The 6-foot-10, 210-pounder from France is considered by experts to be an upside pick who averaged 9.0 points and 6.0 rebounds and shot 54.2% from the field as a freshman.
PLAYA VISTA — And the Clippers were quiet until the 43rd pick, when they called Moussa Diabate’s name midway through the second round of the NBA Draft on Thursday, selecting the French forward from Michigan.
. “I don’t want to just go in there and just end up staying in the league for three years and just get out. I’m trying to get something where the structure is going to be solid and it’s going to help me grow as a man and as a basketball player. The Clippers’ brass hunkered down at Honey Training Center for Thursday’s NBA Draft with just one pick because their play-in loss to New Orleans not only ended their season, it sent their lottery pick to Oklahoma City – a provision of the 2019 blockbuster trade by which they acquired All-Star Paul George, which, helped entice fellow All-Star Kawhi Leonard to sign on.
Next up: Free agency, which begins officially at 3 p.m. on June 30, when the Clippers will have – with the addition of Diabate – a roster of 12 players, including Leonard and George, who should be healthy after missing all or much of last season with injuries. The Clippers also will decide whether to exercise their $7.5 million team option for center Ivica Zubac. They have until June 29 to make that call if they don’t want to let their “Iron Man” become an unrestricted free agent. He’s also eligible for a four-year, $61 million extension.
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