DeSagana Diop

Q: When was DeSagana Diop drafted?

DeSagana Diop was drafted by Cleveland Cavaliers , 1st round (8th pick, 8th overall), 2001 NBA Draft .

Pronunciation: \suh-GAN-uh JAHP\

Desagana Ngagne Diop ▪ Twitter: sagana7

Position: Center and Power Forward ▪ Shoots: Right

7-0, 300lb (213cm, 136kg)

Born: January 30, 1982 in Dakar, Senegal sn

High School: Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia

Recruiting Rank: 2001 (8)

Draft: Cleveland Cavaliers, 1st round (8th pick, 8th overall), 2001 NBA Draft

NBA Debut: October 30, 2001

Career Length: 12 years

SUMMARY

Career

601

PTS

2.0

TRB

3.7

AST

0.4

FG%

42.7

FG3%

16.7

FT%

46.7

eFG%

42.8

PER

9.8

12.8

Per Game

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Regular Season

Playoffs

Per Game Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2001-02	20	CLE	NBA	C	18	1	6.1	0.7	1.6	.414	0.0	0.0		0.7	1.6	.414	.414	0.1	0.3	.200	0.3	0.7	0.9	0.3	0.1	0.6	0.7	1.1	1.4
2002-03	21	CLE	NBA	PF	80	1	11.8	0.7	1.9	.351	0.0	0.0		0.7	1.9	.351	.351	0.1	0.4	.367	0.8	1.9	2.7	0.5	0.4	1.0	0.7	1.9	1.5
2003-04	22	CLE	NBA	C	56	3	13.0	1.0	2.6	.388	0.0	0.0		1.0	2.6	.388	.388	0.2	0.4	.600	1.3	2.3	3.6	0.6	0.5	0.9	0.5	2.1	2.3
2004-05	23	CLE	NBA	C	39	0	7.8	0.5	1.8	.290	0.0	0.1	.000	0.5	1.7	.299	.290	0.0	0.1	.000	0.8	1.0	1.8	0.4	0.2	0.7	0.3	1.4	1.0
2005-06	24	DAL	NBA	C	81	45	18.6	0.9	1.9	.487	0.0	0.0	.500	0.9	1.9	.487	.490	0.5	0.9	.542	1.8	2.8	4.6	0.3	0.5	1.8	0.4	3.1	2.3
2006-07	25	DAL	NBA	C	81	9	18.3	0.9	1.9	.470	0.0	0.0	.000	0.9	1.9	.473	.470	0.6	1.1	.558	2.0	3.4	5.4	0.4	0.5	1.4	0.8	3.0	2.3
2007-08	26	TOT	NBA	C	79	23	16.4	1.2	2.3	.522	0.0	0.0		1.2	2.3	.522	.522	0.5	0.9	.543	2.0	2.9	5.0	0.5	0.3	1.1	0.7	1.8	2.9
2007-08	26	DAL	NBA	C	52	18	17.2	1.3	2.2	.583	0.0	0.0		1.3	2.2	.583	.583	0.5	0.8	.600	2.1	3.1	5.2	0.5	0.4	1.2	0.8	1.9	3.0
2007-08	26	NJN	NBA	C	27	5	14.9	1.0	2.4	.415	0.0	0.0		1.0	2.4	.415	.415	0.5	1.1	.467	1.8	2.7	4.5	0.5	0.2	0.9	0.6	1.7	2.5
2008-09	27	TOT	NBA	C	75	1	13.8	1.0	2.3	.433	0.0	0.0		1.0	2.3	.433	.433	0.3	0.9	.333	1.5	2.1	3.6	0.4	0.4	0.7	0.5	1.7	2.3
2008-09	27	DAL	NBA	C	34	0	13.3	0.6	1.7	.379	0.0	0.0		0.6	1.7	.379	.379	0.4	0.9	.414	1.3	2.1	3.5	0.4	0.4	0.7	0.3	1.6	1.6
2008-09	27	CHA	NBA	C	41	1	14.2	1.3	2.8	.460	0.0	0.0		1.3	2.8	.460	.460	0.2	0.9	.270	1.7	2.1	3.8	0.5	0.4	0.8	0.7	1.8	2.8
2009-10	28	CHA	NBA	C	27	0	9.7	0.6	1.1	.517	0.0	0.0		0.6	1.1	.517	.517	0.1	0.3	.222	0.9	1.5	2.4	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.4	1.1	1.2
2010-11	29	CHA	NBA	C	16	0	11.3	0.5	1.5	.333	0.0	0.0		0.5	1.5	.333	.333	0.3	0.7	.364	0.8	1.8	2.5	0.4	0.3	0.9	0.7	1.6	1.3
2011-12	30	CHA	NBA	C	27	9	12.0	0.6	1.6	.357	0.0	0.0		0.6	1.6	.357	.357	0.0	0.2	.167	1.2	1.9	3.1	0.9	0.2	0.5	0.7	1.3	1.1
2012-13	31	CHA	NBA	C	22	1	10.3	0.4	1.2	.296	0.0	0.0	.000	0.4	1.2	.308	.296	0.0	0.0	.000	0.5	1.9	2.3	0.6	0.2	0.7	0.4	0.9	0.7
Career			NBA		601	93	14.0	0.8	2.0	.427	0.0	0.0	.167	0.8	1.9	.429	.428	0.3	0.6	.467	1.4	2.3	3.7	0.4	0.4	1.0	0.6	2.0	2.0

