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Moussa Diabaté eyeing ‘long game’ in development

When Lawrence Frank, the Los Angeles Clippers’ president of basketball operations, spoke on draft night about the team’s choice to select Moussa Diabaté in the second round, he admitted that the young big was a “development project.” It’s not just Frank who realizes that.

Speaking to gathered media on Tuesday afternoon, Diabaté acknowledged the journey he’s about to set forth on.

“I’ve got to work on a lot of things and get better at [them],” the Frenchman said. “But I think it’s a long game.”

Diabaté spent one year at Michigan, averaging 9.