Knicks selects the Mohamed Diawara forward with n. 51 Choose in 2025 NBA Draft

The Knicks have selected forward Mohamed Diawara With the 51st overall choice in the second round of the NBA 2025 Draft on Thursday evening.

Initially New York had the choice n. 50, but while they were at the clock, the Knicks exchanged the choice with the Los Angeles clippers.

Diawara, 20 years old, has played in France in the last four seasons with his best playing with Colet last year. The 6 feet Diawara scored on average 5.8 points and 3.1 rebounds in 19.6 minutes on the field in 27 games.

Sources say to Ian Begley by Sny that Diawara will play for the Knicks Summer League team. The details of the contract must yet be determined.

Diawara is a good friend of Pacome Dadiet, The choice of the first round of 2024 of the Knicks, which also comes from France. According to Nbadraft.net, the strengths of Diawara include his management of the ball and was considerably used as the main defender for the main manager of the ball of the opposing team while playing for the French U20 team.