an abysmal 7–59 record. The team had acquired young players and were set to make the playoffs in the future, however Diop only played one more season with the Bobcats and they ended up missing the playoffs in the 2012-2013 season. On March 4, 2013, Diop played his final NBA game; a 105–122 loss hosted by the Portland Trail Blazers; where he recorded two points, two rebounds, one block, and one foul in over 15 minutes of playing time. On September 30, 2013, Diop signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers. However he didn't play for the team as he was waived before the season started on October 25. Diop retired from the NBA shortly after at 31 years old. Coaching career On November 11, 2014, Diop joined the coaching staff of the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League as a player development coach. On October 19, 2015, he was promoted to assistant coach. On October 3, 2016, Diop was hired by the Utah Jazz as a coaching associate. On November 30, 2020, Diop was hired by the Houston Rockets as an assistant coach. NBA career statistics Regular season |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Cleveland | 18 || 1 || 6.1 || .414 || .000 || .200 || .9 || .3 || .1 || .6 || 1.4 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Cleveland | 80 || 1 || 11.8 || .351 || .000 || .367 || 2.7 || .5 || .4 || 1.0 || 1.5 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Cleveland | 56 || 3 || 13.0 || .388 || .000 || .600 || 3.6 || .6 || .5 || .9 || 2.3 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Cleveland | 39 || 0 || 7.8 || .290 || .000 || .000 || 1.8 || .4 || .2 || .7 || 1.0 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Dallas | 81 || 45 || 18.6 || .487 || .500 || .542 || 4.6 || .3 || .5 || 1.8 || 2.3 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Dallas | 81 || 9 || 18.3 || .470 || .000 || .558 || 5.4 || .4 || .5 || 1.4 || 2.3 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Dallas | 52 || 18 || 17.2 || .583 || .000 || .600 || 5.2 || .5 || .4 || 1.2 || 3.0 |- |