Bismack Biyombo

About

Bismack Biyombo Sumba (born August 28, 1992) is a Congolese professional basketball player who last played for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected seventh overall in the 2011 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings and subsequently traded to the Charlotte Bobcats.
Biyombo played four seasons for the Bobcats (rebranded to the Hornets in 2014) before signing with the Toronto Raptors in the 2015 off-season, with whom he reached the Eastern Conference Finals in 2016. He then signed with the Orlando Magic in the 2016 off-season and played two seasons with the team before being traded back to the Hornets in the 2018 off-season.
After three seasons during his second stint in Charlotte, Biyombo signed with the Phoenix Suns in January 2022 and spent two seasons with the team. He then played for the Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder during the 2023–24 season before joining the Spurs in February 2025. With San Antonio, he reached the 2026 NBA Finals.

Biyombo was born in Lubumbashi, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo), to parents François and Françoise Biyombo. He has three brothers named Billy, Biska and Bikim…