ousmane. Dieng is less than a year older than Reed Shepard. So, he’s got time to grow. I believe in him still.
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Blue in 2!!!
Dieng Gang!
Foreshadowing the NBA Finals, I see
Things are looking Diengerous 👀
What are the odds of Dieng making it into the roster next year?
10 rookies on the roster, and they made the finals. Impressive.
Watching the game, it just felt like Ousmane Dieng asserted himself more, playing aggressive while facilitating. The finishing through contact has been improved in every way. He’s been amazing in the G-League.
This is from Nick Gallo:
>On assignment from the Thunder, Dieng has been with the Blue for the vast majority of the 2024 calendar year thus far. With more responsibility on the ball as the team’s de-facto 6-foot-10 point guard, Dieng has been highly productive and has demonstrated an elevated level of physicality and toughness. Since late January he’s only had one game with fewer than 5 rebounds and only one game with fewer than 5 assists. He’s scored in double figures in all but two games all season, and in the 2023-24 regular season with the Blue he’s averaged 17.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 5.9 assists on 48 percent shooting from the field.
It’s great to see him progressing as a player. I’m still holding out hope for him. He won’t turn 21 until May.
To put that in context, Dalton Knecht (The Tennessee lottery pick this year) is 23, a full 2 years older than Ousmane. Dieng is less than a year older than Reed Shepard. So, he’s got time to grow. I believe in him still.
[https://www.nba.com/thunder/news/blue-finals-240407](https://www.nba.com/thunder/news/blue-finals-240407)