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Boris Diaw

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San Antonio Spurs · F-C · 2005-06 Most Improved Player · 14 NBA seasons · 1,220 career appearances

Boris Diaw recorded 1,220 NBA appearances across 14 seasons with San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, Charlotte Hornets, Atlanta Hawks, Utah Jazz.

▶Best highlights

8.6

career pts/gm

4.4

career reb/gm

3.5

career ast/gm

1,064

career games

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Boris Diaw's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1994-95–2006-07

Dikembe Mutombo

Mookie Blaylock

Mutombo's blocks give way to rebuilding

Atlanta Hawks · Defense, then a reset

An elite defensive core kept Atlanta relevant in the 1990s before a long rebuild followed the veterans' departure.

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Franchise era

2004-05–2009-10

Amar'e Stoudemire

Nash makes pace and spacing the future

Phoenix Suns · Seven Seconds or Less

Nash's return unlocked a revolutionary offense and three conference-finals trips, influencing a generation without reaching the Finals.

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Franchise era

2004-05–2011-12

Stephen Jackson

Expansion again and a historic low

Charlotte Hornets · The Bobcats

The replacement franchise reached the 2010 playoffs around Wallace before a teardown produced the lockout season's 7–59 record.

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Franchise era

1997-98–2015-16

Five titles through constant evolution

San Antonio Spurs · The Duncan dynasty

Duncan's steadiness allowed San Antonio to evolve from twin towers to a flowing motion offense while winning five championships.

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Franchise era

2011-12–2016-17

Defense grows around Hayward and Gobert

Utah Jazz · The patient bridge

The Jazz accumulated young talent and developed an elite defense, returning to the second round before Hayward left.

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Career accomplishments

2005-06 Most Improved Player14 NBA seasons1,220 career appearances10,236 career points119 playoff appearances6 triple-doublesCareer high: 34 pointsCareer high: 16 reboundsCareer high: 16 assists

Career honors stored from Basketball Reference

Team history

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Boris Diaw's most significant indexed performances.

Athlore #1 · 88.8 relevance

CLEVELANDCAVALIERS

CHARLOTTEHORNETS

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Charlotte Hornets

26 PTS · 7 REB · 11 AST · 1 STL · 1 BLK

Athlore #2 · 87.1 relevance

Phoenix Suns vs Toronto Raptors

26 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST · 2 STL · 1 BLK

Athlore #3 · 86.4 relevance

Western ConferenceFinals

DALLASMAVERICKS

Phoenix Suns vs Dallas Mavericks

34 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST · 1 STL · 1 BLK

Athlore #4 · 85.8 relevance

MINNESOTATIMBERWOLVES

Phoenix Suns vs Minnesota Timberwolves

31 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST · 1 STL · 1 BLK

Athlore #5 · 83.9 relevance

GOLDEN STATEWARRIORS

Golden State Warriors vs Phoenix Suns

21 PTS · 14 REB · 10 AST · 1 STL · 1 BLK

Single-game records

Career-high games

One verified indexed game for each major box-score category.

Career high · Points (34)

Western ConferenceFinals

DALLASMAVERICKS

Phoenix Suns vs Dallas Mavericks

34 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST · 1 STL · 1 BLK

Career high · Assists (16)

GOLDEN STATEWARRIORS

Phoenix Suns vs Golden State Warriors

11 PTS · 11 REB · 16 AST · 2 STL · 3 BLK

Career high · Rebounds (16)

CHARLOTTEHORNETS

Miami Heat vs Charlotte Hornets

16 PTS · 16 REB · 8 AST · 1 STL · 1 BLK

Career high · Steals (4)

SAN ANTONIOSPURS

MINNESOTATIMBERWOLVES

San Antonio Spurs vs Minnesota Timberwolves

6 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST · 4 STL

Career high · Blocks (7)

WASHINGTONWIZARDS

CHARLOTTEHORNETS

Washington Wizards vs Charlotte Hornets

14 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST · 2 STL · 7 BLK