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Boris Diaw
Sign in to saveAlso known as Boris Babacar Diaw-Riffiod
French basketball executive and former player
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- National Geographic Kids Chapters : Hoops to Hippos!
- Hoops to Hippos!
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 1
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,964x
- The cBio Cancer Genomics Portal: An Open Platform for Exploring Multidimensional Cancer Genomics Data
· 2012 · cited 15,168x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,997x
- Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,801x
- Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 10,235x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- 2011
- JSA Bordeaux
- Title
- President
- League
- LNB Pro A
- Born
- ( 1982-04-16 ) 16 April 1982 (age 44) , Cormeilles-en-Parisis , Val-d'Oise , France
- Listed height
- 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
- Listed weight
- 250 lb (113 kg)
- High school
- INSEP ( Paris, France )
- Nba draft
- 2003 : 1st round, 21st overall pick
- Drafted by
- Atlanta Hawks
- Playing career
- 2001–2018
- Position
- Power forward / shooting guard
- Number
- 32, 13, 3, 33
- 1998 2000
- Centre Fédéral
- 2000 2003
- Pau-Orthez
- 2003 2005
- Atlanta Hawks
- 2005 2008
- Phoenix Suns
- 2008 2012
- Charlotte Bobcats
- 2012 2016
- San Antonio Spurs
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Basketball
- Team
- _Retired Basketball
- Position
- Forward/Center
- Nationality
- France
via TheSportsDB
~8 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Boris Babacar Diaw-Riffiod (born 16 April 1982), better known as Boris Diaw, is a French basketball executive and former player who is the president of Metropolitans 92 of LNB Pro A. Diaw began his playing career in Pro A and returned to that league after 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He primarily played the power forward position. In 2006, Diaw was named the NBA's Most Improved Player as a member of the Phoenix Suns. He won an NBA championship with the San Antonio Spurs in 2014.
Diaw was a member and captain of the senior French national team. He won a FIBA World Cup bronze medal in 2014, a EuroBasket title in 2013, a silver medal in EuroBasket 2011, and two bronze in EuroBasket 2005 and EuroBasket 2015. He earned an All-EuroBasket Team selection in 2005.
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