2025-26 Season

MOHAMED DIAWARA

New York Knicks | Forward | 6-9

2025-26 Season

MOHAMED DIAWARA

New York Knicks | Forward | 6-9 | Yr 0

3.6 PPG

1.4 RPG

0.8 APG

9.2 MPG

-8.2 Impact

Diawara produces at an poor rate for a 9-minute workload.

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NET IMPACT BREAKDOWN

Every stat, every credit, every cost — per game average

-8.2

Scoring +3.5

Points 3.6 PPG = +2.4

Shot Making above expected FG% = +1.1

Creation +0.2

Creation 0.8 AST/g = +0.2

Turnovers -1.1

Turnovers 0.4/g = -1.1

Defense -0.2

Defense 0.2 STL, 0.1 BLK = -0.2

Hustle & Effort +0.8

Rebounds 1.4 RPG = +0.8

Raw Impact +3.2

Baseline (game-average expected) −11.4

Net Impact

-8.2

0th pctl vs Forwards

PBP Credit: Every play is analyzed from play-by-play data. Scorers get difficulty-adjusted credit, assisters get creation value based on the shot opportunity they created, and turnovers are classified by type. Shot difficulty is derived from 1M+ shots across 4 seasons. Full methodology

TEAM COMPARISON

#12

Impact

#13

Creation

#12

Hustle

#12

Defense

of 14 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)

Karl-Anthony Towns +15.2 Jalen Brunson +14.2 OG Anunoby +8.7 Mikal Bridges +7.9 Josh Hart +4.9 Mitchell Robinson +4.7 Miles McBride +1.4 Landry Shamet -1.0 Jose Alvarado -1.7 Ariel Hukporti -3.4 Jordan Clarkson -3.7 Mohamed Diawara -6.3 Tyler Kolek -7.5 Guerschon Yabusele -8.7

Similar Players

Same position, closest production profile this season.

SKILL DNA

Percentile rank vs 234 Forwards with 10+ games

Scoring 19th

5.6 PPG

Efficiency 39th

55.4% TS

Playmaking 28th

1.2 APG

Rebounding 6th

2.1 RPG

Defense 17th

+4.7/g

Hustle 8th

+6.3/g

Creation 13th

+1.41/g

Shot Making 40th

+5.08/g

TO Discipline 48th

0.05/min

THE SEASON SO FAR

Mohamed Diawara's early season was defined by a frantic struggle to translate garbage-time efficiency into actual rotation value. When finally handed a starting nod on 12/18 vs IND, the results were disastrous. Despite logging a season-high 19 minutes and scoring 5 points, a complete lack of perimeter gravity and bricked outside looks tanked his overall rating to a staggering -8.1 impact score. A similar collapse occurred earlier on 11/22 vs ORL. During that 10-minute stint, brutal shot selection and completely empty offensive possessions yielded a miserable -6.9 impact score, erasing the minor +2.4 hustle rating he managed to scrape together on the glass. He simply looked overwhelmed by the speed of the game whenever asked to handle extended minutes. Ironically, Diawara only generated positive value when his leash was practically non-existent. During a brief cameo on 11/26 vs CHA, he posted a stellar +3.5 impact score in just two minutes by instantly drilling an open perimeter look on his lone touch to spike his box rating.

A maddening descent into rotational irrelevance defined this stretch, as early perimeter explosions rapidly gave way to empty minutes and defensive lapses. Diawara initially looked like a lethal weapon on 12/29 vs NOP, torching the defense for 18 points on perfect 4-for-4 shooting from deep to generate a massive +12.1 impact score. That momentum vanished instantly. He spent most of January racking up zeroes across the box score, looking entirely lost on both ends of the floor. He occasionally found ways to create positive value despite low scoring, like on 02/03 vs WAS. In that game, he managed just 5 points but earned a +4.6 impact score by injecting immediate energy and decisively attacking closeouts. Ultimately, those fleeting bright spots were overshadowed by disastrous outings like 02/10 vs IND, where sheer offensive passivity and defensive liabilities resulted in a catastrophic -8.1 impact score.

Empty-calorie scoring and disastrous defensive lapses entirely defined Mohamed Diawara's mid-season stint. While he occasionally found the bottom of the net from deep, his fundamental inability to execute basic rotations routinely bled points on the other end. Look no further than his 02/27 vs MIL appearance. A surprising 10-point scoring surge was completely negated by blown defensive assignments that dragged his impact down to a brutal -5.3. The defensive hemorrhaging peaked during the 03/09 vs LAC contest, where his disastrous rotational awareness resulted in an abysmal -8.4 impact score despite chipping in 5 points and 4 rebounds. Conversely, when he actually locked in on the dirty work, the underlying metrics rewarded him. During a brief 03/18 vs MEM cameo, Diawara managed just 4 points but posted a stellar +3.1 impact simply because he stayed disciplined in his defensive assignments. Until he stops relying solely on streaky perimeter shooting to justify his minutes, his overall value will remain stubbornly negative.

IMPACT TIMELINE

Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.

Best Game

18 PTS vs NOP

Dec 30 | +12.2 impact

Worst Game

0 PTS vs ORL

Nov 22 | -16.5 impact

PATTERNS

Struggling. Diawara has posted negative impact in 91% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.

Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 29% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.

Average defender. Diawara doesn't hurt you defensively, but he's not making opponents uncomfortable either.

Getting better as the season goes on. First-half impact: -9.8, second-half: -6.6. That's a significant jump — could be a role change, confidence, or development clicking.

In a rough stretch — 17 straight games with negative impact. Longest cold streak this season: 23 games.

MATCHUP HISTORY

Based on 76 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.