The Summer League is already over for Ousmane Dieng! The Frenchman injured his right wrist and he will no longer be able to play in Vegas. According to the latest news from OKC, the injury will not deprive him of training camp.
This is called being cut off in one’s momentum. According to the media OKC Thunder Wire, Ousmane Dieng reportedly suffers from a minor right wrist fracture. A tile that deprives the French of the end of the Summer League and it is all the more unfortunate when we know that he was starting to make his mark in the bottle class of the Thunder. In difficulty on his first outings, the winger took advantage of the meeting against the Kings to get his head above water and show a more conquering face. With 12 points, 7 rebounds and 5/8 shooting, he delivered his best game in his new uniform.
⚡️ Ousmane. Dieng.
12 PTS / 7 REB / 1 AST / 1 STL @ousmane11_ and the @OKCThunder beat the Kings 86-80 #NBA2K23SummerLeague pic.twitter.com/zG4bntjaVf
— NBA France (@NBAFRANCE) July 14, 2022
We hoped to see this thinning continue in the sky of Vegas but this injury will therefore prevent Dieng from confirming. An annoying boo but not too serious for the tricolor nugget who should not, still according to the local media, not deprive pick number 11 of the 2022 Draft of the resumption of training at OKC. Ousmane Dieng will therefore have all the camp and the preseason games to score points with his staff and prepare smoothly for the resumption of the season in October. The talent is there, there is work to erase things or improve others but the youngster has time with him and especially the confidence of the one who drafted him, Sam Presti. Interviewed recently by Nick Crain of the magazine Forbesthe famous GM said all the good he thought of the French player.
“He just has a really good feeling. He is graceful with the ball. He can do things physically that most guys his size can’t. He can play out of the dribble with this size, which is really unique. He has a very good feeling with the ball in his hands. »
Nice words from the boss and he also put his money where his mouth was by sending three first draft rounds (protected) to the Knicks to recover pick 11 and select it. The next mission of our tricolor nugget will therefore be to restore the confidence of its GM by shining on the ground. We only ask that.
We will no longer see Ousmane Dieng in the Summer League! The French injured his right wrist and we should, unless surprised, find him 100% for the Thunder training camp.
Source texte : Forbes / OKC Thunder Wire