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"Phoenix Suns" Boris Diaw Hand Signed 8X10 Color Photo CAS COA
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Up for auction the "Phoenix Suns" Boris Diaw Hand Signed 8X10 Color Photo.This item is certified authentic by Certified Authentic Service (CAS) and comes with their Certificate of Authenticity and matching hologram.
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Boris Babacar Diaw-Riffiod
, better known as
Boris Diaw
(born April 16, 1982), is a French retired professional
basketball
player. Diaw, who began his professional career in Pro A, 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. Diaw represented the senior
French national basketball team
in international play. He won a
FIBA World Cup
bronze medal in
2014
, a
EuroBasket
title in
2013
, a silver medal in
EuroBasket 2011
, and two bronze in
EuroBasket 2005
and
EuroBasket 2015
. He earned an
All-EuroBasket Team
selection in 2005. Since July 2019, Diaw has served as president of
Metropolitans 92
. In August 2005, he was traded with two future first round picks to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for future teammate
Joe Johnson
.
In Phoenix, Diaw blossomed into an all-round player, playing any position from center to point guard and garnered the nickname "3D" because of his multidimensional play (his motto being "drive, dish, defend") and the combination of his number (3) and surname. Diaw averaged 13.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.0 blocks per game on 52.6% field goal shooting and 73.1% from the free throw line in the
2005–06 season
where he played both
forward
positions and then
center
after injuries to
Amar'e Stoudemire
and
Kurt Thomas
. During the
2006 NBA playoffs
, as the Suns' starting center, Diaw averaged 18.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.1 blocks per game. In Game 1 of the 2006 Western Conference Finals against the Dallas Mavericks, Diaw scored a career-high 34 points, including the game-winner with 0.5 seconds remaining in regulation, to help the Suns to a 121–118 victory.