Bsmarck Biyombo, many people may not be familiar with this man, but after tonight, he will be remembered by everyone.
In today's Raptors away game against the Pacers, Raptors center Bi Yongbo started and played 42 minutes, scoring 16 points and 25 rebounds plus 2 blocks on 5-of-6 shooting. After this campaign, Biyombo not only set a new career scoring and rebounding record, but also broke the All-Time Raptors record (24) held by Donyer Marshall. At the same time, Biyombo also became the first player in Raptors history to cut two rebounds of 20+ rebounds in the same season.
Biyombo was the no. 7 pick in the 2011 round, and before that he played for Spain's basketball league. It wasn't until 2011 that he came to the U.S., and in April 2011, BillyOnbo attended the Nike Basketball Summit. He scored 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks in 28 minutes against the United States, the first triple-double in the history of Nike Basketball Summit.
Entering the NBA Draft that same year, Biyon Hiromoto was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the 7th pick in the first round, but was then sent to the Charlotte Bobcats, who had not yet changed their name, in a three-way deal. From then on, he began his career with the rookie Kemba Walker of the same year, and Walker was the No. 9 pick that year, two places lower than Yongbo.
Since then, Biyombo's performance has been very average, Walker can get 17.7 points and 5.7 assists in the second year of his career, while Biyongbo is not much different from his rookie season, averaging only 4.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Although the team still implemented the team option of Biyongbo after that, biyongbo still played decently in the past few years and did not have many highlights.
Later, in the summer of 2015, Biyombo became a full free agent and subsequently chose to sign with the Raptors. The Raptors offered Billy Bimbeau a $2-year, $6 million contract. And Biyombo, who came to the Raptors, seems to have found a place that really suits him, and has repeatedly played amazing performances.
In the Raptors' victory over the Wizards on November 29, 2015, Biyombo played 35 minutes and had 0 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks, including 15 defensive rebounds, which also set a career high, and Biyombo also became the first player in Raptors history to have at least 16 rebounds and 4 blocks in a single game without scoring.
A month later, the Raptors played against the Hornets, and Biyombo scored 8 points, 18 rebounds and 7 blocks, breaking his career single-game rebounding record and equalizing the career single-game block record. A few days later, the Raptors played against the Mavericks at home, and Biyombo once again cut down 9 points, 20 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, once again breaking the career single-game rebounding record.
Today, Bi Yongbo's outstanding performance has also set two Records in the history of the Raptors, he is only 23 years old, his arm span of 2 meters 06 meters is more than 2 meters 30, and his super talent makes him have the foundation to become an interior gate. Now Biyongbo is an important guarantee for the Raptors' inner line, and with the continuous growth of Biyongbo, coupled with the two stars of lowry and DeRozan, it is believed that the Raptors can go further in the future.