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Arm-span 2.39 meters! No. 6 pick in the first round of NBA! Promising to join the CBA team

10:54pm, 24 August 2025【Basketball】

According to domestic media reports, Mohamed Bamba received a quotation contract from the CBA club and had a pre-tax salary of more than $3 million. It's nothing in the NBA, but it's definitely a sky-high price in the CBA. The CBA foreign aid salary cap is only 4.25 million US dollars. If Bamban gets 3 million US dollars, he will account for 70% of the foreign aid salary cap alone!

Bamba has been a free agent this year and has not found a job in the NBA. Serbia's Belgrade guerrillas are interested in Bamba, and the two sides have not signed a contract at present. The leader has some doubts about the $3 million figure, but from another perspective, the salary of European foreign players is very high now, and CBA teams can only increase their money if they want to grab people.

On February 2 this year, the Clippers sent Bamba, PJ Tucker, a second-round pick and some cash to the Jazz in exchange for Eubanks and Patty Mills. In order to give Sifinoten a place, the Jazz cut Bamba on February 3. When he told his friend the news of his layoff, the friend sent Bamba a link to receive unemployment benefits.

In fact, Bamba quickly found a new job. On March 11 this year, the Pelicans gave Bamba a 10-day contract. How much does a 10-day contract cost? A simple calculation formula: divide the salary of the base salary contract by 170 days, and multiply it by 10 days. The longer you play in the NBA, the higher the basic salary you get, and the 10-day contract salary will also rise.

Bamba played for 10 days with the Pelicans, played in 4 games, and could get about $150,000. Throughout his NBA career, Bamba made a total of $39.15 million. My friend asked him to receive relief funds, just a joke. Bamba was born on May 12, 1998, and is 2.13 meters tall and has a wingspan of 2.39 meters! If you have static talent, you can’t do football business or technology!

Bamba played a total of 32 regular season games with the Clippers and the Pelicans last season, averaging 12.9 minutes per game, scoring 4.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 1 block and 0.6 turnovers, with three shooting percentages: 46.4%, 27.8%, and 70.4%. The wingspan is amazing. Although the defensive end can send a block, it is easy to shake. As a center, the pick-and-roll quality is poor!

As a big center, Bamba likes to make three-pointers with floating shots. Last season, he averaged 3.7 shots per game with the Clippers, of which 1.8 were from outside the three-point line, and the outside shots accounted for nearly 50%! In the 2022-23 season, Bamba averaged 4.9 shots per game, 2.5 of which were three-pointers. What's the use of this 2.39 wingspan?

Bamba was the first round No. 6 pick in 2018. Many people say he is a piece of uncensored jade and a lottery. The question is, this lottery has been scrapped for 7 years, is there any possibility of winning the lottery? With Bamba's independent offensive ability, he may not be able to become a big killer in the CBA. I'm afraid that like Harrell, the team will spend money in vain. In his 7th NBA career, Bamba played for the Magic, Lakers, 76ers, Clippers and Pelicans respectively. He played a total of 364 regular season games, including 101 starting games. Bamba averaged 16.8 minutes per game, scoring 6.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.4 steals, 1.3 blocks, and 0.8 turnovers. The three shooting percentages were: 47.7%, 35.6%, and 68.2%.

The last question: Do you think Bamba is suitable for CBA?