Boris Diaw spent last season on Atlanta’s bench. A year later, he’s going to win the league’s award for Most Improved Player, playing for the Suns.
Diaw set career highs in almost every statistical category including points (13.3), rebounds (6.9), assists (6.2) and minutes (35.5), playing in every game until skipping the meaningless season finale in Portland with strep throat. During his first two seasons in Atlanta, Diaw averaged 4.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists.
The Hawks tried to use Diaw at point guard and when that didn’t work out, they decided to throw him in along with two first round draft picks in the trade that brought Joe Johnson to the team. With Amare Stoudemire and Kurt Thomas out of the lineup with season-ending injuries, Diaw filled in at center for the size-depleted Suns.
Once Stoudemire returns, the Suns will be really scary.
