Official renewal! Biyongbo starts its 15th season, can the Spurs enter the playoffs?

The 15th man of the Spurs has been officially confirmed.

The latest report from famous reporter Shams, free agent center Bismarck Biyongbo has agreed to reach a one-year contract with the Spurs. The Spurs then officially posted photos and announced that the team officially renewed the contract for center Biyongbo.

Subsequently reported that Biyongbo signed a one-year unsecured contract. In order to sign him, the Spurs cut down defender Isaiah Miller, who had just signed the E10 contract a week ago, who is expected to join the G League team Austin Spurs.

So far, all 15 people on the Spurs' final standard contract roster have been confirmed. Except for Biyongbo and Lindi Waters (the contract in the new season is only 500,000 guaranteed), the other 13 people are fully guaranteed.

Back to Biyongbo, after Wenban Yama was reimbursed last season, the Spurs urgently signed Biyongbo, first with two ten-day contracts, and then turned him into regular in early March.

During the Spurs' play, Biyongbo's performance can be said to be quite good. He played in a total of 28 games, including 26 starts, averaged 18.9 minutes per game, handed in 5.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.8 blocks, and shot a 58.8% shooting percentage.

Biyongbo has very distinctive characteristics. He has no offensive skills and does not have the ability to open up space. He even hits only 40% of the free throws (a total of 10 of 25 free throws last season).

But his defensive ability, frame protection ability and rebounding ability are trustworthy. Take last season for example. Biyongbo can interfere with his opponent's 8.9 shots per game, with a reduction rate of 2.5%, of which within 6 feet of the inside line, the reduction rate of 6.8%.

It should be said that although he has entered his 15th year of his career next season, he was selected at the age of 18 and entered the league very early. Now he is only 33 years old and still has the power to fight.

And, modern basketball has different demands for inside players. Instead of being able to do everything and not being good at everything, it is better to have stronger functionality. This is true for Biyongbo. He doesn't have much to do on the offensive end, but defense, rebounding, and fighting can relieve Wenban Yama a lot of pressure.

At this point, you might as well look at the Spurs' offseason operations.

In addition to signing Biyongbo, the Spurs also sent Branham, Wesley and a second round pick to get Olynick.

In addition, the Spurs also signed Luke Connett for 40.79 million in the free market for 4 years.

You should know that last season, the Spurs had only one team with a height of over 2.03 meters and a space pulling ability. However, next season, the Spurs suddenly had two inside players, Olynick and Connett, who could provide three-point firepower. There is no problem with the signing strategy of

. It not only benefits Vinban Yama, but also opens up space for Spurs backcourt stars such as Fox + Harper + Castle + Vassel and provides pick-and-roll screens.

An excellent strong team often has more choices in lineup and style. Biyongbo is another choice for the Spurs. Just imagine how crazy the Spurs' frame protection would be when Wenban Yama partner Biyongbo or Connett is present.

and another important thing is that Biyongbo is still a 15-year NBA veteran, with sufficient experience, has helped the Raptors reach the division finals, and has also helped the Suns achieve the best record in team history. His existence can bring some help to the young people of the team.

Especially Sohan, who was a bit awkward in the Spurs last season, from starting to substitute, playing time and career low. If you can learn some defensive skills from Biyongbo, your partner with the literary class will be better in the future and the possibility of being traded will be reduced.

Return to Biyongbo, the career of this player is actually quite interesting.

As the No. 7 pick in 2011, it is higher than Yongbo's pick than Kemba Walker (9th pick), Thompson (11th pick), Leonard (15th pick), and Vucevic (16th pick).

However, his career development was not so smooth. He spent all the first four seasons of his career with the Hornets (formerly the Bobcats), and he had already confirmed the role of a substitute blue-collar insider in the third year.

What is impressive is that in the 2016 playoffs, Biyongbo had already joined the Raptors and helped the Raptors to enter the Eastern Conference Finals. In the playoffs, he scored 26 rebounds in a single game and became famous.

In the playoffs that year, Biyongbo averaged 6.2 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, and happened to encounter a sharp increase in salary cap in 2016, so he won a four-year, 72 million contract in the free market.

In the following years, Biyongbo played for the Magic and Hornets, but his role positioning still did not change, and he never performed in line with his value. Before joining the Spurs, he played for the Suns, Grizzlies and Thunder respectively. The contracts he received were basically basic salary or partial guarantee contracts.

There is another very admirable thing about Biyongbo.

Before joining the Suns in 2022, Biyongbo returned to Europe to take care of his father who had the new crown, and then brought his father to Europe for treatment, but unfortunately his father left.

After that, Biyongbo lost the will to continue playing and signed with the Suns because he decided to donate all his salary for the season and build a hospital in his hometown (Congo) under his father's name..

Biyongbo once said: "I am very lucky to provide my father with good enough medical conditions, but when I go to those hospitals in my hometown, I always ask myself, what should I do if those who cannot take their family out for treatment?"

Like Mutombo, who is also a Congolese senior, Biyongbo has been doing charity in his career. In addition to medical care, he also opened several schools in Congo and tuition exemption to provide education for his children. In 2017, the international school he established in the Congo Goma Room has the best hardware facilities in the Congo.

As for returning to the Spurs, objectively speaking, a non-guaranteed base salary player is basically unlikely to bring qualitative improvements to a team, but the Spurs' reinforcement in the inside during the offseason is still worthy of recognition.

, coupled with the return of Wenban Yama, the arrival of second-tier Harper, Fox's return from injury, and Castle's continued progress, there is reason to believe that the Spurs will get better. Next season, it's time to make a playoff game.