4 seasons		DAL	NBA		248	72	17.5	0.9	1.9	.492	0.0	0.0	.333	0.9	1.9	.493	.493	0.5	0.9	.542	1.9	3.0	4.8	0.4	0.5	1.4	0.6	2.6	2.4
4 seasons		CLE	NBA		193	5	10.8	0.7	2.1	.358	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	2.1	.360	.358	0.1	0.3	.400	0.9	1.7	2.6	0.5	0.4	0.9	0.6	1.7	1.6
5 seasons		CHA	NBA		133	11	11.9	0.7	1.8	.417	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	1.8	.419	.417	0.1	0.5	.266	1.1	1.9	3.0	0.5	0.3	0.7	0.6	1.4	1.6
1 season		NJN	NBA		27	5	14.9	1.0	2.4	.415	0.0	0.0		1.0	2.4	.415	.415	0.5	1.1	.467	1.8	2.7	4.5	0.5	0.2	0.9	0.6	1.7	2.5

Per Game Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2005-06	24	DAL	NBA	C	22	18	18.5	1.1	1.8	.615	0.0	0.0	1.1	1.8	.615	.615	0.5	0.8	.611	1.8	3.1	5.0	0.1	0.6	1.3	0.5	3.7	2.7
2006-07	25	DAL	NBA	C	6	3	23.3	1.5	2.5	.600	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.5	.600	.600	0.5	1.2	.429	2.7	4.2	6.8	0.3	0.5	1.7	0.7	3.5	3.5
Career			NBA		28	21	19.5	1.2	1.9	.611	0.0	0.0	1.2	1.9	.611	.611	0.5	0.9	.560	2.0	3.4	5.4	0.1	0.6	1.4	0.5	3.6	2.9

2 seasons		DAL	NBA		28	21	19.5	1.2	1.9	.611	0.0	0.0	1.2	1.9	.611	.611	0.5	0.9	.560	2.0	3.4	5.4	0.1	0.6	1.4	0.5	3.6	2.9

