Massamba Diop 2027 NBA Draft profile
Massamba Diop is 8th on our 2027 NBA Draft big board and 2nd among centers. Our latest mock sends him to the Pelicans with the 8th pick. He 13.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists a game at Arizona State last season.
Massamba Diop
- Position
- Center
- School
- Gonzaga (WCC)
- Class
- Sophomore
- Size
- 7' 1", 245 lbs
- Status
- Draft-eligible if he declares
- Our grade
- 90.7, 8th overall, 2nd center
Why the Pelicans at 8th
The Pelicans need a center: their top two centers combined for 35.3 points, rebounds and assists a game last season, 22nd of 30. He is the 2nd center on our board, and the next center on our board is Somto Cyril of Miami, 1.1 points back. At 7' 1", 245 lbs, the sophomore (draft-eligible if he declares) starts at center from opening night.
2025-26 per game at Arizona State
- Points
- 13.6
- Rebounds
- 5.8
- Assists
- 1.1
- Steals
- 0.6
- Blocks
- 2.1
- FG %
- 0.6%
- 3PM
- 0.2
- Minutes
- 29.6
- PER
- 20.7
He played the 2025-26 season at Arizona State and is at Gonzaga now. Stats are the games played, from ESPN's box scores. They update with each Tuesday edition.
Board trend
First edition on our board: October 17, 2026. The trend fills in from next Tuesday.
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Centers around him on the board
The nearest centers by grade. The full NBA Draft center rankings order the whole position.
- 1Matas VokietaitisTexas91.3
- 3Somto CyrilMiami89.6
- 4Patrick Ngongba IIDuke85.9
Common questions
Where does Massamba Diop go in the 2027 NBA mock draft?
Massamba Diop is 8th pick to the Pelicans in our latest mock. The Pelicans need a center: their top two centers combined for 35.3 points, rebounds and assists a game last season, 22nd of 30. He is the 2nd center on our board, and the next center on our board is Somto Cyril of Miami, 1.1 points back. At 7' 1", 245 lbs, the sophomore (draft-eligible if he declares) starts at center from opening night.
Is Massamba Diop eligible for the 2027 NBA Draft?
He is a sophomore, so he is draft-eligible if he declares for the 2027 draft.
By the Parlae deskProspect data updated Oct 17, 2026 at 11:26 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number