Nothing is guaranteed in the NBA. One can be seen as a long-term prospect with a high ceiling one day, only to be seen as a trade chip the next. Not all raw prospects would get the “rope” that “years-away” players like Bruno Caboclo had, and sometimes, it takes the right situation for them to blossom. For Isaac Bonga, it’s been a bumpy NBA journey after starting his career in places not ideal for a development project like him.
Bonga had a decent season for the South Bay Lakers, where he played with Svi Mykhailiuk during their rookie season.