He is an old soul and, as coach Dwane Casey often points out, the spirit of the Toronto Raptors, the team’s great communicator and at some level its conscience.
Bismack Biyombo possesses both a ferocity and a gentle side, has the willingness to sacrifice himself for the greater good and the patience to be always encouraging.
He’s always helping, always there with a kind word when it’s needed most.
Most of what he does on the court goes unnoticed by those who pay attention to raw statistics and nothing he does is lost on his teammates or coaches, but bring up his name and smiles break out, eyes light up.