Ousmane Dieng Milwaukee Bucks · #21
Ousmane Dieng is a young, positional-size playmaking forward for the Milwaukee Bucks and a 2025 NBA champion. A French prospect who developed with the New Zealand Breakers, he was drafted 11th in 2022 (by New York, traded to Oklahoma City) and won a title with the 2025 Thunder before a February 2026 trade brought him to Milwaukee, where he flashed his upside with a 36-point, 10-assist game.
Ousmane Dieng — the report card
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Where Ousmane Dieng stands
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Ousmane Dieng — every number, three levels deep
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How the model sees Ousmane Dieng
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Ousmane Dieng career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 39 | 14.6 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 1.2 | .420 | .265 |
| 2023-24 | 33 | 11.1 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | .422 | .300 |
| 2024-25 | 37 | 10.9 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | .432 | .324 |
| 2025-26 (Oklahoma City) | 27 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .418 | .367 |
| 2025-26 (Milwaukee) | 30 | 26.9 | 11.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | .423 | .331 |
| Career | 166 | 14.7 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Milwaukee Bucks built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Ousmane Dieng
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A young, positional-size French forward and 2025 champion — a developmental playmaking wing for Milwaukee.
Turning pro
Drafted 11th overall, 2022 as a Forward.
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A French teenager forged in Australia's pro league — a young champion and playmaking forward now developing in Milwaukee.
Chapter
Son of a Senegalese pro, Dieng came up through France's INSEP and the New Zealand Breakers before New York drafted him 11th in 2022 and traded him to OKC.
Chapter
He won a G League Finals MVP in 2024 and was part of the 2025 championship Thunder.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 9"
- Weight
- 185 lbs
- Experience
- 5th Season
- Draft
- 11th overall, 2022
- Born
- Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France
- Age
- 23
- Jersey
- #21
Dieng is part of the wave of French talent reshaping the NBA. The son of a Senegalese professional, he grew up in the French system, sharpened his game against grown men in Australia's NBL as a teenager, and reached the league at 19. His positional size — a 6-foot-9 forward who handles and passes — is the kind of modern profile teams chase.
His young career already carries a championship: he was on OKC's 2025 title team before the trade to Milwaukee. On a Bucks roster remaking itself around the Giannis deal, he's a developmental swing — flashes like a 36-point, 10-assist night hint at the ceiling, while consistency remains the work ahead for a 22-year-old.
A young, positional-size playmaking forward with upside — a developmental piece with a title pedigree.
Ousmane Dieng — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Ousmane Dieng, answered.
