{"id":783693,"date":"2018-01-09T22:43:38","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T03:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=783693"},"modified":"2018-01-09T22:43:38","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T03:43:38","slug":"maybe-the-gorgui-dieng-extension-was-a-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/maybe-the-gorgui-dieng-extension-was-a-mistake\/","title":{"rendered":"Maybe The Gorgui Dieng Extension Was A Mistake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Thibs,<\/p>\n<p>Remember the moments you decided to extend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/dienggo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Gorgui Dieng<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/wolves-gorgui-dieng-agree-to-four-year-64m-extension\/399411291\/\"><img alt=\"Maybe The Gorgui Dieng Extension Was A Mistake\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-783694 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2018\/01\/screen-shot-2018-01-09-at-7-25-44-pm.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/screen-shot-2018-01-09-at-7-25-44-pm.png 2560w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/screen-shot-2018-01-09-at-7-25-44-pm-555x347.png 555w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/screen-shot-2018-01-09-at-7-25-44-pm-820x513.png 820w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/screen-shot-2018-01-09-at-7-25-44-pm-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/screen-shot-2018-01-09-at-7-25-44-pm-1536x960.png 1536w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/screen-shot-2018-01-09-at-7-25-44-pm-2048x1280.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It made sense at the time. You needed a young power forward like Gorgui Dieng, someone who was brimming with a lot of potential, so you and Mr. Layden saw him as a piece of the puzzle.<\/p>\n<p>What about now? Where does Gorgui Dieng fit into this complex web of cap space and roster space that we call <em>the big picture<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s nothing more than a benchwarmer right now, averaging this many points this season:<\/p>\n[protected-iframe id=&#8221;764c153c7ee487eb5e3bb8f2375a509f-114320562-111400560&#8243; info=&#8221;\/\/widgets.sports-reference.com\/wg.fcgi?css=1&amp;site=bbr&amp;url=%2Fplayers%2Fd%2Fdienggo01.html&amp;div=div_per_game&#8221; ]\n<p>The numbers aren&#8217;t pretty, and neither is the GS category.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, Gorgui Dieng is being paid\u00a0$14,112,360 and moving forward, these are his remaining salary obligations:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/dienggo01.html\"><img alt=\"Maybe The Gorgui Dieng Extension Was A Mistake\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-783698 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2018\/01\/screen-shot-2018-01-09-at-7-32-51-pm.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/screen-shot-2018-01-09-at-7-32-51-pm.png 2560w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/screen-shot-2018-01-09-at-7-32-51-pm-555x347.png 555w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/screen-shot-2018-01-09-at-7-32-51-pm-820x513.png 820w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/screen-shot-2018-01-09-at-7-32-51-pm-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/screen-shot-2018-01-09-at-7-32-51-pm-1536x960.png 1536w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/screen-shot-2018-01-09-at-7-32-51-pm-2048x1280.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Those aren&#8217;t pretty numbers either.<\/p>\n<p>And then there&#8217;s the cap space to consider and whether or not you should re-sign both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/butleji01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jimmy Butler<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/t\/townska01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Karl-Anthony Towns<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/21960027\/nba-how-minnesota-timberwolves-future-hinge-jimmy-butler-contract-situation\"><img alt=\"Maybe The Gorgui Dieng Extension Was A Mistake\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-783679 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.usatodaysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/95\/2018\/01\/screen-shot-2018-01-09-at-6-49-01-pm.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/screen-shot-2018-01-09-at-6-49-01-pm.png 2560w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/screen-shot-2018-01-09-at-6-49-01-pm-555x347.png 555w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/screen-shot-2018-01-09-at-6-49-01-pm-820x513.png 820w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/screen-shot-2018-01-09-at-6-49-01-pm-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/screen-shot-2018-01-09-at-6-49-01-pm-1536x960.png 1536w, https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/screen-shot-2018-01-09-at-6-49-01-pm-2048x1280.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You get the idea now, right Thibs? I think you see what I see right now.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe the Gorgui Dieng extension was a mistake.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it&#8217;s time to fix your mistakes&#8230;after the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;DP<\/p>\n<p>Go Timberwolves! Get your howl on.<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/howlintwolf\">@howlintwolf<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/twolvesblog\">@Twolvesblog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last but not least, check out the latest Timberwolves news:<\/p>\n[protected-iframe id=&#8221;bf5a57f8bb51dcef03139f9d48248da8-114320562-111400560&#8243; info=&#8221;https:\/\/feed.mikle.com\/js\/fw-loader.js&#8221; ]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Thibs, Remember the moments you decided to extend Gorgui Dieng? It made sense at the time. 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