Basket-ball NBA: Gorgui Dieng in the footsteps of Shaquille O’Neal

1395464522-Wolves_Gorgui_DiengWith the absences of Nikola Pekovic and his backup Ronny Turiaf, Timberwolves fans have certainly feared for the protection of their racket. But Rick Adelman has trusted his rookie Gorgui Dieng and well he was great.

Quiet since the start of the regular season, due to limited playing time, the Senegalese pivot entered another dimension since he was tenured in the squad of Minnesota even walking in the footsteps of Shaquille O’Neal.

After getting a place in the history of NBA rookies alongside Tim Duncan and Joe Smith in particular, the young Senegalese clinched another place on the night of Wednesday to Thursday.

One more time precious in the victory of the Wolves facing the Atlanta Hawks, Gorgui Dieng has won a place next to Shaq. Indeed, author of 15 points and 15 rebounds that night at Target Center, he became the first rookie since the Big Aristotle (1992-1993) , to split five double-double in his first 6 tenures.


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