NBA Basketball Wiretap

The Charlotte Hornets have fully guaranteed Moussa Diabate's contract for the 2026-27 season. Diabate's contract was previously non-guaranteed. The deal would have become $250,000 guaranteed on the Hornets opening night, then fully guaranteed on the leaguewide guarantee date of January 10, 2027.

Diabate started in 47 of the 73 games he played for Charlotte last season. The 6-foot-10 center averaged 7.9 points, 8.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists and a block per game for the Hornets.

The NBA awarded Diabate the Hustle Award for the 2025-26 season. The Hustle Award honors the player whose contributions lead towards winning, but don't always show up in the traditional NBA box score.

The Phoenix Suns have made Oso Ighodaro's contract fully guaranteed for the 2026-27 season. Ighodaro's contract was already guaranteed for $250,000 and was set to increase to $500,000 guaranteed on Suns opening night next season. The deal would have become fully guaranteed for $2.3 million on the league-wide guarantee date of January 10, 2027.

In his second NBA season, Ighodaro played in all 82 games with 24 starts. He then started in all four of Phoenix's playoff games in their first-round loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The 6-foot-11 center averaged 6.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 22 minutes per game in the regular season. In the playoffs, Ighodaro averaged 7.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game.