Free Agent : Yakhouba Diawara

[Bruno]

Yakhouba Diawara | G-F
Born: Aug 29, 1982
Height: 6-7 / 2,01
Weight: 225 lbs. / 102,1 kg.
College: Pepperdine

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[Bruno]

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/new...but-plenty-of/

Monday's deadline passed with the Nuggets making no announcement on picking up the $972,581 qualifying offer of guard Yakhouba Diawara, which would make him an unrestricted free agent instead of restricted.

"I guess there's no tender," Diawara's agent, Buona Ndiaye said Monday night.

Diawara said he hadn't spoken to any Nuggets official for a month and had no idea whether the team still has interest in him.

Nuggets executive Mark Warkentien declined comment.

Diawara said his former Pepperdine coach, Paul Westphal, is close to becoming a Chicago assistant and he would have interest in signing there. Other teams expected to look at Diawara are Dallas, Miami and San Antonio.

[timvp]

I like his size and effort defensively but that's about it. With no D-League eligibility, that'd probably hurt his chances of latching on anywhere.

Not sure how he'd make sense for the Spurs, unless they just want a clean canvass for Bowen to teach the tricks of the trade.

[ChumpDumper]

Maybe there is indeed luxury tax trouble in Denver.

[Bruno]

I remember in a French article where he said that his model player was Bruce Bowen. He isn't really talented but he is a hard worker, a good athlete and has the right mindset.

Is he staying in the NBA?

I guess it's his wish. It will also depend on what offers he receive.
If a team throw guaranteed money to him, he should stay.

[TDMVPDPOY]

his pretty good on nbalive....

[montgod]

Who?

Moving on...

[SPURSGOAT]

Diawara Interested in CHI, DAL, MIA, and SA

Other teams expected to look at Diawara are Dallas, Miami and San Antonio.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/new...but-plenty-of/

Wouldn't mind the Spurs getting him... could be a decent swing-man and would be fairly cheap...

[SenorSpur]

Gosh, there are more defensive-minded players in the league than I thought. And to think, the Spurs still have yet to identify the "next" Bowen understudy.

[polandprzem]

his pretty good on nbalive....

I made james White a star ...

[Big P]

For the minimum

[Marcus Bryant]

I wonder how the Spurs see him fitting in on the roster, especially if he can't be assigned to the Toros.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

Diawara would be a steal. GK once again screws up a player's confidence. I'm pretty sure the Nuggets had a great record when Diawara was starting, although it was a small sample size.

Diawara will make some team very happy

[Bruno]

The main edge of Diawara is that he is cheap.
Diawara for the min > Pietrus for $3-4M.

Right now, it doesn't look like PSurs have a roster spot for him but thigns can change fast. If Hairston/Gist sucks in summer league and/or if Udoka is a traded, he could become an interesting option.

[Marcus Bryant]

Diawara said he hasn't heard from the Nuggets in a month and doesn't know if they have any interest in keeping him. Agent Buono Ndiaye said Dallas, San Antonio, Miami and Memphis have called about Diawara, who confirmed he will play for France this summer in European Championship qualifying games.

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[JPB]

Diawara would be a steal. GK once again screws up a player's confidence. I'm pretty sure the Nuggets had a great record when Diawara was starting, although it was a small sample size.

Diawara will make some team very happy

I agree.

For the minimum, that's definitely a steal.

Yak can play 2,3 or even 4 in SB and is a strong hustler.
If well coached and with confidence, he can bring interesting things to the table.

[SPURSGOAT]

From ESPN:
Diawara Probably Won't Return
Yakhouba Diawara | Nuggets
Buona Ndiaye, agent for Nuggets free-agent guard Yakhouba Diawara, said Sunday he has heard nothing from Denver since free agency began Tuesday and doesn't expect his client to return.
"I have had no contact with Denver," said Ndiaye, saying Dallas, Memphis, Miami and San Antonio have interest and he is "100 percent" confident his client will get a deal for more than the minimum. "Yakhouba probably will not be back." -- Rocky Mountain News

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

If we get him for the LLE that would suck. We need Barry or another capable scorer with the LLE.

[JPB]

If we get Magette or JR Smith and both Fin and Brent are gone, Diawara could be interesting for the minimum or even a bit more.

[Spurtacus]

We effectively have two LLE's right now. Sign Barry and Diawara?

[spurman20]

This guy has the offensive skills of en keller........shouldnt even be in the NBA...that said we will prob sign him

[wisnub]

If we could get Barry and DIawara that would be awesome. We need Barry in playoffs and we also need young energy who can sparks the bench when our starters rests. We need hungry people...hungry for championship...thats what i see in Celtics last season. That team full with angry and hungry people who dive the ball to the last seconds. I dissapointed that Pop waive white flags couples of times when games still in 3rd quarters or early 4th. Hopefully this year Mason, Mahinmi and matured Udoka will rock the bench...oh yeah and hopefully Diawara and Barry join the party too

[Spurtacus]

This guy has the offensive skills of en keller........shouldnt even be in the NBA...that said we will prob sign him

He can work on his shot ala Bowen.

[spurman20]

He can work on his shot ala Bowen.

true but do we really need another wing who cant score?

[Spurtacus]

true but do we really need another wing who cant score?

Bowen's up there in age. Diawara can ride the bench and learn the system and maybe succeed Bowen in a couple of years. He has good size, good work ethic, and defensively minded.