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Charlotte Hornets NBA Draft Profile: Ousmane Dieng

By Andrew McDaniel

BENDIGO, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 10: Ousmane Dieng of the Breaker warms up before the round 19 NBL match between New Zealand Breakers and South East Melbourne Phoenix at Bendigo Stadium on April 10, 2022, in Bendigo, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
BENDIGO, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 10: Ousmane Dieng of the Breaker warms up before the round 19 NBL match between New Zealand Breakers and South East Melbourne Phoenix at Bendigo Stadium on April 10, 2022, in Bendigo, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) /
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With the NBA Draft approaching soon, the Charlotte Hornets have two picks in the first round at #13 and #15 overall. In the past the Hornets haven’t drafted many international players, but that could change in 2022.

Ousmane Dieng is a name that could be called by the Hornets on draft night. Dieng is from France and played professional basketball in the NBL in Australia and New Zealand with the New Zealand Breakers. Dieng is definitely a project and will most likely take some time to develop. The NBL may sound familiar to some Hornets fans, that’s due to the fact that LaMelo Ball played in that league in the season before he joined the NBA.

Ousmane Dieng

Age: 19

Height: 6’10″

Weight: 216 Ibs. 

Stats:

Dieng averaged 8.9 points per game with 3.2 rebounds per game. While averaging 1.1 assists per game in the NBL in New Zealand, he also tallied 0.6 steals per game with 0.3 blocks per game. He shot 40 percent from the field while making 27% of his three-point attempts.