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Georges Niang

Golden State Warriors · #31 · Reserve
PF6'6"230 lb9 yrs expIowa StateMethuen, MA
14th best of 14 on GSW
OFF73DEF66
High-level shooter & interior finisher
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Western · Pacific · proj. 50-32 (▲+9.7)
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Georges Niang is a rotation-level forward. His game is built on his shooting (86) and inside finishing (83), while his rim protection (56) is the clear limitation. In 2024-25, he averaged 9.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists.

9.9
PPG
3.4
RPG
1.4
APG
0.4
SPG
0.2
BPG
GP 79MPG 21.5FG% 46.13P% 40.6FT% 79.3TS% 60.7USG% 17.9PER 11.2BPM -2.3VORP -0.1
2024-25 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2024-25 form
Shooting86
Inside finishing83
Scoring80
Rebounding65
Playmaking64
Perimeter defense56
Rim protection56

Skill ratings are 2024-25 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2016-17 to 2024-25 · 9 seasons
7.4
PPG
2.5
RPG
1.0
APG
544
GAMES
Points 4,046Win Shares 15.9Starts 32Best season 2024-25 · 9.9 ppg
Games played, last three seasons65%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2024-25 · age 30 → 31
▬Steady

Georges, at 31, has held steady — 0.4 → 1.0 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▲ Ahead of curve
Aging better than the curve — holding his level longer than most.
2026-27 forecast▼ 0.0 wins (-1.0)
Age takes about 1.4 wins off at 33. Range 0.0–0.8 wins.
Production (BPM)-2.9 → -2.3+0.626-27 forecast -3.6
His production has held roughly steady.
2023-24: -2.9 · 82 games2024-25: -2.3 · 79 games2026-27: -3.6 (forecast)23-2424-2526-27
Value to team (wins)0.4 → 1.0+0.626-27 forecast 0.0
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 0.4 · 82 games2024-25: 1.0 · 79 games2026-27: 0.0 (forecast)23-2424-2526-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $1.5M vs $3.9M salary−$2.4M
He is paid about what his play is projected to be worth.
$3.9M salary2023-24: $2.1M · 82 games2024-25: $2.8M · 79 games2026-27: $1.5M (forecast)23-2424-2526-27
Current deal: $3,900,000 cap hit · through '27. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2024-25). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$3,900,000Guaranteed
2% of the club’s payroll · 12th of 14 priced deals
Runs through1 season
Est. market value$1,500,000 /yr
Surplus−$2,400,000
FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

1 move

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.