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NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion signs with Baskonia

2019 NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion Hamidou Diallo signed a two-year deal with Baskonia.

Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz announced another addition to their backcourt for the upcoming season.

Hamidou Diallo

Hamidou Diallo

Position: SG

Age: 27

Height: 196 cm

Weight: 90 kg

Birth place: Queens, United States of America

The club has officially announced the signing of 2019 NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion Hamidou Diallo.

The 27-year-old American signed a two-year deal with Baskonia.

Diallo was selected in the 2018 NBA Draft and has played in over 250 games in the league, suiting up for teams such as the Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons, Brooklyn Nets, and, most recently, the Washington Wizards.

He has career averages of 8.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in the NBA.

Last season, Diallo played for the Shanxi Loongs in the Chinese Basketball Association, where he averaged 22.5 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game, further proving his scoring ability and overall impact on the court.

## Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz

Position Player

PG Trent Forrest

PG Rafa Villar

PG Kamar Baldwin

PG/SG Matteo Spagnolo (story)

SG/PG Markus Howard

SG/SF Hamidou Diallo

SF/SG Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot

PF/SF Clement Frisch (story)

PF Rodions Kurucs (story)

PF Tadas Sedekerskis

PF/C Luka Samanic

PF/C Ousmane Ndiaye (on loan)

C Khalifa Diop

Coach Pablo Laso (signed until 2027)

Expiring contracts Chima Moneke (won't return), Ognjen Jaramaz (won't return), Sander Raieste (won't return)

Rumored to leave Pablo Laso (story), Markus Howard, Kamar Baldwin (won't return)

Interested Paolo Galbiati

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