ORLANDO – Often, the worst part of being an NBA rookie, as 7-foot center Mo Bamba learned a year after being in that very position, is not knowing what you don’t know about the rigors of professional basketball.
A year ago, Bamba thought he was perfectly ready for his first NBA season. And why wouldn’t he be after one stellar season at the University of Texas, him being the No. 6 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft and a summer spent attempting to ready himself for the transition?
However, the rail-thin Bamba quickly learned that there is still plenty for him to learn about what it takes to thrive in the NBA against the best players in the world.