Mamadi Diakite is a professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. He currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs. He plays in both the NBA and the NBA G League. In 2021, he became an NBA Champion while he was with the Milwaukee Bucks. He has also played for the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Player Profile and Personal Life

Mamadi Diakite was born on January 21, 1997, in Conakry, Guinea. He stands 206 cm tall and his weight was last listed as 103 kg. He is a power forward and a center and is right-handed.

Diakite moved to the United States with the help of a fellow Guinea native who connected him to a boarding school in Virginia.

Team 222 san antonio spurs San Antonio Spurs
Position Power Forward
Height / weight 2.06 m / 103 kg
Born 21 Jan 1997
Nationality Guinea Guinea
Playing Style Right Handed
Team History
222 san antonio spurs San Antonio 2024 - present
Austin Spurs 2024 - present
Cleveland Charge 2022 - 2023
Westchester Knicks 2023
208 cleveland cavaliers Cleveland 2022 - 2023
1387 oklahoma city thunder Oklahoma City 2022
Lakeland Magic 2021
211 milwaukee bucks Milwaukee 2020 - 2021

High School and College Career

He attended the Blue Ridge School in Saint George, Virginia. Later, he signed to play for the University of Virginia and was there from 2016 to 2020.

During that time, he helped lead his team to the NCAA Championship. In 2020, he was named to the Second-team All-ACC.

Professional Career

Diakite went undrafted during the 2020 NBA Draft. He later signed with the Milwaukee Bucks and was part of the team that won the NBA Championship.

In 2021, he signed with the Lakeland Magic. That year, he helped the Magic win the NBA G League Championship. In 2022, he signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Also in 2022, he signed a two-way contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Cleveland Charge.

In 2023, he signed with the Westchester Knicks. In 2024, he signed with the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA and the Austin Spurs in the G League.

Career Highlights

  • 2021 - NBA champion
  • 2021 - NBA G League champion
  • 2023 - NBA G League Showcase Cup champion
  • 2021 - All-NBA G League First Team
  • 2021 - NBA G League All-Defensive Team
  • 2021 - NBA G League All-Rookie Team
  • 2019 - NCAA champion
  • 2020 - Second-team All-ACC

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