Why was Mo Bamba drafted?

[aceboon]

Its amazing how many nikkas have got paid/drafted high on potential because of KG. All these years later and we still seeing these dudes get by just off the prototype.

 

[DrexlersFade]

wait Mo Bamba is an actual person?

 

[NY's #1 Draft Pick]

Orlando is then, now and always, CLUSTERfukk CITY.

He's a talented player being failed by his situation.

Orlando is not bad

now the magic organization

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

He was basically drafted a replacement for Vucevic. No one (not even Orlando) expected Vucevic to have the all-star season that he did (and make the playoffs for that matter) leaving them with no choice but to have to pay up to keep him and thus leaving Bamba without a role in the team.

 

[Recca Gatsby]

Orlando is then, now and always, CLUSTERfukk CITY.

He's a talented player being failed by his situation.

But Zach Lavine still isn't a basketball player though

 

[RadaMillz]

@ this thread because I unfollowed mo bamba on social media few days ago cus dude was just corny, loves when Cacs call him “well-spoken” and so on. I just had enough and was like fuk this cornball

I had no idea he left his family for his cac agent or that his was underperforming in the NBA before this thread.

 

[DragonKnight]

nikka look like Ebola and malaria

 

[CrimsonTider]

That's a talent.

With his size you can mold him into a successful big, but that requires player development. Same with most of their players. The Magic draft 2 straw weights in Bamba and Isaac yet don't do what they need do to get them physically up to speed. Jonathan Isaac at church instead of Church's. That's a problem.

why wasn’t he good at Texas?

can only blame the Magic for drafting him. Dude sucks

 

[tremonthustler1]

why wasn’t he good at Texas?

can only blame the Magic for drafting him. Dude sucks

because he's super raw. Bigs take a while to figure it out and another year in college would have done him some good, but how do you pass up being drafted that high?

Look at someone like Rudy Gobert. At 21 he was worse off than Bamba and didn't really showcase himself til minutes opened up (he too was behind an established big). Mo is someone who needs reps and opportunity. That hasn't presented itself.


Shaka Smart did the same shyt again with Jaxson Hayes. Raw talented guys who won't stay in school, but won't develop enough while under his tutelage.

 

[CrimsonTider]

because he's super raw. Bigs take a while to figure it out and another year in college would have done him some good, but how do you pass up being drafted that high?

Look at someone like Rudy Gobert. At 21 he was worse off than Bamba and didn't really showcase himself til minutes opened up (he too was behind an established big). Mo is someone who needs reps and opportunity. That hasn't presented itself.


Shaka Smart did the same shyt again with Jaxson Hayes. Raw talented guys who won't stay in school, but won't develop enough while under his tutelage.

Wasn’t Gobert a late first or second rounder?

 

[tremonthustler1]

Wasn’t Gobert a late first or second rounder?

late first, and was also a raw import. Bamba had more attention towards him being an all-American here. Pretty sure Gobert's success allowed guys like Bamba to be viewed more positively.

 

[The G.O.D II]

IDK. I think Orlando has a habit of showing that they can’t draft or develop talent

 

[Trust Me]

IDK. I think Orlando has a habit of showing that they can’t draft or develop talent

Rethink this post. We’ve had busts, sure. Everyone but San Antonio has. We’ve developed our fair share of guys.. they just end up leaving for bigger cities when they blow up.

 

[KillbertArenas]

This is the type of thread that will be upped in 2-3 years and have everyone posting looking stupid

 

[Dog Based Gremlin]

shyt was and still is a banger