This is the cocorico point of the day. Drafted by the Clippers a few months ago, the French interior has since been going back and forth between the Angelino squad and the affiliated G League team, the Ontario Clippers. And if Moussa Diabaté has been able to offer some intriguing matches in the Great League, at the latter’s little sister the French interior is a hit.
While the Clippers, once once more orphaned by Kawhi Leonard, flew to Miami last night, their G League affiliate, the Ontario Clippers, headed to Utah to face the Salt Lake City Stars, Jazz affiliate team. Super exciting to watch, this Ontario Clippers team allows us to follow the progress of Jason Preston, the former journalist with an incredible story, but also one of the young Frenchies of the League: Moussa Diabaté. And last night, those who followed the G League matches in search of information on the talents of tomorrow were rewarded with an exceptional performance from Diabaté.
28 points and 23 rebounds, 11/18 shooting. Just that. It’s simple, Moussa Diabaté overdominated the racket, therefore taking 18 more rebounds than his vis-à-vis in the evening match-up. The French interior was able to show the front office and the Clippers coaches the full extent of his talent: sense of placement and hustle on the rebound (8 offensive rebounds), good reading of the trajectories, solidity and touching the finish, and even a nice shot stopped at mid-distance, on the head of Micah Potter who definitely might not do anything with the match (probably under the effect of a stupefy). Preston also shone, with 21 points but above all 16 caviars distributed for a loss of ball only, enough to think that the last passage in the NBA offered the two young players new keys which they can use in the G League.
Pure DOMINANCE from Moussa Diabate and Jason Preston ????
The pair had career nights to lead the way for the @OntClippers in the victory! pic.twitter.com/eYcaADam2G
— NBA G League (@nbagleague) December 9, 2022
Indeed, called up to the first team for three games at the end of November and beginning of December, the rookie who made his debut at Charenton (hello Vavane) was able to express himself once morest Jazz, with 11 points and 8 rebounds (including 6 offensive) in just 16 minutes. Interviewed at the end of the match, the Frenchie revealed that Kawhi Leonard himself had come to talk to him, something rare enough to be underlined. And it makes you wonder… who of Moussa or Klaw will play the most NBA games this season.
