George Niang was a lightly regarded 2nd round pick out of Iowa State by the Indiana Pacers. His physique was, well, we’ll say “soft” in his first few years of college. He lost the weight and has kept it off, rewarding the Pacers for their faith in him.
Niang has yet to show much at the NBA level, other than the fact that he can get into vaguely NBA shape. He only played 93 minutes with the Pacers, and didn’t do much in those minutes. He did have a successful stint in the D-League, averaging 19 points and 7 rebounds while shooting about 45 percent from the field over the 6 games he played with the Mad Ants.