Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs) has already finished with his Summer League but other French players continue to show up in Las Vegas. On Wednesday, it was Ousmane Dieng who managed a remarkable performance. The Oklahoma City winger participated in the Thunder’s victory over the Indiana Pacers (98-87) with great efficiency. In 33’10, he scored 22 points, shooting an excellent 9 of 11, adding 9 rebounds, 6 assists and an interception.
Drafted in 2022 (choice number 11), the former player of the New Zealand Breakers – who will be one of the training partners of the French team during the preparation for the World Cup – has a string of solid performances and can hope for a more important role in 2023-2024 after appearing in 39 regular season games for his rookie year (4.9 points and 14 minutes on average).
Great performance also for his teammate Chet Holmgren (25 points, 9 rebounds against Indiana). The American, number 2 in the 2022 draft, had missed all of last season due to a broken foot.
On the French side, two other players were lined up Wednesday evening at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Malcolm Cazalon went 16:28 for the Detroit Pistons, scoring 7 points (3-of-5 shooting), plus two rebounds, two assists and two steals. Finally, Joel Ayayi did not score (0 shot attempted) in 9’44 on the ground for the Memphis Grizzlies, taking two rebounds.
