Hamidou Diallo has been getting better and better during his time with the Detroit Pistons since signing with them in 2020-21.

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Hamidou Diallo is a 23-year-old swingman who entered the 2018 NBA Draft following a one-and-done season with the Kentucky Wildcats in the NCAA. Since the time that he got drafted, Hamidou has easily been a top-5 high-flier in the league.

After all, the 4th-year player won the Dunk Contest in 2019 with a dunk over 7’2″, 380+ pound Shaq. His victory that year seemed to be a sign of better times for perhaps the most disappointing event at All-Star Weekend.

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Hamidou Diallo Contract: How much money does Hamidou Diallo make this NBA season?

Diallo has mostly been a bit-part player during his short span of time in the NBA thus far. The swingman’s ball-handling is yet to progress to another level, hindering his overall progress as a player.

As a result of being used mostly as a 3-and-D guy, Diallo’s career counting stats are also way lower than his true potential. It’s for this reason that his contract value is also not much.

The Detroit Pistons signed Diallo to a 2-year, $10.4 million contract in August 2021. This seems to be an eminently fair amount for Diallo till the time he dials his game up on both ends.

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Diallo’s biggest strength thus far in his NBA career has been his lateral mobility. It allows him to disrupt ball-handlers more effectively than other swingmen of his size. Diallo also has a knack for sniffing out transition opportunities and capitalizing on them.

However, for him to become more than just a role player, it is clear that he also needs to shoot better. His career 3-point percentage of 29.4% through 3 years was quite indicative of his struggles.

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Finishes like this one seem outrageous, but they reveal some great shooting mechanics for Diallo.

His release, however, needs to be way faster if he’s to be a dependable threat against NBA defenses.

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