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Moussa Diabaté

Charlotte Hornets · #14 · Starter
C6'10"210 lbage 244 yrs expMichiganParis, France
4th best of 16 on CHAworth +0.7 wins to the rotation
OFF76DEF79
Capable rebounder & perimeter defender
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Charlotte Hornets
Eastern · Southeast · proj. 46-36 (▲+4.1)
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A high-motor energy big who rebounds everything in sight — 8.7 boards a night at the 95th percentile to go with elite rim protection (89th) and relentless foul-drawing. He finishes hard inside (63% from the floor) but offers zero spacing (9th-percentile shooting) and limited passing; a dirty-work backup center who changes a game with effort.

7.9
PPG
8.7
RPG
1.9
APG
0.8
SPG
1
BPG
GP 73MPG 26FG% 63.13P% 50FT% 65.9TS% 65.3USG% 11.4PER 17.2BPM +1.7VORP 1.8
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Rebounding85
Perimeter defense83
Playmaking81
Inside finishing79
Rim protection75
Scoring74
Shooting65

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2022-23 to 2025-26 · 4 seasons
6.0
PPG
6.5
RPG
1.2
APG
177
GAMES
Points 1,066Win Shares 11.4Starts 56Best season 2025-26 · 7.9 ppg
Games played, last three seasons63%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 22 → 24
▬Steady

Moussa, at 24, has held steady — 1.4 → 4.5 wins of value over the window.

2026-27 forecast▬ 4.8 wins (+0.3)
Age should add a little at 25. Range 2.9–6.7 wins.
Production (BPM)+3.5 → +1.7-1.826-27 forecast +1.0
His on-court production has slipped.
2023-24: +3.5 · 11 games2024-25: -1.9 · 71 games2025-26: +1.7 · 73 games2026-27: +1.0 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)1.4 → 4.5+3.226-27 forecast 4.8
He's worth more wins to a team than he was.
2023-24: 1.4 · 11 games2024-25: 1.2 · 71 games2025-26: 4.5 · 73 games2026-27: 4.8 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $15.1M vs $2.5M salary+$12.6M
His play is projected to be worth more than he is paid.
$2.5M salary2023-24: $3.4M · 11 games2024-25: $3.1M · 71 games2025-26: $12.8M · 73 games2026-27: $15.1M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $2,461,462 cap hit · through '27. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$2,461,462Guaranteed
1% of the club’s payroll · 15th of 17 priced deals
Runs through1 season
Est. market value$15,088,165 /yr
Surplus+$12,626,703
BARGAINworth more than he is paid

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.