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Totals

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Totals Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2001-02	20	CLE	NBA	C	18	1	109	12	29	.414	0	0		12	29	.414	.414	1	5	.200	5	12	17	5	1	10	12	19	25
2002-03	21	CLE	NBA	PF	80	1	943	54	154	.351	0	0		54	154	.351	.351	11	30	.367	63	152	215	43	33	81	56	148	119
2003-04	22	CLE	NBA	C	56	3	730	57	147	.388	0	0		57	147	.388	.388	12	20	.600	72	127	199	34	26	51	29	116	126
2004-05	23	CLE	NBA	C	39	0	306	20	69	.290	0	2	.000	20	67	.299	.290	0	5	.000	30	40	70	15	8	27	12	53	40
2005-06	24	DAL	NBA	C	81	45	1510	75	154	.487	1	2	.500	74	152	.487	.490	39	72	.542	145	229	374	23	44	146	36	253	190
2006-07	25	DAL	NBA	C	81	9	1480	71	151	.470	0	1	.000	71	150	.473	.470	48	86	.558	166	272	438	30	40	113	63	244	190
2007-08	26	TOT	NBA	C	79	23	1295	94	180	.522	0	0		94	180	.522	.522	38	70	.543	160	232	392	40	26	88	58	146	226
2007-08	26	DAL	NBA	C	52	18	894	67	115	.583	0	0		67	115	.583	.583	24	40	.600	111	159	270	26	20	63	42	100	158
2007-08	26	NJN	NBA	C	27	5	401	27	65	.415	0	0		27	65	.415	.415	14	30	.467	49	73	122	14	6	25	16	46	68
2008-09	27	TOT	NBA	C	75	1	1036	74	171	.433	0	0		74	171	.433	.433	22	66	.333	114	159	273	32	29	56	39	128	170
2008-09	27	DAL	NBA	C	34	0	452	22	58	.379	0	0		22	58	.379	.379	12	29	.414	45	73	118	13	12	25	11	55	56
2008-09	27	CHA	NBA	C	41	1	584	52	113	.460	0	0		52	113	.460	.460	10	37	.270	69	86	155	19	17	31	28	73	114
2009-10	28	CHA	NBA	C	27	0	262	15	29	.517	0	0		15	29	.517	.517	2	9	.222	24	41	65	5	5	14	12	31	32
2010-11	29	CHA	NBA	C	16	0	181	8	24	.333	0	0		8	24	.333	.333	4	11	.364	12	28	40	7	4	15	11	26	20
2011-12	30	CHA	NBA	C	27	9	325	15	42	.357	0	0		15	42	.357	.357	1	6	.167	33	52	85	23	6	13	19	36	31
2012-13	31	CHA	NBA	C	22	1	226	8	27	.296	0	1	.000	8	26	.308	.296	0	1	.000	10	41	51	13	5	16	8	19	16
Career			NBA		601	93	8403	503	1177	.427	1	6	.167	502	1171	.429	.428	178	381	.467	834	1385	2219	270	227	630	355	1219	1185

4 seasons		DAL	NBA		248	72	4336	235	478	.492	1	3	.333	234	475	.493	.493	123	227	.542	467	733	1200	92	116	347	152	652	594
4 seasons		CLE	NBA		193	5	2088	143	399	.358	0	2	.000	143	397	.360	.358	24	60	.400	170	331	501	97	68	169	109	336	310
5 seasons		CHA	NBA		133	11	1578	98	235	.417	0	1	.000	98	234	.419	.417	17	64	.266	148	248	396	67	37	89	78	185	213
1 season		NJN	NBA		27	5	401	27	65	.415	0	0		27	65	.415	.415	14	30	.467	49	73	122	14	6	25	16	46	68

Totals Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2005-06	24	DAL	NBA	C	22	18	407	24	39	.615	0	0	24	39	.615	.615	11	18	.611	40	69	109	2	14	28	11	81	59
2006-07	25	DAL	NBA	C	6	3	140	9	15	.600	0	0	9	15	.600	.600	3	7	.429	16	25	41	2	3	10	4	21	21
Career			NBA		28	21	547	33	54	.611	0	0	33	54	.611	.611	14	25	.560	56	94	150	4	17	38	15	102	80

