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Moussa Diabate

Moussa Diabate

PF/C • Charlotte Hornets Proj Rank 44 Actual 15 136 ADP • Trade Value
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS FSP
7.801.938.7625.6.71.012.38
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Moussa Diabate | Fantasy Outlook

Moussa Diabate 2026-27 Fantasy Outlook: Frontcourt Rebounder in Charlotte

With no fresh injury news, Moussa Diabate enters the season slated atop Charlotte's depth chart at power forward alongside starting center Naz Reid. After a career-best campaign last year, the 24-year-old big man should hold off veteran backup Royce O'Neale for rotational minutes, providing energy and paint protection.

Our projections anticipate 19.8 fantasy points and 21.6 minutes per game across 72 appearances for Diabate. While his scoring remains secondary at 6.6 points per game, our models project him to haul in 7.4 rebounds while shooting an efficient 64.2% from the field, anchoring his categorical floor.

Rostered in 28% of leagues following a steady rise in fantasy sentiment, Diabate represents an intriguing late-round target around his 134 ADP. His limited offensive usage caps his ceiling, but his rebounding prowess makes him a solid bench big in standard formats and deep leagues.

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Moussa Diabate Fantasy

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DATE OPP M FG PTS AST STL REB BLK TO FPT Diff
04/17 ORL 18 1/4 2 2 0 8 3 1 2024
04/14 MIA 36 4/5 8 1 0 14 1 1 272
04/12 NY 26 2/3 4 3 0 9 2 0 2328
04/10 DET 24 3/4 8 2 0 6 2 1 2146
04/07 BOS 32 1/3 2 5 1 5 0 2 1626
04/05 MIN 24 3/4 8 4 1 9 1 1 2844
04/02 PHO 24 2/2 4 1 1 10 0 1 1923
03/31 BKN 27 4/6 10 1 0 12 0 2 2424
03/29 BOS 24 2/2 4 0 0 6 0 0 1139
03/28 PHI 24 4/7 10 2 1 11 0 1 2726
03/26 NY 30 1/2 2 3 4 5 1 1 2228
03/24 SAC 24 6/7 17 2 1 11 2 1 3812
03/21 MEM 32 5/6 11 3 1 14 2 3 3514
03/19 ORL 24 1/3 3 1 0 5 1 3 1045
03/17 MIA 31 4/6 8 4 2 13 1 2 3420
03/14 SA 21 2/7 4 3 0 5 0 1 1454
03/11 SAC 33 1/3 2 2 1 10 0 0 1925
03/10 POR 30 3/8 7 4 3 9 1 1 3126
03/08 PHO 26 1/4 2 2 0 4 4 2 1636
03/06 MIA 31 3/6 6 1 0 14 2 0 2822
03/04 BOS 29 2/4 9 6 2 9 0 0 3314
03/03 DAL 22 3/4 7 0 0 8 1 2 1733
02/28 POR 33 5/7 13 5 0 11 0 1 3320
02/26 IND 29 7/8 14 4 2 11 0 2 3522
02/24 CHI 30 4/4 9 5 3 7 3 0 3716
02/09 DET 18 0/1 0 0 0 6 0 2 544
02/07 ATL 32 4/8 11 2 0 15 0 0 3226
02/05 HOU 29 3/5 7 4 0 12 1 1 2836
02/02 NO 28 1/2 2 2 0 9 0 0 1638
01/31 SA 33 6/9 12 6 0 10 2 0 3727
01/29 DAL 32 5/9 10 3 0 5 2 0 2541
01/28 MEM 33 8/9 18 2 2 19 1 3 4715
01/26 PHI 20 6/7 12 0 0 5 0 1 1736
01/24 WAS 32 2/3 11 0 1 14 0 2 289
01/22 ORL 16 4/4 10 1 0 4 1 1 1739
01/21 CLE 29 1/1 4 0 1 5 3 2 1644
01/18 DEN 24 2/6 4 2 0 9 1 0 2023
01/15 LAL 30 4/5 8 2 0 6 0 3 1539
01/12 LAC 35 6/10 13 4 1 15 4 1 463
01/10 UTA 24 3/3 10 1 0 10 2 1 2722
01/08 IND 35 2/5 10 1 0 5 1 1 1936
01/07 TOR 30 2/4 6 1 2 11 2 2 2725
01/05 OKC 28 4/5 9 5 0 12 0 0 3115
12/31 GS 27 0/3 0 3 1 8 1 2 1642
12/29 MIL 34 6/9 14 3 2 9 1 2 3324
12/26 ORL 32 3/4 10 3 0 12 1 0 3117
12/23 WAS 35 6/6 12 1 0 18 0 0 3524
12/22 CLE 28 2/6 5 2 6 14 0 3 348
12/20 DET 16 0/2 1 1 1 3 0 0 846
12/18 ATL 17 2/4 5 2 0 6 0 0 1555
12/14 CLE 21 2/3 5 0 1 6 1 1 1531
12/12 CHI 12 1/2 2 0 0 3 1 0 840
12/05 TOR 15 1/2 3 1 0 4 0 1 860
12/03 NY 19 1/2 2 2 1 8 0 2 1552
12/01 BKN 22 5/9 10 1 2 6 1 0 2526
11/29 TOR 30 3/5 7 2 1 9 0 0 2325
11/28 CHI 18 1/3 4 2 2 8 0 1 2042
11/26 NY 15 2/2 4 0 0 4 2 1 1232
11/23 ATL 25 4/4 12 1 0 11 0 1 2630
11/22 LAC 24 2/4 6 1 0 7 0 0 1629
11/19 IND 24 3/9 8 3 0 12 0 1 2626
11/17 TOR 19 3/3 8 2 0 7 4 1 2615
11/15 OKC 23 6/7 13 4 1 11 1 2 3415
11/14 MIL 43 5/8 15 1 1 11 0 1 3129
11/12 MIL 23 1/3 7 2 1 13 1 1 2930
11/10 LAL 28 4/4 8 1 2 3 3 0 2346
11/07 MIA 21 4/6 10 0 0 11 3 1 2849
11/04 NO 17 2/3 6 2 2 5 1 1 2026
11/02 UTA 22 7/9 17 0 0 12 1 0 3316
11/01 MIN 18 3/5 11 1 0 9 0 0 2331
10/30 ORL 20 4/8 10 1 0 6 2 0 2344
10/28 MIA 19 3/4 8 0 0 2 1 1 1148
10/26 WAS 22 4/9 12 1 0 10 2 1 2947
10/25 PHI 16 2/2 6 0 1 2 1 0 1229
10/22 BKN 21 5/7 13 0 1 9 1 2 2642
Totals: 1918 234/372 585 145 56 657 76 75 1785
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YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
22-23 LAC 22 8.4 .511 .500 .625 2.7 0.2 2.3 0.4 0.3 0.4
23-24 LAC 10 5.8 .526 .0 .583 2.7 0.4 2.5 0.2 0.5 0.2
24-25 CHA 70 17.1 .596 .0 .595 5.8 0.8 6.3 0.6 0.7 0.9
25-26 CHA 75 25.6 .629 .500 .659 7.8 1.9 8.8 1.0 0.7 1.0
3-YEAR AVG 52 20.5 .613 .125 .632 6.6 1.3 7.2 0.8 0.7 0.9
Totals 177 19.0 .606 .200 .631 6.1 1.2 6.6 0.7 0.6 0.8

