Friday night might have been Bismack Biyombo’s the last game in a Raptors uniform.
According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, Biyombo will decline his $2.9 million player option for next season and become an unrestricted free agent this summer.
Sources say Bismack Biyombo, meanwhile, will decline his $2.9 million option for 2016-17 by June 4 to be an unrestricted free agent July 1.
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) May 28, 2016
Biyombo saw his stock soar after a breakthrough postseason that included a 26-rebound effort in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals.
Stein reports that the Congolese-born big man could command north of $15 million per year, which would effectively make it impossible for the Raptors retain him.
The floor figure teams are throwing around for Bismack Biyombo's free agency, thanks to the magical Cap Spike of 2016, is a cool $15 million
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) May 28, 2016
