Mohamed Diawara is gradually coming out of his shell with the Knicks

Mohammed Diawara used a major beating inflicted on the Sixers had the second best offensive game of his NBA career, with 14 points on 5/10 shooting, including 4/8 from behind the 3-point line.

He is now fully integrated into the rotation Nixaveraging more than 15 minutes a game in February, the rookie first impressed with his defensive activity, before showing that he can punish from distance.

“In training camp, I thought he was going to be really good.”, Josh Hart explains. “He’s young, raw and inexperienced. He’s good on defense and he’s even a better shooter than I thought. His shot still looked good, but now he’s coming in. I think he’s making good decisions with the ball in his hand. He’s athletic and can finish at the basket, serve his teammates. I really like his level right now, and he continues to work.

Enough to allow Mike Brown to safely throw it on the field.

Lots of details that give Mike Brown confidence

“During the summer we started to see his talent”explains the coach. “His feel for the game is incredible for a player who is 2m03 or taller.” (2m06, in reality), and who is still very young. Everything we try to teach him, he tries to assimilate and tries very hard. He’s tall and he’s a very good defender… who’s progressing. There’s just a lot of little details that make you go, ‘Oh, wow.’ All those little things, when added up, give you more confidence as a coaching staff to play him. »

Despite everything, Mohamed Diawara remains a shy newcomer, who spent most of his time with Guerschon Yabusele etc Pacome Dadiet. Except the last two weren’t in the rotation.

“Now that (Yabusele) is gone, he doesn’t really… All he did was speak French to him.Josh Hart even assures. “Now that (Jabusele) is gone, I hope it makes him come out of his shell a little bit more. He’s part of the team. We have to help him get more used to his rookie responsibilities.”

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How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.