The Knicks have selected forward Mohamed Diawara with the 51st overall pick in the second round of the 2025 NBA Draft on Thursday night.
New York originally had the No. 50 pick, but while they were on the clock, the Knicks traded the pick to the Los Angeles Clippers.
Diawara, 20, has played in France the past four seasons with this past year being his best while playing with Cholet. The 6-foot-8 Diawara averaged 5.8 points and 3.1 rebounds in 19.6 minutes on the court across 27 games.
Sources tell SNY's Ian Begley that Diawara will play for the Knicks' Summer League team. Contract details are still to be determined.
Diawara is good friends with Pacome Dadiet, the Knicks' 2024 first-round pick, who is also from France. According to NBADraft.net, Diawara's strengths include his ball-handling and he was notably used as the primary defender for the opposing team's primary ball-handler while playing for France's U20 team.
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