Ousmane Dieng

The New York Knicks selected Ousmane Dieng at No. 11 overall in the 2022 NBA Draft and reportedly are trading him to the OKC Thunder.

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Dieng was selected by the Knicks with the 11th pick in the 2022 NBA Draft and subsequently traded to the Thunder, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.

Dieng spent last season with the New Zealand Breakers of the NBL Australia, where he posted 8.9 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.9 combined steals/blocks in 20.3 minutes per game. He'll join Chet Holmgren, as well as No. 12 overall pick Jalen Williams, on a developing Thunder roster that continues to stockpile young talent. At some point, the Thunder will shift toward attempting to contend, but given the age of its core, OKC will likely be headed for another rebuilding season in 2022-23.

The Oklahoma City Thunder traded multiple first-round picks to the New York Knicks in exchange for No. 11 pick Ousmane Dieng, per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

UPDATE: The three picks are protected 2023 first-round picks from the Detroit Pistons, Washington Wizards and Denver Nuggets, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania. The Thunder were able to trade for Dieng and still keep the No. 12 pick, which they used to select Santa Clara guard Jalen Williams. The Oklahoma City Thunder traded multiple first-round picks to the New York Knicks in exchange for No. 11 pick Ousmane Dieng, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

The French forward was selected by the Knicks at No. 11, before being immediately traded to the Thunder.

This was the second straight year the Knicks had an NBA Draft pick outside the Top 10 in the NBA draft. They traded that pick to the Thunder.

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Ousmane Dieng is more high-upside NBA draft project than finished product right now. The Thunder are taking at swing at the NBL star.

If the Thunder can develop him to reach his full potential, they could have a star on their hands with the 11th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. The 19-year-old forward is a tantalizing talent that has a versatile skill set seemingly built for the modern NBA. ( via Shams Charania, Adrian Wojnarowski) The Oklahoma City Thunder have made their selection in the 2022 NBA Draft, taking a swing at prized prospect Ousmane Dieng with the 11th overall pick.

Dieng, a 19-year-old small forward, last played for the New Zealand Breakers, a professional basketball team based in Auckland, New Zealand.

The Oklahoma City Thunder sent "multiple first-round picks" to the New York Knicks in a trade to acquire the No. 11 pick Ousmane Dieng.

“The Striking Viking” celebrates a knockout rate of 67% as a pro, with all but one of her stoppages coming in the first two rounds. Chandler was ranked No. 20 on ESPN’s big board prior to the draft, so he appears to be a solid value pick for the Grizzlies in the second round. Joe Burrow has grown into one of the more talented and confident quarterbacks in the NFL, but there was a point when a career in professional football seemed unlikely for him. The Lakers are set to add undrafted former Vanderbilt point guard Scotty Pippen Jr. to a two-way contract, according to Bill Oram of The Athletic. Los Angeles will also sign undrafted Syracuse rookie forward Cole Swider into their second two-way player slot, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic. The 21-year-old Pippen, son of Hall of Fame Bulls small forward Scottie Pippen, played for three seasons with the Commodores. The 6-foot-1 guard was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team in 2020, and was a two-time First-Team All-SEC selection in 2021 and 2022. The Grizzlies are acquiring Tennessee guard Kennedy Chandler, the No. 38 pick, from the Spurs, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports that the Spurs will receive a future second-rounder and cash in exchange for the No. 38 pick. Miami took three of four and with Alcantara on the mound tonight, they look poised to steal another one from New York. Taijuan Walker is 5-2 with a 2.88 ERA in 59.1 innings this year and he may give New York a chance to stay in it, but Alcantara has been too much for just about every lineup in the league. New York heads to South Florida for a three-game weekend series between the Mets and Marlins. The Mets maintain a 4.5 game lead over the Braves in the NL East division, and with the Braves hosting the Dodgers this weekend, New York has a chance to extend that lead against Miami. The Mets have their work cut out for them in Game 1 as Cy Young favorite Sandy Alcantara goes for the Fish. Taijuan Walker gets the start for New York. Odds are available at WynnBET Sportsbook Mets vs. Ultimately, the Magic were able to keep this under wraps long enough in order to fool some of the NBA's best news breakers, who were all in agreement that Smith was the pick. Early Thursday morning, Banchero took a ton of money in the betting market, going against conventional wisdom since the NBA Draft combine that Smith would go first to Orlando. Adrian Wojnarowski shockingly broke the news minutes before the pick was announced that Banchero was in the mix for the No. 1 pick. So if he decided and wanted and asked for a trade — which I’m told he’s not told the Nets he’s going to do or is ready to do — he’s probably not going to have a lot of say in where he goes. Yankees Prediction and Pick If the Yankees are going to lose at home, it’s probably going to come against Verlander. The Yankees entered this series an impressive 29-7 at home, but Verlander has been solid against New York in his career, posting a 3.55 ERA in 22 starts. “KD wanting to remain with the Nets is not necessarily contingent on if Kyrie Irving walks,” Wojnarowski said during a TV appearance, according to Lewis. “That, if he walks, he wants to see what the roster could still look like, how it could be reshaped, how it can still be a championship contender.

This was the second straight year the Knicks had an NBA Draft pick outside the Top 10 in the NBA draft. They traded that pick to the Thunder.

This came after a 41-31 record in the 2020-21 season where they qualified for the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2012-13. The deciding factor of the Knicks season was the brutal stretch from mid-January to early March. After a 117-108 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Jan. 15, the team lost 17 of 20 games and saw their record fall from 22-21 to 25-38. This was the second straight year the Knicks had a pick outside the Top 10 after having three straight selections in the top eight from 2018-20.

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Washington is 25-47 for a reason, and getting the chance to back Dunning at home with his sterling metrics is too good to past up. The Rangers' pursuit for .500 continues at home against the Nationals. Texas gives the ball to starter Dane Dunning, who has been far better at home than on the road this season and now gets a chance to face one of the worst teams in Major League Baseball in the Washington Nationals. Can we justify the Rangers as big favorites? In six of his seven years as a starting quarterback, he has thrown for at least 4,000 yards and thrown and interception on less than 2.5% of throws. Look for the Brewers to fall to 2-7 over his last nine starts as Manoah dazzles in a bounce-back performance. He logged 17 pass-breakups, which was fourth-best in the NFL. He has recorded at least one interception in every season, which can be taken with a grain of salt. However, what was special about last year was that he fought back to play in the postseason. Like SI Thunder on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to stay up to date on all the latest Thunder news. When he handles the ball on offense, he draws so much attention that it allows his teammates to shift towards the open spot. The idea that Dieng can endure the hardships of professional basketball at such a young age, including the lows, while still striving to improve, is what affirms Presti and the Thunder. Much like the NBL, Dieng will likely experience a harsh learning curve off the bat. The second half of the season was night and day for Dieng. In a completely new environment, Dieng was adjusting to the pace of playing against professionals while dealing with a wrist injury. Following his selection, Dieng mentioned two of the players he looked up to most when modeling his game were Tony Parker and Nicolas Batum, further connecting the dots.

The New York Knicks have selected Ousmane Dieng with the No. 11 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft.

The Knicks got three conditional draft picks from the Thunder in return. The Knicks would then go on to acquire the No. 13 pick, Jalen Duren, from the Hornets and immediately trade him to the Pistons along with Kemba Walker. The New York Knicks have traded the No. 11 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, Frenchman Ousmane Dieng, to the Oklahoma City Thunder, per multiple reports.

The Oklahoma City Thunder took the 2022 NBA Draft by storm, acquiring three players from the lottery alone.