Boris Diaw
Diaw with the San Antonio Spurs in 2015
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| No. 33 – Utah Jazz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward / Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
April 16, 1982 Cormeilles-en-Parisis, Val-d'Oise, France |
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| Nationality | French | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | INSEP (Paris, France) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2003 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21st overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2001–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2001–2003 | Pau-Orthez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Atlanta Hawks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Phoenix Suns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | Charlotte Bobcats | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | JSA Bordeaux | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | San Antonio Spurs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–present | Utah Jazz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Boris Babacar Diaw-Riffiod, better known as Boris Diaw (born April 16, 1982), is a French professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Diaw played in the French League before joining the NBA. He plays mostly at power forward. In 2006, Diaw was named the NBA's Most Improved Player as a member of the Phoenix Suns. He won an NBA championship with the San Antonio Spurs in 2014.
Diaw represents the French national basketball team internationally. He won a FIBA World Cup bronze medal in 2014, a EuroBasket title in 2013, a silver medal in EuroBasket 2011 and two bronze in EuroBasket 2005 and EuroBasket 2015. He earned an All-Eurobasket Team selection in 2005.
From 2001 to 2003, Diaw played for Pau-Orthez of the LNB Pro A. In 2002, he competed in the league's All-Star game and the Slam Dunk contest.
Diaw was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 21st overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft. On July 10, 2003, he signed a multi-year deal with the Hawks.
In August 2005, he was traded with two future first round picks to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for future teammate Joe Johnson.
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