Boris Babacar Diaw-Riffiod, better known as Boris Diaw , is a French professional basketball player for the NBA's Phoenix Suns. Diaw is 6 ft 8 in and 235 lbs . He played for Pau Orthez, France's top league team, before joining the NBA. His NBA career averages are 8.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game.

At the end of the 2005-06 NBA season, Diaw was awarded the Most Improved Player trophy by garnering 80 first-place votes in balloting by 124 sports writers and sportscasters. He received 489 overall points.