The first round No. 6 pick! The wingspan is 2.39 meters! 27-year-old without a ball

On July 14, the free market has been open for two weeks, and many players have not found their next home so far, and Bamba is one of them. According to European media Sportando, Greek giant Olympiacos club sent an inspection team to the United States and intends to sign free agent Bamba. Once Bamba signs, he leaves the NBA! In the 2024-25 season, Bamba played a total of 32 regular season games with the Clippers and the Pelicans, with 2 starting games. He averaged 12.9 minutes per game, scored 4.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 1 block, and 0.6 turnovers. His three shooting percentages were: 46.4%, 27.8%, and 70.4%. He was once delegated to the Development League, averaging 21 points, 14.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.

Tree moves to death and people moves to live. Bamba can't play in the NBA now, so changing the environment may be a good thing for him. Bamba was born on May 12, 1998, and is 2.13 meters tall and has a wingspan of 2.39 meters! Among the NBA active players, Bamba ranks second in arm span, second only to Vinban Yama (2.44 meters). Netizens joked: All the talents are below the neck! How did Bamba, 27, fall to leaving the NBA? Simply put, it means that you have physical talent, extremely low ball quotient, rough skills, and unable to practice shooting. In the 2017-18 season, Bamba averaged 12.9 points, 10.5 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.8 steals and 3.7 blocks at the University of Texas, with three shooting percentages: 60.3%, 28%, and 67.8%.

At that time, Bamba was able to play with her physical fitness and was a blocking machine in the NCAA. If you look at his data carefully, you can also find shortcomings: no outside projection and no organizational ability. Bamba's draft templates are Mutombo and Marcus Cambi, but his defensive judgment is far inferior to those two, and he relies more on height and wingspan to defend.

2018 NBA Draft, the Suns selected Ayton with the No. 1 pick, the Kings took Bagley with the No. 1 pick, and the Mavericks chose Doncic. The Grizzlies selected Jaren Jackson Jr. in the fourth pick, Trae Young in the fifth pick, and the Magic took Bamba in the sixth pick. Among these six people, Bagli and Bamba were both miserable.

Bagley has played 289 regular season games so far in his career, including 129 starts. He averaged 22.4 minutes per game, scored 12 points, 6.5 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.6 blocks, and shots from three events: 51.8%, 29%, and 69%. During this offseason, Bagley joined the Wizards with a one-year minimum salary contract. Compared with Bamba, Bagley at least has the ball to play.

Banba has played 364 regular season games so far in his career, including 101 starts. He averaged 16.8 minutes per game, scoring only 6.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 1.3 blocks, and 0.8 turnovers. His three shooting percentages were: 47.7%, 35.6%, and 68.2%. He has only played 3 games in the playoffs, averaging 3.3 minutes per game, scoring 0 points, 1 rebound, 0.3 blocks. In the summer of 2022, Bamba's rookie contract expired, and Magic renewed his contract for two years of US$21 million. On February 10, 2023, the Lakers sent Beverly and a second round pick to the Magic, and 2 for 1 for the trade to get Bamba. He only played 9 games with the Lakers due to injury, averaging 4.6 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. In the summer of 2023, Bamba joined 76 people with a minimum salary. In the summer of 2024, Bamba joined the Clippers with a minimum salary of one year. He was sent to the Jazz in February this year and was immediately laid off. What memories do you still have about Bamba?