Ousmane Dieng

Draft Notes

Ousmane Dieng has a bright NBA future. The French point-forward is a great ball handler, play-maker scorer and passer. His NBA role projects as a scoring wing with some primary ball handling responsibility.

He’s got a pull-up game and a knack for scoring from mid range, where he does a really good job of driving off of screens and finding space to get his shot.

He’s a long, lean athlete with great quickness, lateral speed and overall agility.

When you watch him the first word that comes to mind is smooth.

Comparisons

• some shades of Paul George

Draft Projection

possible first round pick in the 2022 NBA Draft or 2023 NBA Draft

2022 Small Forwards

1. Patrick Baldwin Jr. – 6-10 – Sussex, WI 
2. Adrian Griffin Jr. – 6-6 – Duke
3. Ousmane Dieng – 6-7 – France
4. Caleb Houstan – 6-8 – Michigan (Canada)
5. Kendall Brown – 6-6 – Baylor
6. Payton Watson – 6-9 – UCLA
7. Trey Murphy III – 6-9 – Virginia
8. Jalen Wilson – 6-8 – Kansas
9. Abramo Canka – 6-7 – Italy
10. Yannick Kraag – 6-8 – Netherlands
11. Samuell Williamson – 6-7 – Louisville
12. Micah Peavy – 6-7 – Texas Tech
13. Matthew-Alexander Moncrieffe – 6-7 – OK State (Canada)
14. Alex Antetokounmpo – 6-7 – USA