Spurs sign Bismack Biyombo to second 10-day contract

Yesterday at 03:38 PM

With the Spurs completely bereft of centers, Biyombo will get another chance to prove himself to the Spurs.

When the Spurs signed Bismack Biyombo to a 10-day contract back in February 8, the assumption was veteran big man was just filler while they waited for Charles Bassey to recover from a knee sprain, which along with the trade of Zach Collins, had left the Spurs without any backup centers behind Victor Wembanyama. 13 days later, the Spurs are completely bereft at the position with Wemby now out for the season with a blood clot and Bassey still not back from injury.

As a result, they have signed Biyombo to a second 10-day contract. After only playing for 25 sec against the Celtics before the All-Star break while the Spurs stuck with Jeremy Sochan as backup center, he finally got a chance to make a case to stay by starting in Wemby's place last night against the Suns in Austin, responding with 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal in 16 minutes in the surprising win.

A player can only sign two 10-day contracts with a team in a single season, so now is Biyombo's chance to prove he's worthy of a guaranteed contract for the rest of the season. If he doesn't work out, the Spurs could try some other players on 10-days, or they could theoretically waive one of their two-ways to sign another big man (not that there's much reason to take that approach). They could also seek an injury exception for Wemby to open another roster spot.

The Spurs play again in Austin tonight against the Detroit Pistons, and it's probably safe to assume Biyombo will get the start again. The Spurs were able to play Sochan more last night because Phoenix played a lot of small ball, so matchup may be the biggest factor in how many minutes Biyombo gets going forward.