Diabate Projection

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MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
74.8 0.626 0.646 0.425 0.1 0 8.8 5.5 3.5 14.3 9 10.8 14.6 2 0.73 0 6.4 25.3 6.3 2.8 21.3 2 2.8 22.7
MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
20.6 0.634 0.646 0.5 0 0 2.5 1.8 1.2 3.9 2.5 3.1 4.1 1.77 0 0 2 7.2 1.7 0.8 6.1 0.6 0.9 19.3
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Depth Chart

Charlotte Hornets

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Kon Knueppel SG/SF 100% 100%
Coby White SG/PG 100% 76%
Dennis Schroder PG/SG 6% 2%
Christian Anderson PG 2% 0%
NAME OWN START
Brandon Miller SF/PF 100% 100%
Moussa Diabate PF/C 30% 7%
Grayson Allen SF/SG 28% 6%
Royce O'Neale PF/SF 5% 1%
NAME OWN START
Naz Reid C/PF 100% 99%
Ryan Kalkbrenner C 2% 0%
Hannes Steinbach C/PF 4% 1%

Team Rankings

PTS
116.0
13th
REB
46.1
5th
AST
26.3
15th
TO
14.4
22nd
FG%
46.0
25th
3P%
37.8
3rd
FT%
81.8
2nd
eFG%
55.2
12th
STL
7.0
29th
BLK
4.5
21st
PF
19.1
10th
TeamW-LWin %GBPTSOPP
HawksHawks46-360.56114118.5116.0
MagicMagic45-370.54915115.7115.1
HornetsHornets44-380.53716116.0111.2
HeatHeat43-390.52417120.9118.5
WizardsWizards17-650.20743112.9124.9

Team Stats

PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
LaMelo Ball7220.14.87.11.20.22.840.736.889.9  
Tre Mann535.51.71.60.50.11.036.032.385.2  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Kon Knueppel8118.55.33.40.70.22.047.542.586.3  
Coby White5017.43.44.00.50.12.644.636.281.7  
Sion James825.43.52.00.60.20.837.135.283.7  
Malaki Branham284.61.60.80.40.10.547.337.882.4  
Antonio Reeves102.70.80.30.10.00.150.053.80.0  
Pat Connaughton422.61.50.40.30.00.344.740.465.0  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Brandon Miller6520.24.93.31.00.72.543.538.389.2  
Miles Bridges7717.15.83.20.60.41.446.033.382.2  
Josh Green584.31.80.80.60.10.645.942.089.3  
Liam McNeeley314.32.40.80.20.10.440.040.082.1  
Tosan Evbuomwan50.00.40.00.00.00.00.00.00.0  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Moussa Diabaté737.98.71.90.81.01.063.150.065.9  
Grant Williams367.03.91.60.50.50.942.638.881.5  
Tidjane Salaün376.04.00.70.40.20.750.343.465.0  
Drew Peterson60.81.50.30.50.20.012.50.050.0  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Ryan Kalkbrenner697.65.50.80.51.50.975.30.071.6  
PJ Hall194.53.90.50.20.50.850.860.079.3  
Xavier Tillman301.51.40.40.30.20.343.516.725.0  

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