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Mohamed Diawara's ‘love' for defense is the upside behind Knicks' draft gamble
The newest Knick understands where his bread is buttered.
'I just love defense,' Mohamed Diawara, who was drafted by the Knicks on Thursday, said in a recent interview with Off The Grid Fitness. 'That's not the job that everybody wanna do. But I feel like it can really, really bring you some money if you could do it good.
'So you got to be a great defender and I feel like what's motivating me is I just want to play at the highest level. And I know for me to play at the highest level, I have to be a great defender. That's what motivates me.'
The defensive element — along with Diawara's athleticism and the potential to stash him overseas if necessary — carried the Knicks' decision to make an upside gamble on the 20-year-old Frenchman.
