[Shams] Raptors signing Mo Bamba

[Boogie!]

I’m fine with the signing. If Gradey looses some minutes as a result, then work hard and give Darko a reason to play you.

His g league numbers are promising. He can rebound and block shots and is shooting almost 40% from 3 on 4 attempts per game. Hopefully he’s given a shot here and can take advantage of those minutes because in theory he’s exactly the type of c everyone’s been clamouring for.

[Blazing_royale]

We officially moving on from the 6'9 era. 7'0 now.

[Tofubeque]

As long as we’re panacing about this, maybe Collin Murray-Boyles is also out for the season. And Mamu has a huge contract lined up in Europe.

[PushDaRock]

As long as we’re panacing about this, maybe Collin Murray-Boyles is also out for the season. And Mamu has a huge contract lined up in Europe.

I'm most worried about Mamu demanding a buyout to go home

[SpiderMunn]

As long as we’re panacing about this, maybe Collin Murray-Boyles is also out for the season. And Mamu has a huge contract lined up in Europe.

[Merit]

Days of there being faintest hope of Mo Bambe being a contributing NBA C is long gone. Naturally, Raptors have signed him. Guess, they couldn't find takers for their garbage backup SG's while helping shed salary at the same time. This team should not be a tax team as-is.

So much negativity for the 20th man on the team signed to a contract that can be waived.

Just calling it what it is.

His deal's non-guaranteed but it sounds like they very much intend to keep him beyond the deadline. And no matter how you slice and dice this, Mo Bamba just isn't a very good player at 27 years old after having been given all kinds of opportunities by multiple teams over the years.

Raptors seemingly have shown strong desire to get under the tax line so even they themselves agree they shouldn't be a tax team and for them to do this now for someone like Bamba does not look good on multiple fronts: whether it be Poeltl injury, the team getting under the 1st apron, or trade market for our backup SG's.

If none of this sounds positive to you, maybe that's just how things are.

Now I’m not saying Bamba is a perfect player, but he has averaged over 10 and 8 with over a block a game over a full season in the NBA. Most of the other big options suggested in another thread here just didn’t have that or were considerably older than Bamba.

Could he improve? Sure. Is it 100% guaranteed? Absolutely not - which is why he’s available. He’s in that limbo area and this could very well be his last shot.

He’s insurance for our team beyond his play alone in that he provides additional leverage. Teams can’t force us to overpay for a backup big the way they could previously. I’d argue signing him improves our return in a trade including Ochai and/or Gradey.

As far as the tax implications - for now I’m looking at it as a 12 day contract until proven otherwise. I’d be more than happy for Bamba to be the next coming of Bebe and actually stick around on a reasonable contract.

If poeltl is indeed suffering from a long term injury my point two paragraphs ago holds even more credence. As far as getting under the tax line, there are plenty of ways to do that and plenty of time before the end of the season.

I dunno, maybe things aren’t as they are, they are how we see them.

[DreamTeam09]

Mamu came in and fit like a charm because his skillset was exactly what we needed and we haven't asked him to do anything out of his scope of play.
We'll be asking Mo to do the exact things he's already good at and it's not like we are relying on him, more so relying on his size. Great signing, can't wait to see him play

[PhilBlackson]

Koloko in shambles.

[Grew]

Mo Bamba redemption arc has begun!!!!

Does anyone know if he will be able to play tomorrow?

[mdenny]

Oh lord i can see from the reaction that ppl think Mamba is about to play 25 minutes per game.

In other words....we can expect alot of "why isn't darko playing mamba" narrative for the next bit.

[AkelaLoneWolf]

As long as we’re panacing about this, maybe Collin Murray-Boyles is also out for the season. And Mamu has a huge contract lined up in Europe.

I'm most worried about Mamu demanding a buyout to go home

Mamu can opt out at the end of the year if I'm not mistaken and he will get a lucrative contract based on the way he's playing. If there is a good trade opportunity, I would trade him towards the trade deadline.

[MEDIC]

‪Blake Murphy‬ ‪@blakemurphy.bsky.social‬

Bamba’s deal is non-guaranteed, per source.

All contracts guarantee on Jan. 10, so they could waive him by then and this is effectively a 12-day contract.

But the prorated daily amount will count toward that tax line they’ll probably be trying to dodge at the deadline.

I like it. It's a no-brsiner move really. Even if it's simply to buy time for Yaks back to heal.

If Bamba does OK, we sign him for the rest of the season. If not, we move on.

Having extra size on the roster is a good thing. It would be smart to persue another C though.

[ForeverTFC]

As long as we’re panacing about this, maybe Collin Murray-Boyles is also out for the season. And Mamu has a huge contract lined up in Europe.

I'm most worried about Mamu demanding a buyout to go home

Mamu can opt out at the end of the year if I'm not mistaken and he will get a lucrative contract based on the way he's playing. If there is a good trade opportunity, I would trade him towards the trade deadline.

He doesn’t make any money. What do you expect to get back?

[Tor_Raps]

That's just dumb to punt a 31st pick like that. The plan was probably to dump Temple this way if necessary. They got him to waive his NTC that he was entitled to before signing his deal.

I agree it's dumb to punt on Mogbo but its a much better choice to punt on him than Ochai who has started plenty of games for you. Ochai has turned the corner the past few weeks and is slowly looking like last years version. Ochai is just one year older than Mogbo and just a much better player to keep around.

This is wrong. Ochai doesn't fit the system at all and isn't good. He also costs much more.

So youd prefer keeping Mogbo over Ochai when theres only a 1 year age difference and Mogbo hasn't shown anything in the NBA.

I think we'd all prefer sacrificing Temple but just not sure if his contract is enough to get below the tax line since half of his deal is paid by the NBA I believe.

[AkelaLoneWolf]

I'm most worried about Mamu demanding a buyout to go home

Mamu can opt out at the end of the year if I'm not mistaken and he will get a lucrative contract based on the way he's playing. If there is a good trade opportunity, I would trade him towards the trade deadline.

He doesn’t make any money. What do you expect to get back?

draft equity. a good team will have a low pick and if he doesn't make too much, won't hurt them with lux tax.

[Tripod]

Mamu can opt out at the end of the year if I'm not mistaken and he will get a lucrative contract based on the way he's playing. If there is a good trade opportunity, I would trade him towards the trade deadline.

He doesn’t make any money. What do you expect to get back?

draft equity. a good team will have a low pick and if he doesn't make too much, won't hurt them with lux tax.

Yeah who needs a good rotational player now who you know fits when you can have a pick to draft a guy who might be a rotational player in a few years!

[Mack11]

I think you guys are overplaying the yak news tomorrow.. i think theyre just ready to announce that everything is ok and hes ready to suit up immediately

[Tor_Raps]

8 frigging pages within a few hours of signing Mo Bamba... thats how starved we've been for a 7 footer lol.

[PushDaRock]

8 frigging pages within a few hours of signing Mo Bamba... thats how starved we've been for a 7 footer lol.

speak for yourself, this is awful news!!!

[Mr.Raptorsingh]

I guess Hasheem Thabeet wasn't available