Georges Niang

Georges Niang

30-Year-Old ForwardF
Cleveland Cavaliers
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Despite being traded to Cleveland in the offseason, Niang figures to play a very similar role for his new team. Having never ranked inside the top 150 in standard leagues, Niang serves primarily as a floor-spacing depth piece. He played 78 games in the 2022-23 season, averaging 8.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.0 three-pointers in 19.4 minutes per night. Although the Cavaliers will need him on the floor, he will be competing with the recently-acquired Max Strus, as well as Isaac Okoro and Dean Wade. Now aged 30, Niang probably has the lowest ceiling of all those names, outside of possibly Wade. All things considered, Niang should be viewed as nothing more than a potential streaming candidate when in need of some quick perimeter production. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a three-year, $26 million contract with the Cavaliers in June of 2023.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Georges Niang, son of Sidy and Alison, was born in Lawrence, Kansas in 1993. Niang made a name for himself as a high school basketball player at the Tilton School in Tilton, New Hampshire. He has the most points in school history with 2,372 and was a three-time First-Team All-NEPSAC Class AA pick. As a junior, Niang averaged 24.2 points and 8.2 rebounds, leading his team to the 2011 NEPSAC Class AA championship after being named the outstanding player of the tournament. As a senior, Niang averaged 25.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game -- enough to make him the 2012 NEPSAC Class AA Player of the Year. He left Tilton with four NEPSAC titles, one national prep championship, one AAU national championship and one Nike EYBL title to his name. Niang then chose to play collegiate basketball at Iowa State, where he majored in business marketing and spent time volunteering with the university's children's hospital. You can follow Niang on Twitter (@Georgesniang20) and Instagram (@Georgesniang). Niang was named to the All-American Second team in his senior year. He captured the Karl Malone Award for best power forward in the country. During his four college seasons, the forward was just one of four players since 1994-95 to reach or surpass 2,000 points, 700 rebounds and 400 assists. He finished his career with 2,228 points, second most in the history of Iowa State basketball. The Methuen, Mass. native was named to the All-Big 12 First Team and the All-Big 12 Tournament team in his senior season. At the time, Niang was only the second player in Big 12 history to earn All-Tournament Team honors three times. As a senior, he was second in the Big 12 in scoring with 20.5 points per contest. Niang was one of only two players nationally to average 20 points and shoot 60 percent on two-point field goals. Niang was also the lone Big 12 player to rank in the league's top 10 in scoring, rebounding and assists. Niang was chosen by the Indiana Pacers in the 2016 NBA Draft in the second round (50th overall).

Leads Cavs in scoring Sunday
FCleveland Cavaliers
April 15, 2024
Niang posted 16 points (6-9 FG, 4-7 3Pt), one rebound and one assist across 23 minutes during Sunday's 120-110 loss to the Hornets.
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Niang saw an increased role on offense Sunday with the Cavaliers resting multiple players including Donovan Mitchell (knee) and Darius Garland (back). Niang hit on four threes for the 10th time of the season as he led Cleveland in scoring. He finishes his first regular season with the Cavaliers averaging 9.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists over 22.3 minutes per contest while playing all 82 games.
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How does Georges Niang compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
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58.3%
 
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56.7%
 
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62.7%
 
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9.5%
 
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1.4%
 
Defensive Rebound %
15.5%
 
Total Rebound %
8.5%
 
Assist %
7.5%
 
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0.7%
 
Block %
0.9%
 
Turnover %
8.7%
 
Usage %
17.6%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
16.1
 
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0.7
 
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Teammate of the Year candidate
FCleveland Cavaliers
April 2, 2024
Niang is one of 12 nominees for the 2023-24 Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award.
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Niang is joined by esteemed veterans such as Mike Conley, Al Horford and Harrison Barnes, while Larry Nance and Jalen Brunson also headline other nominees for the award. Niang is in his eighth campaign and first season with Cleveland.
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Niang saw the biggest role of his career last season with Philadelphia following four seasons in Utah. He saw 22.8 minutes per game and averaged 9.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists while notably hitting 2.1 triples on 40.3 percent shooting. While he still may be an every-game rotation player this season, he has more competition for minutes, as, during the offseason, the 76ers brought in P.J. Tucker and Danuel House, who both play forward. Considering he ranked just 277th in per-game value last year in a better situation, Niang can be avoided even in most deep formats this season.
Niang held a small but consistent rotational role with the Jazz last season. He appeared in all 72 games and averaged 6.9 points and 2.4 rebounds in 16.0 minutes while notably shooting 42.5 percent from three -- his third straight season over 40 percent. In the offseason, he opted to join the 76ers on a two-year, $6.7 million deal. Niang again figures to be the primary backup at power forward -- this time to Tobias Harris rather than Royce O'Neale. Ultimately, it's unlikely anything changes in terms of Niang's fantasy value, and he'll only be relevant in very deep leagues.
Niang returned for his fourth NBA season overall and third season with Utah in 2019-20 and had a career year. Across his first two seasons with the Jazz, he topped out at 8.7 minutes but saw that playing time increase significantly to 14.0 minutes in 2019-20. He also achieved career highs in points (5.9), rebounds (1.9), threes (1.4) and assists (0.7). While Utah dealt with the absence of Mike Conley to start the season and the loss of Bojan Bogdanovic to end it, Niang played consistent minutes throughout, giving a good indication that he'll likely remain a regular part of the team's rotation in 2020-21. Niang should see similar playing time this season, which will likely lead to similar production. He's not a guy to draft in 12-team leagues this season, but he can be a viable fantasy contributor in deeper leagues if he maintains his 2019-20 pace.
Following a storied career at Iowa State, Niang was nabbed by the Pacers in the second round of the 2016 NBA Draft. While not an athletic specimen, the 6-foot-9 Niang impressed the Pacers in summer league contests and training camp with his playmaking skills, but he generally struggled to translate that ability into meaningful production as a rookie. Niang went on to appear in just 23 contests at the NBA level, averaging just 4.0 minutes per game while shuttling frequently between the Pacers and the G League's Fort Wayne Mad Ants. With Niang failing to make the strides the Pacers had hoped for in his development as a power forward, he was waived in July to free up roster space. Golden State inked Niang to a one-year, partially guaranteed deal in August, but the 24-year-old again appears destined for extensive time in the G League in his second professional season, this time with the Santa Cruz Warriors.
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Hits three triples in win
FCleveland Cavaliers
April 12, 2024
Niang closed with nine points (3-10 FG, 3-8 3Pt), five rebounds and two steals over 27 minutes during Friday's 129-120 win over the Pacers.
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Pops for 17 off bench
FCleveland Cavaliers
March 26, 2024
Niang supplied 17 points (6-11 FG, 5-10 3Pt), three rebounds and two assists in 25 minutes off the bench during Monday's 115-92 win over the Hornets.
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Back in bench role
FCleveland Cavaliers
March 24, 2024
Niang isn't staring Sunday's game against the Heat, Serena Winters of Bally Sports Cleveland reports.
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Knocks down three triples
FCleveland Cavaliers
March 19, 2024
Niang recorded 13 points (5-8 FG, 3-4 3Pt), two rebounds, one assist and one block in 33 minutes during Monday's 108-103 win over the Pacers.
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Top scorer in 20-point outing
FCleveland Cavaliers
March 10, 2024
Niang ended Sunday's 120-101 loss to the Nets with 20 points (8-12 FG, 3-5 3Pt, 1-1 FT), three rebounds and two assists across 25 minutes.
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