In the NBA, one team’s trash can truly become another team’s treasure.
Teams in the league often take chances, signing players that virtually no one else wanted with hopes of developing them into productive contributors.
Scouts and league executives do their homework – some more than others – and the ones that can really evaluate talent find gems in free agency.
The Toronto Raptors signed Bismack Biyombo last summer after the Charlotte Hornets had given up on the former lottery pick. The Raptors embraced Biyombo for who he was – an intense rim protector and rebounding machine – and now he’s going to be a highly pursued free agent.