Diamond Stone

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Diamond Stone
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Stone grabbing a rebound in the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
Shahrdari Gorgan
Position Center
Personal information
Born (1997-02-10) February 10, 1997 (age 27)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight290 lb (132 kg)
Career information
High school Dominican
(Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin)
College Maryland (2015–2016)
NBA draft 2016: 2nd round, 40th overall pick
Selected by the New Orleans Pelicans
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Los Angeles Clippers
2016→Santa Cruz Warriors
2016–2017→Salt Lake City Stars
2017–2018 Windy City Bulls
2018Salt Lake City Stars
2018 Meralco Bolts
2018 Iowa Wolves
2019 Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2021 Mets de Guaynabo
2021 Gigantes de Carolina
2021–2022 TaiwanBeer HeroBears
2022 Cocodrilos de Caracas
2022 San Miguel Beermen
2022 Taichung Suns
2022–2024 Zavkhan Brothers
2023 Marineros de Puerto Plata
2023 Hefei Kuangfeng
2024 Prishtina
2024–present Shahrdari Gorgan
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
FIBA U17 World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Dubai National team

Diamond Louis Stone (born February 10, 1997) [1] is an American professional basketball player who plays for Shahrdari Gorgan. He played one season of college basketball for Maryland before being drafted 40th overall in the 2016 NBA draft by the New Orleans Pelicans.

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High school career

Stone attended Dominican High School in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin. As a senior, he averaged 24.4 points and 11.7 rebounds per game. He finished his career with 2,193 points. [2] During his four years, he helped lead Dominican to four-straight WIAA Division 4 state championships. [3]

During the 2015 McDonald's All-American Game, Stone hit 7-of-9 shots for 14 points and also had three rebounds. [4] [5]

A five-star recruit coming out of high school, [6] [7] Stone committed to Maryland in March 2015, [8] and signed with the program in April. [9]

College career

Diamond Stone signed with Maryland. Stone averaged 12.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in his lone season at Maryland. Named AP Big Ten Newcomer of the Year, he established the Maryland freshman record and all-time XFinity Center mark with 39 points against Penn State on December 30, 2015. [10]

On April 11, 2016, Stone declared for the NBA draft, forgoing his final three years of college eligibility. He was later selected with the 40th overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft. [11]

College statistics

Diamond Stone averaged 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 0.4 assists on 56% shooting. Also he showed that he was a good shot blocker getting 2.7 blocks a game. [12]

Professional career

Los Angeles Clippers (2016–2017)

On June 23, 2016, Stone was selected by the New Orleans Pelicans with the 40th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft. [13] He was later traded to the Los Angeles Clippers on draft night. [14] On July 14, 2016, he signed with the Clippers. [15] Stone played only 24 minutes for the Clippers in his rookie season, but showed promise on both ends of the floor during his time in the NBA Development League; [16] he had multiple assignments with the Santa Cruz Warriors and Salt Lake City Stars, pursuant to the flexible assignment rule. [17]

Windy City Bulls and Salt Lake City Stars (2017–2018)

On July 6, 2017, Stone was acquired by the Atlanta Hawks in a three-team trade involving the Clippers and the Denver Nuggets. [18] On July 31, 2017, he was waived by the Hawks. [19] On September 14, 2017, he signed with the Chicago Bulls. [20] He was waived by the Bulls on October 16, 2017. [21]

Stone started the season playing for the Windy City Bulls, and was traded to the Salt Lake City Stars for Henry Sims's rights and a third-round 2018 pick. [22]

Iowa Wolves (2018–2019)

Stone played in the summer leagues for the Utah Jazz. [23]

On November 14, 2018, the Iowa Wolves acquired the returning right to Stone from the Salt Lake City Stars in exchange for the returning player right to Wes Washpun and a third-round draft pick in the 2019 NBA G League Draft. [24] Later on November 26, 2018, the Iowa Wolves announced that they had acquired Stone, [25] but was later waived by the Iowa Wolves on January 4, 2019. [26]

Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2019)

On January 9, 2019, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers acquired Stone. [27] [28]

Puerto Rico (2021)

On February 3, 2021, Stone signed with the Guelph Nighthawks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League, [29] but didn't play for them.

On July 1, 2021, Stone signed with the Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. [30] He averaged 20.4 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. On August 25, Stone signed with the Gigantes de Carolina. [31]

TaiwanBeer HeroBears (2021–2022)

On November 9, 2021, Stone signed with the TaiwanBeer HeroBears of the T1 League. [32] He was the league's points leader for the 2021–22 season. [33] [34]

San Miguel Beermen (2022)

In October 2022, he signed with the San Miguel Beermen of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) as the team's import for the 2022–23 PBA Commissioner's Cup. [35]

Taichung Suns (2022)

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Stone with the Taichung Suns in 2022

On October 25, 2022, Stone signed with the Taichung Suns of the T1 League. [36]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17 L.A. Clippers 703.5.231.0001.000.9.0.0.11.4
Career703.5.231.0001.000.9.0.0.11.4

National team career

Stone was named to the All-Tournament Team of the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship.

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