Performance Basketball Training Academy

The Hornets are the hottest team in the NBA, and their center was once an afterthought 🔥 After Moussa Diabate was let go by the Clippers in 2024, Charlotte picked him up for cheap. How cheap? The Hornets didn't even offer him a guaranteed deal, opting instead for a two-way contract, which meant he couldn't play a full season in the NBA. Two weeks into his Hornets career, though, he posted back-to-back double-doubles and was given a 3-year contract by the All-Star break. Now in season 2 in Charlotte, he's become exactly what the franchise needed. A maniacal rebounder, defender, hustler who does all the dirty work for a team that chucks up more threes than most teams in the league. During their recent 9-game streak: Diabate had a plus/minus of +124 with 10.3 rebounds and 69.6% FG. Since January 1, only 1 player in the league has a higher plus/minus than Diabate's +192, and that's his teammate LaMelo Ball (+207). After years of playing lottery ball, the Hornets have finally found the right mix to contend with the best in the league. It turns out that Moussa Diabate was the missing ingredient the whole time 🧩