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0:34Highlights: Clippers at Hornets (11/22)
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1:14NBA Writer Gives His Top Landing Spot for LaMelo Ball
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2:01Jose Alvarado's Late 3 Gives Pelicans First Win Of Season
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1:16NBA Summer League Grades: Kon Knueppel
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1:00Collin Sexton Traded to Hornets for Jusuf Nurkic
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4:17Liam McNeeley Selected No. 29 Overall by Hornets | 2025 NBA Draft Grades and Instant Reaction
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2:04Breaking: Suns Acquire Mark Williams From Hornets For No. 29 Pick
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4:51Kon Knueppel Selected No. 4 Overall by Hornets | 2025 NBA Draft Grades and Instant Reaction
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1:052025 NBA Mock Draft: Tim Doyle Reacts to Hornets Selecting VJ Edgecombe
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0:392025 NBA Mock Draft: Hornets Select VJ Edgecombe Number 4 Overall
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0:47NBA Mock Draft: VJ Edgecombe to Hornets at No. 3
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2:44Charlotte Hornets Select Tidjane Salaun At No. 6 Overall
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2:17NBA Draft Grades: Charlotte Hornets Select Brandon Miller No. 2 Overall
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1:29Hornets start off strong
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| Regular Season | 23.2 | 10.0 | 65.3 | 8.3 | 1.2 |
Top Moussa Diabate News
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Hornets' Moussa Diabate: Double-doubles in defeat
Diabate produced 12 points (4-4 FG, 4-4 FT), 11 rebounds and one assist in 25 minutes during Sunday's 113-110 loss to Atlanta.
The 23-year-old center saw his usual playing time off the bench, though he split time with Mason Plumlee on Sunday due to Ryan Kalkbrenner (ankle) being sidelined. Diabate put together a productive performance, grabbing a game-high mark in rebounds en route to his sixth double-double on the campaign. While the big man doesn't normally get a ton of looks on the offensive end, he continues to provide value on the glass and has logged at least 20 minutes in nine straight games.
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Hornets' Moussa Diabate: Splitting time at center
Diabate recorded eight points (3-9 FG, 2-3 FT), 12 rebounds and three assists over 24 minutes during Wednesday's 127-118 loss to the Pacers.
Diabate's 24 minutes of action were one shy of starting center Ryan Kalkbrenner's total against the Pacers. The two finished with similar stats Wednesday night, with both bordering on a double-double. There's no indication that Diabete's role will fade, as he's averaging 10.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game across the month of November despite splitting time with Kalkbrenner.
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Hornets' Moussa Diabate: Efficient double-double
Diabate closed Saturday's 109-96 loss to Oklahoma City with 13 points (6-7 FG, 1-1 FT), 11 rebounds, four assists, one block and one steal over 24 minutes.
Diabate moved back to the bench following the return of Ryan Kalkbrenner to the starting lineup, but the big man produced at both ends once again and delivered a second consecutive double-double. Diabate has five double-doubles on the season and could be a solid streaming option in some formats, particularly category-based leagues for managers looking to boost their rebounding numbers.
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Hornets' Moussa Diabate: Moving to starting role
Diabate is in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Bucks.
The Hornets will be without rookie Ryan Kalkbrenner (personal), so Diabate will start in his place. Diabate is averaging 9.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game off the bench this season. This will be his first start of the campaign.
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Hornets' Moussa Diabate: Snags 13 boards
Diabate logged seven points (1-3 FG, 5-6 FT), 13 rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal over 23 minutes during Wednesday's 111-100 victory over the Bucks.
Diabate didn't offer much in terms of scoring production, but he led the Hornets on the boards with 13 rebounds, which marks a season high for the Michigan product. Despite coming off the bench in every game this season, Diabate has offered up reasonable contributions, averaging 9.8 points and 7.5 rebounds while knocking down 65.0 percent of his field-goal attempts through 11 appearances.
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Hornets' Moussa Diabate: Blocks three shots in loss
Diabate supplied eight points (4-4 FG), three rebounds, one assist, three blocks and two steals over 29 minutes during Monday's 121-111 loss to the Lakers.
Diabate has been one of the main contributors off the bench, leading the second unit in minutes played Monday and making all four of his field-goal attempts. He also had a wonderful defensive performance, logging three blocks and two steals, improving his season averages in those respective categories to 1.5 blocks and 0.6 steals. Diabate will continue to split time at center with rookie Ryan Kalkbrenner, though it appears the latter's role as the starter is firmly established. Kalkbrenner has started every contest, but Diabate was with the first five to begin the second half of Monday's loss, and Kalkbrenner finished with a season-low 19 minutes.
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Hornets' Moussa Diabate: Cruises to second double-double
Diabate logged 17 points (7-9 FG, 3-3 FT), 12 rebounds and one block in 22 minutes during Sunday's 126-103 win over the Jazz.
Diabate paced the Charlotte bench in scoring, doing all of his damage near the cylinder in the second and third quarters. He was also a force on the boards, pulling down six of his 12 boards on the offensive glass on the way to his second double-double of the young season. While Diabate posted a double-double and starting center Ryan Kalkbrenner finished with only two points and four rebounds in 22 minutes, the latter was also a menace defensively, recording four steals and four blocks.
