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Boris Diaw

1982 - Today

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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 played mostly at 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Boris Diaw is the 449th most popular basketball player (down from 286th in 2024), the 5,483rd most popular biography from France (down from 5,224th in 2019) and the 10th most popular French Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Boris Diaw ranks 449 out of 1,757. Before him are Don Barksdale, Chris Webber, Cliff Hagan, Igor Rakočević, Marcelo Huertas, and George McGinnis. After him are Franjo Arapović, Danny Ainge, Igor Kokoškov, Rui Hachimura, Kyle Anderson, and Vasilije Micić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Boris Diaw ranks 346. Before him are Nesrin Cavadzade, Oleksandr Kucher, Alexandros Tzorvas, Kota Yanagisawa, Łukasz Kubot, and Rudy Youngblood. After him are Paolo Giordano, Li Yundi, Rashad Sadygov, Everton Kempes dos Santos Gonçalves, Lee So-yeon, and Javier Portillo.

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In France

Among people born in France, Boris Diaw ranks 5,483 out of 6,770. Before him are Pauline Lafont (1963), Philippe Lacheau (1980), Reynald Pedros (1971), Reda Kateb (1977), Marinette Pichon (1975), and Adrian Mannarino (1988). After him are St Germain (1969), Jean-Noël Barrot (1983), Jean-Christophe Thouvenel (1958), Denis Podalydès (1963), Michel Roux (1941), and Gérald Darmanin (1982).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In France

Among basketball players born in France, Boris Diaw ranks 10. Before him are Victor Wembanyama (2004), Nando de Colo (1987), Evan Fournier (1992), Antoine Rigaudeau (1971), Vincent Collet (1963), and Thomas Heurtel (1989). After him are Nicolas Batum (1988), Rudy Gobert (1992), Stéphane Risacher (1972), Frédéric Weis (1977), Fabien Causeur (1987), and Vincent Poirier (1993).

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