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Roster Review | Gorgui Dieng

F/C | 6-11, 241 lbs

2016-17 season: 82 games, 82 starts, 32.4 MPG, 10 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 1.9 APG, 1.2 BPG, 1.1 SPG, 50.2 FG%, 37.2 3P%, 81.4 FT%

Gorgui Dieng was consistent once again in his fourth season in the NBA. He played in 82 games and started every single one of them. The fact that Dieng was the 21st player taken in the 2013 NBA Draft seems like a steal right now. According to Basketball-Reference’s Win Shares tool, Dieng ranks fifth with 18.7 behind only Rudy Gobert, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Mason Plumlee and Steven Adams and ahead of players like C.