Big man Gorgui Dieng is in a midst of his massive four-year, $62.8 million contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He still has another two years left on the books, and nobody around the league would suggest that his deal is an attractive, team-friendly one.
Of course, the extension didn’t seem insane when it was initially signed as Dieng was a starter and the cap had recently risen drastically. In fact, Dieng even took somewhat of a discount and lowered his price because he enjoyed playing in Minneapolis so much.
However, when the team signed Taj Gibson and the market was depressed just a bit, Dieng’s playing time, and apparently his confidence as well, plummeted to an all-time low.