2021-2022 ROSTER TALK: [ARCHIVED]

[SleepingHero]

Regarding Bamba,

I don't see how/why anyone would be interested in him. Ignoring the barriers of actually obtaining him this summer, the dude just isn't that good.

He's a legit statue on offense. He doesn't move at all and instead camps around the 3pt line where he spots up at a 50% frequency. He's a 7ft behemoth that can't actually use his size due to his skinny frame. And unlike the unicorn we just shipped out, Bamba doesn't have nearly the same fluidity Porzingis has. Bamba ranked this year in the 23rd percentile as the roll man in the PnR. 

Second, he's one of the worst pick and roll defenders in the league. He ranked in the 218th in defensive win shares. And while this is a flawed stat and only tells part of the picture, his fellow teammate WCJr ranked 84th in the league. So it wasn't just because he was on a bad team. 

Bamba is bad. He doesn't deserve a roster spot on a team with championship aspirations. He's 2 years away from being 2 years away. Don't let the counting stats fool you.