Among the most pleasant surprises in the 2021-2022 Sixers season thus far — which has seen a seismic, midseason trade, an MVP-caliber performance from Joel Embiid, and a breakout campaign from second-year guard Tyrese Maxey — has been a career year from unheralded offseason signee Georges Niang.
After completing a four-year stint in Utah, the Sixers signed Niang as a free agent last summer on a two-year contract worth just shy of $7 million total. And while some Sixers fans had little idea who Niang was altogether, many who did knew him to be nothing more than a standstill shooter of little import to a team’s ability to win or lose games.