Gorgui Dieng managed to start in all 82 games for the Timberwolves a year ago and showed that he is a solid, role-playing big man in the NBA. After largely playing center in his first three seasons as a pro, Dieng started at power forward alongside Karl-Anthony Towns during the 2016-17 campaign and played 82 percent of his minutes at the ‘four’, according to basketball-reference.com.
Dieng averaged 10 points, 7.9 rebounds, and a caree- high 1.9 assists per game. The most impressive thing about his play, perhaps, is that he shot 37 percent from 3-point range on 43 attempts — more than doubling his previous career-high in attempts from long-range.