Clippers Sign Mamadou N’Diaye

Posted: August 16th, 2004

The Clippers today signed free agent center Mamadou N’diaye. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released. The 7’0” N’diaye has averaged 4.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game in four NBA seasons.

N’diaye averaged 3.5 points and 4.1 rebounds per game in 28 games last season with Dallas and Atlanta. He averaged 3.9 points and 4.4 rebounds in 25 games with the Hawks after signing as a free agent on February 18, 2004. N’diaye began the season with the NBDL’s Asheville Altitude before signing a 10-day contract with the Dallas Mavericks on January 6, 2004. He averaged 0.3 rebounds in 2.3 minutes over three games with Dallas.

N’diaye was originally drafted out of Auburn University by the Denver Nuggets with the 26th overall selection in the 2000 NBA Draft. He was traded to Toronto on January 12, 2001 along with Keon Clark and Tracy Murray in exchange for Kevin Willis, Aleksandar Radojevic, Garth Joseph and a 2001 second-round draft choice. N’diaye went on to average 1.3 points per game for Toronto in limited action during his rookie season.

In 2001-02, N’diaye averaged 4.0 points per game. He had his best NBA season in 2002-03, when he averaged 5.5 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game for the Toronto Raptors. He also averaged 8.0 points and 5.8 rebounds in eight starts that season.