Due to a minor, non-displaced fracture in his right wrist, Oklahoma City confirmed on Thursday that rookie forward Ousmane Dieng will be sidelined for at least the next six weeks. After those six weeks, he will be reevaluated, according to the official report.

Dieng was having another fantastic game when he was hurt on Wednesday night

while the OKC Blue was playing on the road in Salt Lake City, Utah.

His play had earned him a recent call-up to the Thunder prior to his injury. Dieng has averaged 15.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 1.2 blocks throughout his stint with the Blue. Big surprises were his ball handling skills and long-range shooting abilities. Like Aleksej Pokusevski, he was viewed as a big-time project with an enormous ceiling. However, Dieng is currently on course.

Dieng has fulfilled his duties as asked in his brief time with the Thunder: make easy 3-pointers and accelerate transition plays. He scored in double figures twice in his final three NBA games before finishing with 15 points and five rebounds.

Dieng’s performance will only get better as his self-assurance keeps rising. After only a few months and a trip to the G

League, he has already experienced a notable increase in confidence. However,

Dieng’s reps will undoubtedly end due to the injury. Even if it’s difficult for

someone who was having a great rookie season, it won’t harm to spend the next

several weeks studying the Xs and Os from the sidelines.

The Thunder have to be happy with Dieng’s potential even though he hasn’t

had many opportunities or long minutes on the field. That length of forward just

shouldn’t be that fluid or quick. Oklahoma City will undoubtedly be

waiting for him to recover from his wounds.