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Georges Niang Golden State Warriors · #32

Forward · 6'6", 230 lb · Methuen, MA · Age 33 · 10th season

Georges Niang is a forward for the Golden State Warriors who has played 544 games over 9 seasons, averaging 9.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 2024-25.

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MVP race · #493Forward rank · #124Balladex Impact · 55

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Golden State Warriors · #32 · Forward

Georges Niang

Season avg12.1 pts · 3.0 reb · 1.6 ast · .441 fg

Career avg7.4 pts · 2.5 reb · 1.0 ast · .439 fg

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

12.1pts

3.0reb

1.6ast

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Scouting report

Georges Niang — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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Forward · Rotation piece · Impact 55

Georges Niang is a forward for the Golden State Warriors who has played 544 games over 9 seasons, averaging 9.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists i

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Offense

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Defense

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Feel / IQ

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Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Below average scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Below average late

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Athleticism

Below average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Georges Niang stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets▬

43%

Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬

23%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬

19%

Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬

Joel Embiid Philadelphia 76ers▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #356 of 627 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

55Impact index

34Star score

Career scoring average7.4 ppg

Seasons in the index10

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Georges Niang — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring

12.1 PPG

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Playmaking

1.6 APG

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Rebounding

3.0 RPG

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Shooting

.413 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Georges Niang

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2025-26 84% confidence

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pts

8.7–11.3

3.5

reb

2.9–4.1

1.5

ast

1.1–1.9

21.3

min

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health

.452

fg%

~base

.395

3p%

~base

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 9-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 9.9 → projected 10.0 PPG

Minutes / role

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Development (his trend)

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Age curve

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Live context

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Net vs last season+0.1 PPG

Everything it reads

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10 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age 33 — applied per stat

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: 82 / 51 / 28 → games & confidence

health

The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Georges Niang career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2016-17	23	4.0	0.9	0.7	0.2	.250	.083
2017-18	9	3.6	1.0	1.0	0.3	.364	.000
2018-19	59	8.7	4.0	1.5	0.6	.475	.410
2019-20	66	14.0	5.9	1.9	0.7	.438	.400
2020-21	72	16.0	6.9	2.4	0.8	.437	.425
2021-22	76	22.8	9.2	2.7	1.3	.437	.403
2022-23	78	19.4	8.2	2.4	1.0	.442	.401
2023-24	82	22.3	9.4	3.4	1.2	.449	.376
2024-25 (Cleveland)	51	20.6	8.7	3.7	1.3	.477	.400
2024-25 (Atlanta)	28	23.0	12.1	3.0	1.6	.441	.413
Career	544	17.4	7.4	2.5	1.0

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.

EraLab · the stat time machinenovel

Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.

—raw PPG

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—in 2026 pace

why

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

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Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart

Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.

Role simulatorpowered by GM engine

Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.

If a key teammate misses 20 games →

Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.

Context

Are the Golden State Warriors built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

40–42proj record

#10conf seed

-0.4net rtg

113.8off rtg

114.4def rtg

31%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Draymond Green, De'Anthony Melton.

How his role moves

Projected 40–42, 10th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

55 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Georges Niang

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1993-06-17

The beginning

Georges Niang is a forward for the Golden State Warriors.

Golden State Warriors

Turning pro

Drafted 50th overall, 2016 as a Forward.

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Georges Niang is a forward for the Golden State Warriors.

Chapter

He has played 544 games over 9 seasons (2016-25), averaging 17.4 minutes a night. The season-by-season table below carries every per-game figure, each one reconciled against ESPN.

Chapter

In 2024-25 he played 79 games across 2 teams, averaging 9.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 21.5 minutes.

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Niang's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the court

Measurables ESPN

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Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 230 lbs
College: Iowa State
Experience: 11th Season
NBA debut: 2016
Draft: 50th overall, 2016
Born: Methuen, MA
Age: 33
Jersey: #32

Beyond the game

Georges Niang is from Methuen, MA, born 1993-06-17, listed at 6'6" and 230 lb. He has 11 seasons of NBA service. This background is assembled from league records; the colour that fills a page like this comes later, from a human.

The person

A forward on 17.4 career minutes a night, read from the box score rather than the eye test.

Rotation regular21.5 minutes a night in the rotation.

Floor spacerShooting 41.3% from three.

Veteran11 seasons of NBA service.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Georges Niang — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Georges Niang, answered.

What position does Georges Niang play?

Georges Niang is a forward for the Golden State Warriors.

How many NBA games has Georges Niang played?

544 regular-season games over 9 seasons, averaging 17.4 minutes.

How many NBA seasons has Georges Niang played?

9 seasons (2016-25).

How tall is Georges Niang?

6'6", 230 lb

Georges Niang career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.