Minnesota Timberwolves: Gorgui Dieng is playing his role

Minnesota Timberwolves big man Gorgui Dieng had a slow start to the season but has played much better of late and has an important role off the bench.

Big man Gorgui Dieng is in a midst of his massive four-year, $62.8 million contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He still has another two years left on the books, and nobody around the league would suggest that his deal is an attractive, team-friendly one.

Of course, the extension didn’t seem insane when it was initially signed as Dieng was a starter and the cap had recently risen drastically. In fact, Dieng even took somewhat of a discount and lowered his price because he enjoyed playing in Minneapolis so much.

However, when the team signed…