
At 27, it is not certain that we will see Mamadi Diakite again in the NBA… The Athletic and the Commercial Appeal announces that the Grizzlies have decided to cut the former Virginia star player, and that allows them to free up a roster spot to sign an additional player. Acquired in the Ziaire Williams trade to the Nets, Diakite has played just 55 games in four years, and he has already suited up for five different teams.
Last season, the Guinean only played six games: three for the Spurs, and three for the Knicks. It was New York who sent him to the Nets in the Mikal Bridges trade. Last season, he got back on track with a ” two-way contract » landed with the Spurs.
For the Grizzlies, three solutions: take advantage of the training camp to sign a 15th and final player for the season; wait for the right opportunity or an injury to fill a void; keep this free spot in the squad until the trade deadline.
Two-way contract : Designed to create a new bridge between the NBA and the G-League, this type of contract allows each team to secure the services of two or three additional players, to have them play mainly in their affiliated development league franchise but also up to 50 matches in the NBA.
Mamadi Diakite | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
2020-21 | MIL | 14 | 10 | 40.0 | 12.5 | 78.6 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3.1 |
2021-22 | OKC | 13 | 14 | 53.2 | 0.0 | 54.5 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
2022-23 | KEY | 22 | 8 | 48.0 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
2023-24 * | All Teams | 6 | 4 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
2023-24 * | SAN | 3 | 5 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 4.0 |
2023-24 * | NYK | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Total | 55 | 10 | 48.3 | 22.9 | 69.7 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 3.1 |
How to read the stats? GM = Games Played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots Made / Shots Attempted; 3pts = 3-pointers / 3-pointers Attempted; LF = Free Throws Made / Free Throws Attempted; Off = Offensive Rebound; Def = Defensive Rebound; Tot = Total Rebounds; Pd = Assists; Fte: Personal Fouls; Int = Steals; Bp = Loose Balls; Ct: Blocks; Pts = Points.