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Big contract puts Biyombo in critics' crosshairs

Magic center Bismack Biyombo has been carrying around a book titled, "A Happy Pocketful of Money."

It's no secret that Biyombo is happy to have more than a pocketful. He is a walking Brinks truck – and is built like one, too.

The Magic made him a rich young man, handing him a four-year, $72 million contract as a free agent. Seventeen million a year is quite a raise, considering Biyombo made $3 million last season with the Toronto Raptors.

All that Magic money is wonderful for the 24-year-old who grew up poor in the Congo.