Diop during a Cavaliers preseason game in October 2013
Westchester Knicks
Position
Head coach
League
NBA G League
Personal information
Born
(1982-01-30) 30 January 1982 (age 42) Dakar, Senegal
Nationality
Senegalese
Listed height
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight
280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
High school
Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)
NBA draft
2001: 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Playing career
2001–2013
Position
Center
Number
52, 7, 14, 2
Coaching career
2014–present
Career history
As player:
2001–2005
Cleveland Cavaliers
2005–2008
Dallas Mavericks
2008
New Jersey Nets
2008–2009
Dallas Mavericks
2009–2013
Charlotte Bobcats
As coach:
2014–2016
Texas Legends (player development / assistant)
2016–2020
Utah Jazz (coaching associate)
2020–2022
Houston Rockets (assistant)
2022–present
Westchester Knicks
Career highlights and awards
As player:
First-team Parade All-American (2001)
As head coach:
NBA G League Showcase Cup champion (2023)
Career statistics
Points
1,185 (2.0 ppg)
Rebounds
2,219 (3.7 rpg)
Blocks
630 (1.0 bpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
DeSagana N'gagne Diop (/səˈɡɑːnəˈdʒɒp/sə-GAH-nə JOP; born 30 January 1982) is a Senegalese former professional basketball player who is head coach for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League.
DeSagana N'gagne Diop (/səˈɡɑːnə ˈdʒɒp/ sə-GAH-nə JOP; born 30 January 1982) is a Senegalese former professional basketball player who is head coach for...
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traded to the New Jersey Nets with Keith Van Horn, Trenton Hassell, DeSaganaDiop, Maurice Ager, $3 million cash and two first-round draft picks (2008...
Clippers, 2010 Eddy Curry, center, Last NBA team: Dallas Mavericks, 2012 DeSaganaDiop, center, Last NBA team: Charlotte Bobcats, 2013 Joel Embiid, center...
announcing they had re-signed Darrell Armstrong and introduced Christie, DeSaganaDiop, Rawle Marshall, and Josh Powell as new Mavericks. Christie's playing...
2008, to back up centre Erick Dampier after former Maverick center DeSaganaDiop was traded to the New Jersey Nets in the blockbuster trade involving...
Without Borders" program with other NBA players like Dikembe Mutombo, DeSaganaDiop and Malik Rose and found his experiences with children in Africa uplifting...
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traded to the Dallas Mavericks along with Matt Carroll in exchange for DeSaganaDiop. On August 3, 2009, he was signed by the Minnesota Timberwolves to a...
first-round draft picks, Devin Harris, Trenton Hassell, Maurice Ager, DeSaganaDiop, and Keith Van Horn from Dallas in exchange for Jason Kidd, Antoine...
2008, New Jersey acquired Devin Harris, Trenton Hassell, Maurice Ager, DeSaganaDiop, Keith Van Horn, cash considerations, 2008 and 2010 first-round picks...
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announcing they had re-signed Darrell Armstrong, and introduced Christie, DeSaganaDiop, Rawle Marshall, and Josh Powell as new Mavericks. Christie's playing...
seven field goal attempts in overtime against Mavericks reserve center DeSaganaDiop, and the Spurs lost Game 7. The following season, however, was another...
affiliations. On December 12, 2019, the Capitanes de Ciudad de México, which had been playing in the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, was announced as...
Lang, Kwame Brown, Sebastian Telfair, Eddy Curry, Robert Swift, and DeSaganaDiop). Those in favor of an age limit made the argument that players entering...
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