A forced choice! The Knicks must sign the French second round pick under the current circumstances?

According to SNY TV reporter Ian Begley, local media in New York, for the New York Knicks, one potential signing plan for the team after entering the next training camp is to sign Mohamed Diawara as the team's 14th man. The forward star who played for Ligue 1 team Cholet Basket last season was selected by the Knicks at the 51st pick in the second round in this year's NBA draft. So far, the Knicks have not completed the signing with him, and they will also decide in which way to complete the signing with Diavala through changes in the situation.

Diavara was born in April 2005 and is 205cm tall and weighs 102kg. In the European court last season, Diavala made a total of 49 appearances, averaging 19.6 minutes per game, with averaging 6.1 points, 2.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.3 steals, 0.7 blocks, and 0.1 turnovers and 0.9 fouls. His shooting percentage was 43.9%, his three-point shooting percentage was 28.2%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 55.7%. In the previous NBA summer league, Diavala played 4 times for the Knicks, averaging 22.3 minutes per game, averaging 7 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.2 steals, and 1.2 turnovers and 1.2 fouls. His shooting percentage was 40%, his three-point shooting percentage was 15.4%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 33.3%.

Diavara is not a very mature player. He seems to be able to play a certain role in both offense and defense. He also seems to have a very good physical talent and good athletic ability. However, he is seriously lacking in stability in outside shooting on the offense end, and he also has problems with defensive awareness and defensive experience on the defensive end. His performance in the Ligue 1 last season was very mediocre and he did not make any outstanding contributions. In the summer league, his performance did not improve significantly, and he was still at a very average level. In this case, if the Knicks choose to sign him with a standard contract, he is basically unlikely to continue to get the opportunity to enter the rotation lineup, and he should also appear in the team's NBA Development League subordinate team Westchester Knicks for the vast majority of the time.

However, the problem is that the Knicks may have to sign Diavala. Because the Knicks were hard-hit by the second rich line, and their current salary is only 3.7 million US dollars left from the second rich line, this means that they can only sign one player with the veteran's basic salary. In addition, the Knicks currently have only 12 players, and they must sign two more players. In this case, their only choice is to sign a rookie with a second round pick. Unless the Knicks can complete the deal during training camp and preseason and clear a contract, the Knicks must sign Diavala on a standard contract.