Moussa Diabaté
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Sep 14, 2026
Josh LloydHOST
Now, if Brandon Miller is out to start the season, that probably helps him quite a bit.
Josh LloydHOST
But given the fact that they drafted Hunter Steinbach and Moussa Diabate and the big sealant Ryan Coltbrenner is still there, I'm not sure how much Reid plays at center.
Josh LloydHOST
And last season he was a backup center and power forward.
Josh LloydHOST
So playing more power forward, as we know, means usually lower field goal percentage, lower blocks, lower rebounds.
Dan BesbrisHOST
Uh, Jalen Green, that's a build dude.
Dan BesbrisHOST
Moussa Diabate at 118, Jabari Smith Jr. at 119, and Paul Reed at 120.
Dan BesbrisHOST
We're almost wrapped up.
Dan BesbrisHOST
121, uh, Morris Johnson Jr., Freddie VanVleet at 122, Ja Morant at 123.
Grant HughesHOST
They signed Charles Lee to a contract extension.
Grant HughesHOST
Uh, they guaranteed Moussa Diabate's $2.5 million salary.
Grant HughesHOST
They drafted Hannes Steinbach at number 14 and Christian Anderson at number 18.
Grant HughesHOST
They re-signed Coby White to a three-year, $74 million contract.
Stephen PridGeon-GarnerHOST
I think the first thing I think about is, There are a few starting centers in the league at this moment that I think would be on par with effort and multiple efforts and activity as Kamau Malawach.
Stephen PridGeon-GarnerHOST
One name I'm thinking of, Moussa Diabate.
Stephen PridGeon-GarnerHOST
Another one I'm thinking about, whoever the Miami Heat decide to say is their center.
Stephen PridGeon-GarnerHOST
So your pick of the litter there of names.
Gil McGregorHOST
And he definitely made some mistakes, and that's to be expected for a player.
Gil McGregorHOST
in that stage of his career, but it's the effort, the motor.
Gil McGregorHOST
You have to be the hardest playing player on the court for ever 15, 18, 21 minutes, because that's how Moussa Diabate became a fan favorite in Charlotte in short order this past season.
Gil McGregorHOST
And Kamal Malawach can do that because not even being, just the fact he's more talented than guys like that.
MalikHOST
I wish he would have signed for a competitive team.
MalikHOST
do I think Diabate is a viable starting center? I think Diabate, in the same way that Colin Murray-Boyles is a center, right? It's can you effectively use a scheme and the players around you to make that lineup structure make sense? So if Colin Murray-Boyles is playing on a team that has three small starting guards and the fourth guy playing beside him is like an undersized, physically immature scoring four, then no, it doesn't make sense for him to be there.
MalikHOST
But like I said, you have to be able to, people worry too much about, is this player in this lineup the right player? Worry more about the lineup.
MalikHOST
It's about lineup continuity.
MalikHOST
Can Colin Murray-Boyles and Scotty Barnes together as a four or five unit do enough things in terms of their defense and their rotation and their rim protection and their physicality to create a front court that's logical, that makes sense, that can work? Absolutely.
MalikHOST
So I care less about which position, which player, and I care more about the lineup continuity of the roster and what's being put out there.
MalikHOST
Um, so I think there are situations where Diabate can play a functional five man.
MalikHOST
Um, if you play him next to Nas Reed, absolutely.
Tayvon BestHOST
They're looking for somebody that's somewhat of the same stature, same type of player, via Moussa or via Missy from the New Orleans Pelicans to basically fill out.
Tayvon BestHOST
Now, from before, ladies and gentlemen, it was ideas and trade alerts about Moussa Diabate.
Tayvon BestHOST
Of course, they're looking at Moussa Diabate as of right now because he is now fully guaranteed for one year.
Tayvon BestHOST
And the Hornets has to or have to set him a contract extension in terms of basically, if they are trying to keep him, trying to keep him onto the team.
Tayvon BestHOST
So as of right now, ladies and gentlemen, as I said, Moussa needs to basically be re-timed by the Charlotte Hornets.
