Trade Deadline Destinations for Mo Bamba

 

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TRADE DESTINATIONS FOR MO BAMBA

Reported a couple of weeks ago by Jake L. Fischer of BleacherReport, the Orlando Magic are seeking a first round pick for the twenty-three year old Mo Bamba. Similar to the Atlanta Hawks-Cam Reddish situation a bit it seems Orlando would not want to pay Bamba, the former longhorn being a restricted free agent this summer. There's definitely plenty of teams that should be interested in Bamba if Orlando does choose to move him by this seasons February 10th trade deadline.

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1. MIAMI HEAT

A potential landing spot for Mo Bamba could be the Miami Heat. This would be a qality low risk high reward situation for the Heat with a Bam-Bamba frontcourt seeming to be a defensive nightmare for opposing teams and with Bamba being a thirty-five percent three point shooter on nearly four attempts per game it could work. This move would also give Miami the diversity to play small ball with Bam at center or if they played a taller team perhaps such as Milwaukke or Philadelphia in the postseason they'd be able to go tall in the playoffs with Bamba. Miami has been a very under the radar team this season as they usually seem to be but despite Butler-Lowry-and Adebayo only playing a combined 11 games together this season they currently and quietly sit at the 1 seed. Getting a guy like Bamba would be a cherry on top to a very deep team.

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2. CHARLOTTE HORNETS

Any quality center that becomes available pretty much should be linked to the Hornets in any way as that is the Hornets biggest need. By far. Bamba would seemingly fit with this young and exciting and shall I say underrated Hornets team and would finally give Charlotte a competent big man. With Mason Plumlee really being disappointing and their draft pick Kai Jones still developing, Bamba would be a nice 3&D center for Charlotte and with a playmaker like LaMelo Ball his job would be made much easier.

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3. DALLAS MAVERICKS

The Mavericks have been in a role lately winning eight of their last ten beating teams they should but the same narrative continues since Luka has been drafted that there is a need for another scoring option. Bamba necessarily is not a ball handler but having another stretch five next to Porzingis and Luka and two seven footers starting would be nice. Dallas currently has a bit of a logjam with Powell, Moses Brown, Marquese Chriss, and Boban with not one seeming being a standout option at center with potential to solidify that starting spot. Bamba has that potential.

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4. TORONTO RAPTORS

Last but not least the Toronto Raptors. Similar to the Hornets any available big man that is available especially if they have any three point shooting ability should be linked to the Raptors. With slashers like Barnes and Pascal on the team a stretch five like Bamba would be perfect. Bamba of course also being twenty-three fits perfect with what the Raptors are doing the post Lowry era. This would also be one of the better situations for Bamba as the Raptors usually go small with Boucher at center with their backup just being Khem Birch who's serviceable for sure but Bamba would help sure up their front court.