2 seasons		DAL	NBA		28	21	547	33	54	.611	0	0	33	54	.611	.611	14	25	.560	56	94	150	4	17	38	15	102	80

Advanced

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Advanced Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
2001-02	20	CLE	NBA	C	18	109	3.2	.401	.000	.172	5.4	12.8	9.2	7.3	0.5	6.7	27.8	18.2	-0.4	0.1	-0.3	-0.124	-9.4	-0.2	-9.5	-0.2
2002-03	21	CLE	NBA	PF	80	943	6.7	.356	.000	.195	7.3	18.4	12.8	6.9	1.8	6.1	25.1	10.3	-1.4	1.2	-0.2	-0.012	-6.2	1.9	-4.4	-0.6
2003-04	22	CLE	NBA	C	56	730	10.4	.404	.000	.136	10.9	19.2	15.1	7.1	1.9	5.0	15.7	11.3	-0.1	1.1	1.0	.063	-3.8	1.7	-2.1	0.0
2004-05	23	CLE	NBA	C	39	306	6.3	.281	.029	.072	11.3	15.8	13.5	7.1	1.4	6.6	14.4	12.3	-0.5	0.4	0.0	-0.006	-6.2	1.0	-5.2	-0.2
2005-06	24	DAL	NBA	C	81	1510	11.5	.512	.013	.468	11.8	17.9	14.9	2.2	1.6	7.4	16.2	6.9	1.3	2.7	4.1	.130	-2.3	2.8	0.5	1.0
2006-07	25	DAL	NBA	C	81	1480	10.6	.503	.007	.570	13.8	21.6	17.8	2.8	1.4	5.8	25.0	7.9	0.7	3.1	3.8	.123	-2.8	2.6	-0.2	0.7
2007-08	26	TOT	NBA	C	79	1295	12.5	.536	.000	.389	14.6	20.3	17.5	4.6	1.1	5.1	21.6	9.6	1.0	2.0	3.0	.113	-1.7	1.1	-0.6	0.5
2007-08	26	DAL	NBA	C	52	894	13.4	.596	.000	.348	14.8	19.9	17.5	4.2	1.2	5.2	24.1	9.1	1.0	1.5	2.6	.137	-1.0	1.7	0.7	0.6
2007-08	26	NJN	NBA	C	27	401	10.4	.435	.000	.462	14.1	21.1	17.6	5.3	0.8	4.9	17.0	10.8	0.0	0.5	0.5	.058	-3.1	-0.3	-3.4	-0.1
2008-09	27	TOT	NBA	C	75	1036	9.7	.425	.000	.386	13.3	18.2	15.8	4.6	1.5	4.3	16.3	10.8	-0.2	1.6	1.4	.065	-3.6	0.8	-2.8	-0.2
2008-09	27	DAL	NBA	C	34	452	8.9	.396	.000	.500	11.5	18.4	15.0	3.9	1.4	4.1	13.5	8.3	0.1	0.6	0.7	.070	-3.5	0.9	-2.6	-0.1
2008-09	27	CHA	NBA	C	41	584	10.3	.441	.000	.327	14.7	18.1	16.4	5.2	1.6	4.4	17.8	12.7	-0.2	1.0	0.7	.060	-3.8	0.8	-3.0	-0.2
2009-10	28	CHA	NBA	C	27	262	7.8	.485	.000	.310	11.2	18.5	15.0	2.9	1.0	4.4	26.7	8.0	-0.1	0.5	0.4	.072	-3.6	1.5	-2.1	0.0
2010-11	29	CHA	NBA	C	16	181	5.4	.347	.000	.458	8.0	18.9	13.4	5.7	1.2	6.7	27.6	10.3	-0.3	0.3	-0.1	-0.016	-6.7	1.8	-4.9	-0.1
2011-12	30	CHA	NBA	C	27	325	6.8	.347	.000	.143	11.2	19.0	15.0	11.0	1.0	3.0	29.9	9.0	-0.3	0.2	-0.2	-0.025	-5.6	-0.2	-5.9	-0.3
2012-13	31	CHA	NBA	C	22	226	6.6	.292	.037	.037	4.9	21.4	12.9	8.5	1.2	5.7	22.6	7.1	-0.3	0.2	-0.1	-0.017	-5.2	0.5	-4.7	-0.2
Career			NBA		601	8403	9.8	.441	.005	.324	11.8	19.2	15.5	4.8	1.4	5.7	20.9	9.3	-0.4	13.2	12.8	.073	-3.6	1.7	-1.9	0.2

