In all the roster turnover last year, no player saw their role change as significantly as Gorgui Dieng. For two years Dieng been doing all the little things after he had been awarded a starting spot when Kevin Garnett was only able to play limited minutes in the beginning of the 2015-2016 season. The 2016-2017 season was Dieng’s most impressive, as he simply was a solid rotation member as a starter and played all 82 games for the second season in a row.
However, with the arrival of Taj Gibson, Dieng moved to the bench and saw his minutes decline from over 32 a game to just 16.