Veteran 7-foot heart Mo Bamba has agreed to signal a one-year take care of the Toronto Raptors, his representatives, Mark Bartelstein of Precedence Sports activities and Greer Love, instructed ESPN on Sunday.
Bamba has averaged 16.5 factors and 12 rebounds with the G League’s Salt Lake Metropolis Stars workforce and now brings much-needed dimension to the Raptors’ frontcourt in his eighth NBA season.
He performed for the Los Angeles Clippers and New Orleans Pelicans a season in the past, averaging 4.3 factors, 4.5 rebounds and 12.9 minutes per contest in 32 video games.
Bamba, 27, was the No. 6 choose within the 2018 NBA draft to the Orlando Magic. In 364 profession video games, he has averaged 6.8 factors and 5.4 rebounds.
The Raptors improved to 19-14 on Sunday, outlasting the Golden State Warriors 141-127 in additional time. Scottie Barnes scored 23 factors, matched a Raptors franchise report with a career-high 25 rebounds and added 10 assists for his seventh profession triple-double.
The Raptors received regardless of taking part in with out heart Jakob Poeltl, who sat for the fifth time in six video games with a decrease again harm.
