NEW YORK – Getting to walk across the stage at the 2018 NBA Draft and shake the hand of NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is a memory that Orlando Magic center Mo Bamba will undoubtedly cherish forever.
But getting to know Silver on a personal level, as Bamba has done through occasional text-message chats and when Magic players toured the NBA headquarters in Manhattan on Tuesday, has rivaled the experience of draft night for the 7-footer.
``I think every player has his number,’’ Bamba said of Silver, adding that the two occasionally trade texts following games.