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According to HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto, the Milwaukee Bucks have pulled their qualifying offer for former first-round pick Ousmane Dieng. Per Salary Swish, Dieng’s qualifying offer would’ve paid him $9.6 million for one season.
After being acquired at the trade deadline in a three-team deal, Dieng played in 30 games in Milwaukee (starting in 20 of them), averaging 26.8 MPG, 11.0 PPG, 4.6 RPG, 3.6 APG, shooting 42.3% from the field and 33.1% from beyond the arc.
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This was the first time in his career that Dieng had any extended playing time in meaningful minutes. During his days with the Oklahoma City Thunder, his highest average minutes were 19.3 MPG. The young Frenchman showed flashes of his potential as an offensive creator with the Bucks, scoring a career-high 36 points and adding 10 assists in a close loss to the Houston Rockets on April 1. It wasn’t always pretty for Dieng, though, as he had seven games with four or more turnovers, including a seven-turnover game against the Brooklyn Nets.
While Dieng will hit the open market as an unrestricted free agent (UFA), that doesn’t rule out a return to Cream City, as the Bucks own his bird rights and can give him any amount of money they would like. Considering the Bucks weren’t willing to give him the qualifying offer outright, I imagine it will be less than that $9.6m figure. With Giannis gone and the Bucks headed towards a youth movement, I would hazard that Dieng is back in Milwaukee, as he’ll have a much bigger role than on some other teams.
Brew Hoop community, how do you feel about Dieng becoming an UFA? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Publish date : 2026-06-29 23:01:00
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