Author of satisfactory performances in the NBA since his injury last December, the young Lot-et-Garonnais player Ousmane Dieng continues to surprise the prestigious American league.
At only 19 years old, Ousmane Dieng is talking about him in Oklahoma City and is creating a place for himself in the workforce during this very prolific month of March for the American team. His playing time evolves match after match, as does his efficiency in the last gesture.
In his last five appearances in the blue and orange jersey, he scored nearly 50 points. With a record established against Spurs, the former club of Tony Parker, the Lot-et-Garonnais managed to leave their mark on the meeting by scoring 17 points, their record in the franchise.
19 years old and a record 17 points in the NBA
After his short spell in the G-League to perfect his development, the return to the top flight of the 2m07 winger ended in a solid display. With matches accumulating dozens of points, his statistics at the end of the season could prove very interesting for his future in the American firm.
His playing time on the courts of the toughest teams and against the best players in the league continues to grow and his coach Mark Daigneault seems to be counting more and more on the Villeneuvois for a possible qualification in the play-off. It is this aspect of the game where Ousmane Dieng makes an impression, by not playing as much as the headliners of his team, but by scoring just as much and sometimes more.
Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Devin Booker, it is indeed against these references of this sport, that Ousmane Dieng evolves at just 19 years old. A confusing development in just a few months in the United States. And not to make up the numbers, but by playing on almost equal terms against the big names, accustomed to this level of play for a decade now.
In this series of three consecutive victories for the Thunders against competing teams, his exceptional physical abilities and adaptation are more than distinctive signs for his promising future, on the floors of the biggest teams in the league. And on the Lot-et-Garonne side, we continue to follow with assiduity, admiration and passion the journey of this young man trained on the floor of the Descartes room in Villeneneuve-sur-Lot.
