Bismack Biyombo was drafted with the seventh overall pick in 2011 by the Sacramento Kings but was immediately traded to the Charlotte Hornets in a three team deal on draft night. The Conglese center averaged 4.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks per game in four seasons with the Hornets before the team let him walk in 2015. His breakout year came the following season with the Toronto Raptors after he signed a one-year deal with them in the 2015-16 season.
In the 2016 postseason, Biyombo recorded least 10 rebounds in eight of the Raptors 20 playoff games.