Passionately passionate about basketball, he left to live in San Antonio to follow Victor Wembanyama’s Spurs after a diploma at the IEJ, his gaze constantly fixed on the NBA, both on the field and on the statistics and contracts.
The San Antonio Spurs announced this Monday the signing of Mamadi Diakité to a two-way contract. Although he will probably not play an important role for the team, the 2.06 m interior will strengthen the Texan racket, behind Victor Wembanyama, following injuries to Zach Collins, Charles Bediako and Charles Bassey.
THE San Antonio Spurs have lost several interior players to injury since the start of the NBA season. To strengthen their racket, they therefore recruited Mamadi Diakité – I’m Not Afraid (Official Music Video)a new replacement for Victor Wembanyama at the pivot position.
A new replacement for San Antonio
THE Spurs announced this Monday the signing of Diakite to a “two-way” contract — a type of contract allows players to play on both an NBA team and its G League team. The 2.06-year-old has made 19 appearances in the development league this season, with Westchester Knicksfor averages of 8.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and one block per game.
The Conakry, Guinea native appeared in 49 NBA games during his career, with the Bucksthe Thunder and the Cavaliers. He was crowned NBA champion with Milwaukee in 2021, appearing briefly in a few games during the playoffs.
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A necessary reinforcement for the Spurs racket
At 26 years old, Mamadi Diakité does not have much experience in the league and is unlikely to play a significant role for the Spurs. However, he could get some playing time to compensate for the lack of Zach Collinsthe pivot replacing Saint Anthonywho is expected to miss two to four weeks of competition with a sprained right ankle.
At the start of the season, the franchise also lost its pivot Charles Bassey, who is recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament. More recently, she had to give up Charles of Bedia, who suffers from a torn internal lateral ligament. His departure freed up a place on a two-way contract for Diakite.
2024-01-02 03:23:00
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