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Mohamed Diawara
NYK
New York Knicks

Mohamed Diawara

#51 · New York Knicks · 6-9 (206 cm) · 225 lb · Paris Basketball

Mohamed Diawara plays for the New York Knicks. On the depth chart he's listed as #3 at power forward and #3 at center. Mohamed Diawara is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 6 games, 0 as a starter, averaging 12.0 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at power forward (98 %). He averages 2.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Mario Hezonja, Isaac Okoro, and James Harden, who score 15.1 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Mario Hezonja.

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TOR
Toronto Raptors
Toronto Raptors ·

Would come off the bench per the depth chart.

Knicks vs Raptors → Knicks schedule → Probable starters →

On the depth chart

  • Power Forward 3rd
  • Center 3rd

Positions he can play: Small Forward / Power Forward

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On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
6
Min/game
12.0
Starts
0

Minutes by position

  • Power Forward98 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 6 12.0 2.8 2.2 1.7 0.0 0.3 31.6 14.3 75.0 40.9 13.6
2025-26 69 9.2 3.6 1.4 0.8 0.2 0.1 42.3 36.9 75.0 55.0 16.9

Game log

In his last 5 games: 3.4 pts, 2.6 reb and 2.0 ast in 14.1 min (0.6 pts above his season average, 2.8)

Best games of the season: 8 pts vs Bulls (Nov 4) · 6 reb vs Bulls (Nov 4) · 4 ast vs Bulls (Nov 4)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 11 vs
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cavaliers
L 107-115 11:03 2 0 0 1-3 0-2 0-0 -8
Nov 10 vs
MIL
Milwaukee Bucks
Bucks
W 117-85 17:56 5 3 3 2-6 1-4 0-0 +9
Nov 7 @
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cavaliers
W 109-97 14:09 2 3 3 1-4 0-3 0-0 +16
Nov 4 vs
CHI
Chicago Bulls
Bulls
W 135-105 21:20 8 6 4 2-5 1-4 3-4 +1
Nov 2 vs
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Nets
W 103-90 6:04 0 1 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 -5
Oct 30 @
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
76ers
L 93-98 DNP - Coach's Decision
Oct 28 @
CHI
Chicago Bulls
Bulls
W 133-127 DNP - Coach's Decision
Oct 27 vs
DET
Detroit Pistons
Pistons
W 111-97 1:13 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 +2
Oct 25 vs
ORL
Orlando Magic
Magic
L 102-111 DNP - Coach's Decision
Oct 23 @
BOS
Boston Celtics
Celtics
L 103-107 DNP - Coach's Decision

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Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
112
Pts/100 poss.
15.1
FG%
32%

Opponents he guarded most in 6 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Mario Hezonja 12 0 0/1
Isaac Okoro 6 0 0/0
James Harden 6 2 1/2
Kyle Kuzma 6 2 1/3
Matas Buzelis 5 0 0/0

Who guards him

Possessions
116
Pts/100 poss.
23.3
FG%
43%

Defenders who guarded him most in 6 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Mario Hezonja 13 0 0/2
James Harden 8 0 0/1
Isaac Okoro 7 0 0/0
Meleek Thomas 6 2 1/1
Ousmane Dieng 5 0 0/0