Officially signed to join! Goodbye, NBA! 2.39 meter wingspan big center

Bamba has found a new job, joining the Serbian basketball club Partizan Belgrade. His after-tax salary may exceed US$2 million. Previously, after this year's NBA preseason, the Jazz decisively waived Bamba.

According to domestic media sources, a CBA team is also interested in signing Bamba, but the offer is slightly lower than the salary provided by Partizan Belgrade.

Bamba was born on May 12, 1998. He is 27 years old this year. He is a power center with a height of 2.13& and a wingspan of 2.39 meters. He was the No. 6 pick in the first round of the 18th session. His physical talent is at a historical level, but his golf intelligence and skills have not improved, so he was eliminated after playing in the NBA for only 7 years.

Don't look at this guy's "ferocious look" and think he is a bad guy who can only stay in the paint. In fact, he is addicted to three-pointers and can't extricate himself. During the 21-22 season when he played for the Magic, he was a bad guy. He averaged 1.5 goals in 4 shots per game from beyond the arc, with a field goal percentage of 38.1%. Throughout his NBA regular season career, he averaged 0.8 three-pointers per game with a field goal percentage of 35.6%, scoring 6.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks.

In fact, with Bamba's physical talent, if he concentrates on working as a blue-collar insider who protects the frame and grabs rebounds, he has a chance to get an NBA contract with an annual salary of tens of millions of dollars. Unfortunately, there is no if.

Regardless of static or dynamic talents, they are impeccable.

Many people suspect that Bamba will still be unable to play in overseas leagues. Such doubts may not be true. He cannot survive in the NBA, but he can dominate in leagues that are not as good as the NBA. In the 24-25 season, he averaged 21 points, 14.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.3 blocks per game in the G League, with three shooting percentages of 51.7%, 43.5% and 66.7%.

Bamba’s total salary income during his entire NBA career is approximately US$39.15 million. He has played for teams such as the Magic, Lakers, Philadelphia, Clippers and Pelicans. He is not counted because he only played preseason games for the Jazz. In the middle of the 22-23 season, the Lakers traded Bamba from the Magic. The outside world thought that the Purple and Gold Army had found the next Howard or even O'Neal, but it turned out to be just a fantasy.

What else can you say? I wish Bamba good luck in his new career. Playing in the NBA is not the only way to realize the value of his life.