From career breakthroughs to professional milestones, explore how Ousmane Dieng made an impact.
Ousmane Dieng is a French professional basketball player currently playing for the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA. He was drafted 11th overall in 2022 by the New York Knicks but was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder on draft night. Before joining the NBA, Dieng played professionally in France and New Zealand. He won his first NBA Championship with the Thunder during the 2024-25 season, contributing to their first title since relocating from Seattle.
Ousmane Dieng is indirectly involved in a three-team trade where the Chicago Bulls acquired Nick Richards, while also receiving praise for his recent performance off the bench for the Milwaukee Bucks. Bucks GM Jon Horst commented on Dieng and Thomas additions.
During the 2020 season, Ousmane Dieng averaged 12.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game while playing for Centre Fédéral in the Nationale Masculine 1.
On June 2021, Ousmane Dieng announced that he would play for the New Zealand Breakers of the National Basketball League (NBL) in the 2021–22 season.
On April 2022, Ousmane Dieng left the New Zealand Breakers to prepare for the 2022 NBA draft.
In 2022, Ousmane Dieng was drafted as the eleventh overall pick by the New York Knicks in the NBA draft, and was then immediately traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
In 2023, three first-round draft picks were given to New York Knicks.
On April 2024, Ousmane Dieng won the NBA G League title with the Oklahoma City Blue and was named the championship game's most valuable player.
In 2024, Ousmane Dieng won his first NBA Championship with the Thunder, marking their first title since relocating from Seattle to Oklahoma City.
In the 2024 NBA season, Ousmane Dieng played a key role in the Thunder’s historic playoff run and Game 7 of the NBA Finals, where Oklahoma City clinched its first-ever NBA championship with a victory over the Indiana Pacers.
On February 2026, Ousmane Dieng was traded with a 2029 second round pick to the Charlotte Hornets, and later in the day, he was traded to the Chicago Bulls, and on February 6th, he was traded again to the Milwaukee Bucks.
In February 2026, Dieng was traded with a 2029 second round pick to the Charlotte Hornets.
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