Cavs shouldn't forget Saliou Niang — NBA Draft pick growing in Europe
The Cavaliers could have one more player coming.
Cavs shouldn't forget Saliou Niang — NBA Draft pick growing in Europe originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Saliou Niang's name likely hasn't been on the minds of Cleveland Cavaliers fans very much this season.
But the Cavs' 2025 NBA Draft pick is someone worth remembering at least a little bit. The Cavs took Niang with the No. 58 overall pick last year, and the plan all along was for him to remain in Europe to continue to develop.
Niang did get better in the 2025-26 season, a good sign. MORE: Nikola Jokic proves once again there's no one like him He moved up in level from last season to this, going from Trento to Virtus Bologna -- an Italian club that plays in the EuroLeague, the second-best basketball league in the world. Niang's stats in the Italian league improved from last season to this -- a raise in scoring average (8.
1 to 9. 1), rebound average (5. 0 to 5.