4 seasons		DAL	NBA		248	4336	11.3	.514	.006	.475	13.1	19.6	16.4	3.0	1.4	6.1	20.8	7.8	3.2	7.9	11.1	.123	-2.4	2.3	0.0	2.2
4 seasons		CLE	NBA		193	2088	7.7	.364	.005	.150	9.1	18.0	13.5	7.0	1.7	5.8	20.4	11.4	-2.3	2.7	0.4	.009	-5.5	1.6	-4.0	-1.0
5 seasons		CHA	NBA		133	1578	8.1	.405	.004	.272	11.3	18.9	15.0	6.5	1.3	4.6	22.9	10.1	-1.2	2.0	0.8	.025	-4.7	0.8	-3.9	-0.8
1 season		NJN	NBA		27	401	10.4	.435	.000	.462	14.1	21.1	17.6	5.3	0.8	4.9	17.0	10.8	0.0	0.5	0.5	.058	-3.1	-0.3	-3.4	-0.1

Advanced Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
2005-06	24	DAL	NBA	C	22	407	11.8	.629	.000	.462	11.5	21.1	16.2	0.7	1.9	5.7	19.0	6.6	0.5	0.8	1.3	.156	-1.7	3.5	1.8	0.4
2006-07	25	DAL	NBA	C	6	140	12.0	.581	.000	.467	12.5	20.3	16.3	2.2	1.1	6.7	18.1	6.9	0.2	0.1	0.2	.078	-1.7	1.7	0.0	0.1
Career			NBA		28	547	11.9	.615	.000	.463	11.8	20.9	16.2	1.1	1.7	6.0	18.8	6.7	0.7	0.9	1.5	.136	-1.7	3.0	1.4	0.5

2 seasons		DAL	NBA		28	547	11.9	.615	.000	.463	11.8	20.9	16.2	1.1	1.7	6.0	18.8	6.7	0.7	0.9	1.5	.136	-1.7	3.0	1.4	0.5

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where was DeSagana Diop born?

DeSagana Diop was born in Dakar, Senegal.

When was DeSagana Diop born?

DeSagana Diop was born on January 30, 1982.

How tall is DeSagana Diop?

DeSagana Diop is 7'0" (2.13m) tall.

How much did DeSagana Diop weigh when playing?

DeSagana Diop weighed 300 lbs (136.1 kg) when playing.

Is DeSagana Diop in the Hall of Fame?

DeSagana Diop is not in the Hall of Fame.

When was DeSagana Diop drafted?

DeSagana Diop was drafted by Cleveland Cavaliers, 1st round (8th pick, 8th overall), 2001 NBA Draft.

What position did DeSagana Diop play?

Center and Power Forward.

When did DeSagana Diop retire?

DeSagana Diop last played in 2013.

What is DeSagana Diop's net worth?

DeSagana Diop made at least $47,024,084 playing professional basketball.

How much did DeSagana Diop make?

DeSagana Diop made $7,372,200 in 2013.

What did DeSagana Diop average?

DeSagana Diop averaged 2.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 0.4 assists per game.

How many rings does DeSagana Diop have?

DeSagana Diop won 0 championships.

What is DeSagana Diop's Twitter account?

DeSagana Diop is on Twitter at sagana7.

What schools did DeSagana Diop attend?

DeSagana Diop attended Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia.

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