<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Yakhouba Diawara walked around unnoticed in downtown Denver this summer. But that might change soon if the new Nuggets swingman's game continues to grow."I don't think nobody knows me yet," said Diawara, who had 14 points for the Blue in an 83-66 scrimmage victory over the White on Monday at Metro State. "You don't have any trouble when you get something to eat. You can walk on 16th Street, go see a movie and relax."Diawara is being asked to make the transition to shooting guard and small forward for Denver after a collegiate career at Pepperdine, where he played primarily in the post. The 6-foot-7, 225-pounder wasn't selected in the 2005 NBA draft because he was viewed as an undersized power forward."I don't think he was that good at that time," Nuggets director of international scouting Masai Ujiri said. "He's grown into the player that he has become."The native of Paris averaged 16.5 points in 20 games for France JDA Dijon Bourgogne last season. After he joined Italy Climamio Bologna in February, he was told by doctors that he was wearing the wrong contact lens and changed. He immediately improved his outside shooting and averaged 10.6 points in 25 games.Dallas offered Diawara, 24, a two-year, $1.8 million contract, but he opted for a two-year, $1.1 million deal with Denver and a better shot at playing time. Diawara could fill a key defensive role left by the absence of Greg Buckner.He impressed the Nuggets by averaging 11.8 points in 23 minutes per game on their summer league team."I just thought he'd be the right fit for the Nuggets," said Ujiri, who scouted Diawara in Europe.Coach George Karl said the starting shooting guard spot is open among Diawara, J.R. Smith and Linas Kleiza, with Carmelo Anthony able to move to the spot when not at small forward."(Diawara) has a personality that's warm and friendly, but he doesn't have a warm and friendly game," Karl said.Said guard Earl Boykins: "He's playing unbelievable. Guys are very impressed. I heard about him in the summertime, but it's different to do it with NBA guys as opposed to summer league guys."</div>http://www.denverpost.com/nuggets/ci_4468392