Official Site of the Timberwolves · Jan 14, 2020
We Should Probably Start Talking About How Gorgui Dieng Can Shoot Now
When Gorgui Dieng entered the NBA in 2013-14, big men didn’t need to be able to shoot from deep.
The year before Dieng entered the league, Spencer Hawes led centers with 31 made 3-pointers. That's 0.37 3-pointers made per game.
Are we sure that wasn’t 30 years ago?
Fast-forward to the, I guess, modern NBA.
Last season, there were 20 centers who eclipsed 31 made 3-pointers, led by Milwaukee’s Brook Lopez, who made 187.