Bismack Biyombo Re-Signs With Spurs On Second 10-Day Deal

After his first 10-day contract expired following Thursday’s victory over Phoenix, veteran center Bismack Biyombo has returned to the Spurs, officially signing a second 10-day deal, the team announced today.

Biyombo, a former lottery pick who is playing for his seventh team in his 14th NBA season, signed his first 10-day deal with San Antonio on February 9. Because the Spurs only had two games before the All-Star break and 10-day contracts must cover a minimum of three games, Biyombo’s deal ran through Feb. 20 — that means it was technically a 12-day contract.

The 32-year-old big man didn’t get any playing in his first game with the Spurs and only played 25 seconds in a loss to Boston just before the break. However, in the wake of Victor Wembanyama‘s season-ending blood clot, Biyombo got the starting nod last night against the Suns, recording eight points (on 4-of-4 shooting), three rebounds and two assists in 16 minutes during the 11-point victory.

Although Biyombo is on the short end for a center at 6’8″, he has an enormous wingspan, typically listed at 7’6″ or 7’7″. A native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the court Biyombo is known for his strength, toughness, athleticism, rebounding and shot blocking.

Biyombo is also known for his humanitarian work off the court, having donated his entire salary in 2021/22 to build a hospital in his home country. He has built schools and basketball academies through his foundation as well.

Before signing his first deal with San Antonio, Biyombo had been a free agent for all of ’24/25 after spending last season with Memphis and Oklahoma City. But he seems to be above Sandro Mamukelashvili on the frontcourt depth chart, and fellow big man Charles Bassey is currently day-to-day, having missed the past six games with a knee issue.

If the Spurs want to retain Biyombo beyond his second 10-day contract, they’ll have to give him a rest-of-season deal, since players are only eligible to sign two 10-day contracts with the same team in a season.

Biyombo has played in 841 regular season games over the course of his career, starting 352 of those contests. He has averaged 5.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 19.5 minutes per game in those appearances.