Bismack Biyombo has spent all 4 years of his career in Charlotte, but it looks like he will have to find a new home for the 2015-2016 season.
From Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports:
Sourcs: Charlotte has informed forward Bismack Biyombo that it won't tender a qualifying offer, making him an unrestricted free agent.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) June 29, 2015
The Hornets already have Al Jefferson playing center, with Cody Zeller backing him up and just further added to their front court depth by drafting Frank Kaminsky and trading for Spencer Hawes.
Biyombo, at 6’9″, is undersized for a center, but makes up for it with his defense and rebounding abilities. For his career, Biyombo has averaged a strong 1.6 blocks in just 21 minutes. Biyombo will never be a star, but his niche is rebounding, defending and blocking shots, and some team will sign him. There are plenty of teams around the league who could use a solid shot blocker off the bench. The Celtics come to mind, although they just drafted Divison 1’s leading shotblocker in LSU’s Jordan Mickey.
Last season Biyombo averaged 8.8 points, 11.8 rebounds, and 2.9 blocks per 36 minutes. His per 36 numbers reveal that he really is a good rebounder and shotblocker, but just doesn’t get too much playing time. Biyombo also has plenty of time to grow and work on his game. After all, he is only 22 years old.
