Dieng, 30, is due more than $17 million this season, and the only reason Memphis took on that salary during last year’s trade deadline was to use it in a trade by the 2021 trade deadline. If he’s still on the roster at the end of this season, it would be the sort of colossal mistake Kleiman has, thus far, avoided. So let’s discuss whether Dieng gets traded as early as Monday because Kleiman’s early track record suggests he’s more likely to make a deal than stand pat.