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Hornets' Moussa Diabate: Just misses double-double
Diabate finished with 11 points (3-5 FG, 5-6 FT), nine rebounds and one assist over 19 minutes during Saturday's 122-105 loss to Minnesota.
Diabate flirted with what would've been his second double-double of the season, but he's now corralled at least nine boards in three of his first six games. The fourth-year big man remains behind rookie second-rounder Ryan Kalkbrenner on the depth chart, but Diabate has been effective in a reserve role. He's averaged 10.0 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.2 blocks in 19.8 minutes per contest, shooting 60.0 percent from the field.
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Hornets' Moussa Diabate: Logs first double-double of season
Diabate put up 12 points (4-9 FG, 4-5 FT), 10 rebounds, two blocks and an assist across 23 minutes in Sunday's 139-113 win over Washington.
Diabate has been one of the more important players among the bench unit, as he and rookie Ryan Kalkbrenner continue to compete for minutes and potentially the starting job. If Diabate can continue to post performances like he did Sunday, he may be able to crack the starting lineup in the foreseeable future.
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Hornets' Moussa Diabate: Teases double-double off bench
Diabate posted 13 points (5-7 FG, 3-4 FT), nine rebounds, one block and one steal in 21 minutes during Wednesday's 136-117 win over the Nets.
Although he came off the bench in favor of rookie big man Ryan Kalkbrenner, Diabate was still effective from the second unit. The two centers will likely be jockeying for positioning as Charlotte's top big man throughout the year, and Diabate remains someone for fantasy managers to keep an eye on in the early stages of the season.
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Hornets' Moussa Diabate: Headed to bench
Diabate will head to the bench for Wednesday's season opener against Brooklyn.
Diabate was in and out of the starting unit throughout the preseason, so while he's not getting the start Wednesday, we wouldn't necessarily consider the reserve role a long-term thing. That said, he's not the most attractive target while working with the reserves, so he's a risky guy to deploy in daily fantasy leagues.
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Hornets' Moussa Diabate: Logs 11 in preseason start
Diabate put up 11 points (3-4 FG, 5-6 FT), five rebounds, three steals, a block and an assist over 23 minutes in Friday's 113-108 preseason loss to the Knicks.
Diabate drew the start over rookie Ryan Kalkbrenner and is trending towards being Charlotte's starting center in their first regular season game, as he outpaced Kalkbrenner (15) and Mason Plumlee (10) in minutes played during the team's final preseason outing. In eight starts during the 2024-25 season, Diabate averaged 7.6 points, 10.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.6 blocks over 28.3 minutes.
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Hornets' Moussa Diabate: Starting Friday
Diabate will start in Friday's preseason game against New York.
The 23-year-old center will join the first unit in the team's preseason finale, pushing Ryan Kalkbrenner to the bench. Diabate will start alongside Collin Sexton, Kon Knueppel, Liam McNeeley and Miles Bridges.
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Hornets' Moussa Diabate: Monster double-double in preseason
Diabate generated 18 points (6-7 FG, 6-8 FT), 13 rebounds and one block across 25 minutes of Wednesday's 145-116 preseason win over Memphis.
Diabate led Charlotte's reserves in points and paced the whole team in rebounds. Nine of his 13 boards came on the offensive end. Entering his fourth professional season, Diabate appears to be competing with rookie Ryan Kalkbrenner for the starting center spot.
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Hornets' Moussa Diabate: Heading to bench Saturday
Diabate is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's preseason game against the Mavericks, Roderick Boone of The Charlotte Observer reports.
Diabate might have the inside track to earn the starting role after the offseason departure of Mark Williams, but he'll have to wait for his chance off the bench in this one. Ryan Kalkbrenner will get the starting nod in this one.
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Hornets' Moussa Diabate: Solid work in starting role
Diabate produced 14 points (5-9 FG, 4-7 FT), seven rebounds, two assists and two steals over 26 minutes during Thursday's 122-116 loss to the Thunder.
Diabate currently has the inside track to the starting center after Mark Williams' departure. Mason Plumlee and 2025 second-round pick Ryan Kalkbrenner will also be on hand to provide support, but the first-unit spot is Diabate's to lose. He played a minimal role with Charlotte last season after spending two seasons with the Clippers, and the team is relying on the former Michigan star's potential to shore up the frontcourt.
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Hornets' Moussa Diabate: Starting Sunday
Diabate will start in Sunday's preseason game against the Thunder, James Plowright of CLTure.org reports.
Diabate will get the starting nod in Charlotte's preseason opener. The big man appeared in 71 regular-season games (eight starts) for the Hornets last season, during which he averaged 5.7 points and 6.2 rebounds across 17.5 minutes per game. He's expected to compete for playing time with Mason Plumlee and Ryan Kalkbrenner this season.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-10, 210 lbs |
| Birthplace: Paris, FR |
| Age: 23 |
| School: Michigan |
| Experience: 3 |