Boris Diaw picks up his option for the 2011-12 season to return to the Charlotte Bobcats

Starting power forward Boris Diaw has picked up his player option worth $9 million bucks for the 2011-12 season to return to the Bobcats.  Diaw played in 82 games (all starts) for the Bobcats last season and he averaged 33.9 minutes, 11.3 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.  Diaw has now played in 623 games (433 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 30.5 minutes, 9.8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.  This was a no-brainer for Diaw as he wouldn’t have gotten anywhere  near $9 million bucks on the open market.