Center · San Antonio Spurs
Gorgui Dieng
Age 36 · Senegal · 208 cm (6'10") · 112 kg · Born Jan 18, 1990 · Louisville
7.3 PPG
5.5 RPG
1.3 APG
729 games
10 seasons
Career snapshot
10seasons
729games
5,317career pts
16.4PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Minnesota Timberwolves
· 498 games · 2013-14–2019-20
Position rank · 2021-22
#40PPG rank
#25PER rank
#32WS rank
Among 42 Center players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
10.1
2015-16 · MIN
RPG
8.3
2014-15 · MIN
APG
2.0
2014-15 · MIN
PER
19.2
2020-21 · MEM
WS
5.9
2015-16 · MIN
Draft
2013
Round 1 ·
Pick 21
from Louisville
Honors & awards
1×
All-Rookie Team
2013
Career by team
San Antonio Spurs
2020-21 – 2022-23 · 2 seasons
4.4 PPG
3.2 RPG
1.5 APG
47 games
Atlanta Hawks
2021-22 – 2021-22 · 1 seasons
3.5 PPG
2.8 RPG
0.8 APG
44 games
Memphis Grizzlies
2019-20 – 2020-21 · 2 seasons
7.6 PPG
5.1 RPG
1.1 APG
39 games
Minnesota Timberwolves
2013-14 – 2019-20 · 7 seasons
7.9 PPG
6.2 RPG
1.4 APG
498 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | MIN | 60 | 15 | 13.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 49.8 | 100.0 | 63.4 | 16.5 | 2.2 |
| 2014-15 | MIN | 73 | 49 | 30.0 | 9.7 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 50.6 | 16.7 | 78.3 | 17.2 | 4.9 |
| 2015-16 | MIN | 82 | 39 | 27.1 | 10.1 | 7.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 53.2 | 30.0 | 82.7 | 17.1 | 5.9 |
| 2016-17 | MIN | 82 | 82 | 32.4 | 10.0 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 50.2 | 37.2 | 81.4 | 14.2 | 5.7 |
| 2017-18 | MIN | 79 | 0 | 16.9 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 47.9 | 31.1 | 77.5 | 14.7 | 2.9 |
| 2018-19 | MIN | 76 | 2 | 13.6 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 50.1 | 33.9 | 83.0 | 18.1 | 2.8 |
| 2019-20 | NBA | 63 | 17 | 17.4 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 45.6 | 35.5 | 77.2 | — | — |
| 2019-20 | MIN | 46 | 17 | 16.9 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 44.8 | 38.3 | 79.7 | 17.8 | 2.1 |
| 2019-20 | MEM | 17 | 0 | 18.7 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 48.3 | 25.0 | 73.8 | 15.5 | 0.9 |
| 2020-21 | NBA | 38 | 1 | 14.5 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 52.1 | 42.9 | 86.6 | — | — |
| 2020-21 | SAS | 16 | 0 | 11.3 | 5.3 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 52.7 | 31.8 | 83.3 | 19.0 | 0.7 |
| 2020-21 | MEM | 22 | 1 | 16.9 | 7.9 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 51.9 | 47.9 | 88.4 | 19.2 | 1.5 |
| 2021-22 | ATL | 44 | 3 | 8.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 47.3 | 42.6 | 73.1 | 17.3 | 1.2 |
| 2022-23 | SAS | 31 | 1 | 11.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 38.5 | 28.0 | 76.9 | 9.9 | 0.0 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2022 | Atlanta Hawks | San Antonio Spurs | season change | ||
| Jul 2021 | San Antonio Spurs | Atlanta Hawks | season change | ||
| Jul 2021 | Memphis Grizzlies | Atlanta Hawks | season change | ||
| Oct 2020 | San Antonio Spurs | Memphis Grizzlies | mid season trade | From 2020-21 to 2020-21 | |
| Jul 2020 | Memphis Grizzlies | San Antonio Spurs | season change | ||
| Jul 2020 | Minnesota Timberwolves | San Antonio Spurs | season change | ||
| Jul 2019 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Memphis Grizzlies | season change | ||
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About Gorgui Dieng
Gorgui Sy Dieng is a Senegalese former professional basketball player currently working as a basketball operations representative with the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals.