Diamond Stone
Stone grabbing a rebound in the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
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| No. 0 – Los Angeles Clippers | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||
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| Born |
February 10, 1997 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school |
Dominican (Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin) |
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| College | Maryland (2015–2016) | ||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2016 / Round: 2 / Pick: 40th overall | ||||||||||||
| Selected by the New Orleans Pelicans | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||
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| 2016–present | Los Angeles Clippers | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | →Santa Cruz Warriors | ||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | →Salt Lake City Stars | ||||||||||||
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Diamond Stone (born February 10, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for Maryland before being drafted 40th overall in the 2016 NBA draft by the New Orleans Pelicans.
Stone attended Dominican High School in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin. As a senior, he averaged 24.4 points and 11.7 rebounds per game. He finished his career with 2,193 points. During his four years, he helped lead Dominican to four-straight WIAA Division 4 state championships.
During the 2015 McDonald's All-American Game, Stone hit 7-of-9 shots for 14 points and also had three rebounds.
A five-star recruit coming out of high school, Stone committed to Maryland in March 2015, and signed with the program in April.
Stone averaged 12.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in his lone season at Maryland. Named AP Big Ten Newcomer of the Year, he established the Maryland freshman record and all-time XFinity Center mark with 39 points against Penn State on December 30, 2015.
On April 11, 2016, Stone declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility.
On June 23, 2016, Stone was selected by the New Orleans Pelicans with the 40th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft. He was later traded to the Los Angeles Clippers on draft night. On July 14, he signed with the Clippers. On October 30, he made his professional debut in an 88–75 win over the Utah Jazz, recording one rebound in two minutes off the bench. During his rookie season, he has had multiple assignments with the Santa Cruz Warriors and Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA Development League, pursuant to the flexible assignment rule.
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