NOVEMBER 30: The signing is official, according to a team press release.
NOVEMBER 22: The Hornets have reached an agreement with center Bismack Biyombo, bringing him back for a third straight season, Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes tweets. Biyombo’s deal will be for one year, according to Rick Bonnell of The Charlotte Observer
Biyombo holds nine years of NBA experience, making past stops with Charlotte, Toronto and Orlando. He spent the first three seasons of his career with the Hornets before signing with the Raptors, where he averaged 6.2 points and 9.2 rebounds per game during the 2016 NBA playoffs.
This past season, the 28-year-old held per-game averages of 7.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 19.4 minutes in Charlotte. At 6-foot-9 and 255 pounds, Biyombo was the No. 7 pick of the 2011 NBA Draft.
Charlotte has made several notable moves in free agency, including drafting LaMelo Ball at No. 3 and reaching a four-year, $120MM deal with Gordon Hayward. The team finished with the tenth-best record in the East at 23-42 last season.
Gotta love Biyombo. Unless your’re paying him 17M a year. How did that even happen?
Because of how he played in the playoffs that year with Toronto
I remember. It still was ridiculous.
For him, it was just the best case of timing in the history of the world.
Detroit fit
Carolina has drafted well the last three years, but I have doubts about Carey of Duke, when they were going to keep Biyombo anyway.
Lamelo + Hayward should be fun
Carey is a project. BB will be gone after one year. Also second round picks are lottery tickets.
Carey and Richards will probably both be swapping back and forth between Charlotte and their G League team for the next two years or so unless something strange happens.
Why?
Bismack Biyumbo…is that the name of a Muppet?
Toughest thing about having BISMACK on the court is that the opposing players are always poking him to see what kind of filling he has inside…
Boston Cream?
Angel Fluff?
Lemon?
Peanut Butter?
Raspberry?
Jelly?
Cherry?
Apple?
Apricot?
It is a curiosity for the ages…..
Why ??