Tayvon BestHOST
The New York Knicks are looking heavily into into the situation with Moussa Diabate, of course, wondering if the Charlotte Hornets are going to even resign him in terms of a deal or anything in terms of bringing him back to the team, right? And if not...
Tayvon BestHOST
Because if they want to sign Brandon Miller to a rookie extension in some form or way, right? If they want to resign cock nipple in a rookie extension scale in some form or way, eventually they're going to be very close to the second apron.
Tayvon BestHOST
And of course they are going to have to make some decisions as we are currently in the apron era, which we'll talk about in the next topic as well.
Troy MahabirHOST
According to them, the Knicks have contacted several teams around the NBA regarding centers.
Troy MahabirHOST
New Orleans Pelicans center Yves Missi and Charlotte Hornets center Moussa Diabate remain names to keep an eye on.
Troy MahabirHOST
If any one of these trades are going to happen, it's likely that Miles McBride will be involved in that deal.
Troy MahabirHOST
Shout out to Ian Begley for giving us this following information.
Troy MahabirHOST
He would garner significant interest if New York made him available via trade, either in-season or in this off-season.
Troy MahabirHOST
We're certainly not there yet, but logic tells you that's where things could be headed.
Troy MahabirHOST
At this point, given how many weeks we are away from training camp, I'll take either one of these players, Yves Missi or Moussa Diabate.
Troy MahabirHOST
And as we just heard, Miles McBride, he's one of the most valuable trade pieces the Knicks have on the roster right now.
Zach LoweHOST
I can get a decent amount of room that year.
Zach LoweHOST
I can always maneuver, you know, to get more room if I wanna not bring back TiJaun Selasif I wanna not re-sign Moussa Diabate, who I think they should re-sign.
Zach LoweHOST
If for some reason I don't want Sion James down the line, uh, I can cut Finney-Smith and j- all that stuff.
Zach LoweHOST
Like, I got just a ton of flexibility.
36 MINS LATER
Zach LoweHOST
I don't, I don't see it.
Zach LoweHOST
Charlotte, we know they talked, right? And I don't think the price was ever close to what Charlotte would be willing to pay.
Zach LoweHOST
Um, Diabate plus Kalkbrenner plus a little bit of Steinbach and Naz Reid, is that all a long-term answer at center? Obviously Moussa Diabate, guest on this podcast last year, was a revelation.
Zach LoweHOST
Um, doesn't seem likely.
Walker MehlHOST
I'm not doing it.
Doug BransonHOST
Can you imagine? What would happen? What would your first words be on Locked on Hornets if we get the news tomorrow that they've traded for Sabonis and the Kings demanded Moussa Diabate?
Walker MehlHOST
Parental advisory would be my first words.
Walker MehlHOST
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Doug BransonHOST
And as much as I love Moussa, he's not going to make an all-NBA team ever.
Walker MehlHOST
Not with that attitude.
Walker MehlHOST
So with Moussa Diabate, no, I get it that you could include him.
Walker MehlHOST
I would not do it because I also think I'd rather just keep the team the way that it is if you're calling for two first-round picks and DeMontis Sabonis.
Tayvon BestHOST
And it was a great thing that Richie, from the BuzzBeat podcast put out there, a fan survey, right, and the results from it.
Tayvon BestHOST
It said, your favorite Charlotte Hornets player, 38% of Charlotte Hornets fans love Connick Nipple, 24% love Brandon Miller, 21% love the Moose, Moose Diabate, 7% love Kobe White, others... 10% from that point on.
Tayvon BestHOST
Who is your least favorite Charlotte Hornets player? Everybody's saying has a right now.
Tayvon BestHOST
Has a right now, of course, due to the trade that happened.
19 MINS LATER
Tayvon BestHOST
So, Daniel Gafford is an idea, but ladies and gentlemen, as you guys said in the comment section from before...
Tayvon BestHOST
That availability is a question and is a problem.
Tayvon BestHOST
Also averaging somewhat of the same stats as Moussa Diabate, right? So you're basically getting another Moussa on the team.
Tayvon BestHOST
You're getting a high energy guy that's going to rim protect, that is going to rebound, and is going to finish around the rim.
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