Bismack Biyombo was taken in the lottery by the Charlotte Bobcats, but he still has ties to his Spanish team. He is looking to work out a buyout with them that would allow him to come over to the NBA right away. Wait. Haven’t we seen this movie before? (cough, Ricky Rubio).
Charlotte Bobcats draft pick Bismack Biyombo and his Spanish club have scheduled a mediation session Friday in hopes of settling a dispute over the contract buyout required before he’d be allowed to play in the NBA.
Jorge Sanz, spokesman for the Madrid-based team Fuenlabrada, said Biyombo has two seasons left on his deal and his buyout clause is more than $1.4 million. NBA rules say the Bobcats can’t pay more than $500,000 toward a buyout.
While Sanz said the team has accepted and won’t fight the 18-year-old Congo native’s desire to leave, it expects to receive the buyout.
Read more about Biyombo contractual situation via AP at ESPN.com.
