
Mohamed Diawara should be part of Knicks future even in money crunch
NY Post
When it comes to the Knicks’ summer bookkeeping, the conversation typically opens with Mitchell Robinson’s unrestricted free agency and Miles McBride’s extension eligibility.
Those are indeed the two most important pieces of business.
But somewhere just below that is Mohamed Diawara.
The 20-year-old rookie, who has proven himself a 3-and-D wing worthy of further development, is operating on an expiring $1.27 million contract. It was signed before the season because the Knicks needed to fill a roster spot with the cheapest contract possible — and Diawara was the only candidate.

The deal that brought Aidan Thompson to the Rangers didn’t create the ripple effects that the Artemi Panarin trade did because of who departed the organization. That was only Derrick Pouliot, a 32-year-old defenseman more than two years removed from his last NHL game. It didn’t create the waves like one for, say, Vincent Trocheck, would have because of current NHL players or draft capital the Blueshirts received in return, either.












