boris babacar diaw-riffiod, better known as boris diaw (born april 16, 1982), is a french retired professional basketball player. diaw, who began his professional career in pro a, returned to that league after 14 seasons in the national basketball association (nba). he plays mostly at power forward. in 2006, diaw was named the nba's most improved player as a member of the phoenix suns. he won an nba championship with the san antonio spurs in 2014. he is the current president of metropolitans 92.