Former 76er’s Preseason Debut With Clippers on Maintain vs. Warriors

For Saturday evening’s preseason opener in opposition to the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers, there are a handful of alumni Philadelphia 76ers concerned on each side.

Los Angeles could have its eyes on former Sixers guard James Harden as he’ll determine prominently within the Clippers’ plans for his or her title run in 2024-25. Nonetheless, Saturday can be anticipated to mark the Clippers preseason debut of former 76ers heart Mo Bamba.

Sadly, Bamba’s debut might be placed on maintain. In response to Clippers on the IS Farbod Esnaashari and Bamba will miss Saturday evening’s motion with knee soreness.

Final season, Bamba linked up with the Sixers after runs with the Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers.

Heading into coaching camp in 2023, the Sixers had loads of depth on the heart place, leaving Bamba to compete with a number of gamers for minutes behind Joel Embiid.

Bamba did not win the first backup spot, however he appeared in 57 video games with Philadelphia. He additionally made 17 begins. In whole, Bamba performed a mean of 13 minutes on the Sixers.

All through the 2023-24 season, Bamba produced 4 factors and 4 rebounds per sport. When the Sixers reached the primary spherical of the playoffs for a matchup in opposition to the New York Knicks, Bamba remained on the bench, with Philly favoring Paul Reed behind Embiid.

Since arriving within the NBA because the sixth general decide in 2018, Bamba has struggled to stay as much as the early expectations he had in Orlando. Whereas he performed a gentle function with the Magic for 4 seasons, Bamba was traded halfway via his fifth yr. He landed with the Lakers for a nine-game stretch in 2022-23.

Bamba will get one other probability to make an influence in Los Angeles. This time he’ll do it with the Clippers.

Since Bamba is not going to make his debut on Saturday evening in opposition to the Warriors, the previous Sixer might take into account a return to motion in opposition to the Brooklyn Nets subsequent Tuesday.