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Gorgui Dieng
MEM · Big · 2019-20 · Louisville · Year 7 · age 30 · born Jan 18, 1990
7.4 PPG5.6 RPG1.2 APG1.0 TPG17.4 MPG
- Height
- 6'10"
Weight252Gorgui Dieng, 2019-20 with MEM: 7.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 17.4 minutes a game. Against the 320 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Stocks / 75 (96th percentile), Blocks / 75 (94th) and Rebounds / 75 (93rd); his lowest are 3-point attempts / g (31st percentile) and Assists / 75 (38th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 10 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 320 qualified players in 2019-20; the second number is his rank among the 66 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 12 | 17 | 17.4 |
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| Minutes share | 28 | 33 | 31.2% |
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| Availability | 57 | 61 | 86.3% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 56 | 27 | .568 |
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| Effective FG% | 55 | 26 | .530 |
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| Points per shot | 58 | 25 | 1.27 |
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| 3-point % | 52 | 74 | 35.5% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 31 | 61 | 2.4 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 54 | 77 | 41.8% |
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| 2-point % | 57 | 17 | 52.8% |
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| Free throw % | 46 | 75 | 77.2% |
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| FT attempts / g | 42 | 23 | 1.6 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 68 | 39 | 27.7% |
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| % points from 3 | 49 | 77 | 34.9% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 48 | 45 | 14.8 |
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| Assist % | 46 | 61 | 10.7% |
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| Assists / 75 | 38 | 51 | 2.3 |
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| Assist / turnover | 24 | 49 | 1.22 |
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| Potential assists / 75 | 51 | 72 | 5.2 |
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| Usage % | 45 | 51 | 17.5% |
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| Turnover % | 42 | 54 | 12.8% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 46 | 50 | 1.9 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 84 | 37 | 7.4% |
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| Drive rate / 75 | 23 | 68 | 2.2 |
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| Self-creation | 19 | 10 | low |
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| Shot-making (PPP %ile) | 22 | 18 | 43 |
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| Defender difficulty | 91 | 60 | elite (+0.4) |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 38 | 31 | -1.3 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 93 | 67 | 11.3 |
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| Def. rebound % | 92 | 68 | 22.1% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 88 | 96 | 1.6 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 94 | 70 | 1.9 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 96 | 83 | 3.5 |
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| Steal % | 88 | 96 | 2.2% |
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| Block % | 94 | 73 | 4.7% |
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| Rim FG% def. diff | 85 | 61 | −7.0% |
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| Matchup difficulty | 31 | 28 | low (11.8) |
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| Opp FG% on matchups | 64 | 66 | −0.9% |
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| Deflections / 75 | 96 | 97 | 3.9 |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 84 | 33 | 6'10" |
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| Strength (weight) | 91 | 61 | 252 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 73 | 43 | 17.1 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 76 | 48 | .129 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 77 | 55 | +1.5 |
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| Offensive BPM | 53 | 40 | −0.2 |
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| Defensive BPM | 91 | 83 | +1.8 |
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| VORP | 65 | 49 | 1.0 |
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| Game Score / g | 38 | 27 | 7.0 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2013-14 | MIN | 24 | 60 | 13.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 0.7 | .534 | −1.1 | 37 | All-Rookie 2nd |
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| 2014-15 | MIN | 25 | 73 | 30.0 | 9.7 | 8.3 | 2.0 | .573 | +0.2 | 64 | |
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| 2015-16 | MIN | 26 | 82 | 27.1 | 10.1 | 7.1 | 1.7 | .601 | +0.8 | 70 | |
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| 2016-17 | MIN | 27 | 82 | 32.4 | 10.0 | 7.9 | 1.9 | .555 | −0.1 | 60 | |
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| 2017-18 | MIN | 28 | 79 | 16.9 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 0.9 | .543 | −1.0 | 40 | |
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| 2018-19 | MIN | 29 | 76 | 13.6 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 0.9 | .572 | +0.6 | 67 | |
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| 2019-20★ | MEM | 30 | 63 | 17.4 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 1.2 | .568 | +1.5 | 77 | |
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| 2020-21 | SAS | 31 | 38 | 14.5 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 1.3 | .670 | +3.4 | 90 | |
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| 2021-22 | ATL | 32 | 44 | 8.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 0.8 | .624 | +2.1 | 84 | |
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| 2022-23 | SAS | 33 | 31 | 11.6 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 1.7 | .493 | −3.9 | 5 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.