Diaw has been with the Spurs since 2012, and currently plays with San Antonio as of October of 2014. He earned French League Rising Star honors in 2002 and was named the French Player’s MVP a year later. In 2006, Diaw was the league’s Most Improved Player while playing with the Suns, and he was part of the Spurs’ 2014 NBA Championship-winning team. Diaw competed internationally with the French national team, earning a gold medal at the 2013 FIBA EuroBasket in Slovenia and a bronze at the 2014 World Cup in Spain. He is the founder of the non-profit group, Babac’Ards, which helps Senegalese children get involved in sports and gain better educational opportunities.