Since signing with the Philadelphia 76ers in August 2021, Georges Niang has cemented himself as a vital member of the Sixers’ second unit. By the end of last season, Niang effectively became the team’s sixth man and part of the team’s closing five, which spoke both to how well Niang was playing and the team’s depth issues.
This year, Niang is playing even better, averaging a career-high 9.7 points per game in fewer minutes than last season (20.0 mpg versus 22.8 in 2021-22), while shooting 42.3 percent from three on a career-high 5.6 attempts per game.