Knicks get bad Mohamed Diawara, Pacome Dadiet news for Pistons NBA Summer League matchup

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The New York Knicks' NBA Summer League team has not looked great on offense.

They are without two of their top players on Monday afternoon against the Detroit Pistons.

Both Mohamed Diawara and Pacome Dadiet were on the Knicks' bench for their NBA Finals title against the San Antonio Spurs.

Neither player will suit up for the Knicks on Monday.

"Mohamed Diawara (left ring finger injury) and Pacome Dadiet (right foot soreness) are OUT for today’s Summer League game against the Pistons," the New York Post's Stefan Bondy wrote on X.

Diawara was disappointed with his performance in New York's first Summer League game, a 91-65 loss to the Brooklyn Nets last Friday.

The French forward went 1-for-9 from the field, including 1-for-7 from three-point range.

“I got to do way better. At the level we played last season, I got to do way better,” Diawara told Bondy. “I can’t play like I played today."

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The 21-year-old showed flashes of two-way excellence during his rookie year with the Knicks, but he's the top name on New York's Summer League roster after signing a four-year, $11.2 million contract.

Dadiet, who will turn 21 in a few weeks, spent most of last year in the G-League with the Westchester Knicks.

Otherwise, he averaged 1.7 points and shot 33% from the field in 4.7 minutes per game in 29 contests off the bench for the Knicks during their championship run.