Isaac Bonga hardly gets a chance at the Toronto Raptors, but shines in the G-League. On Tuesday night, the German national player even managed to win a game.
In the Raptors 905 game at the Long Island Nets, Bonga sank 4 seconds before the end the decisive throw from downtown to the 103:10 final score. The German was nominally the center and came in 31 minutes to 21 points (7/12 FG, 4/6 threesome), 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks and 2 steals. The farm team’s best scorer was Dalano Banton (27, 13 rebounds), who as a rookie saw rotation minutes in Toronto.
For Bonga it was already the tenth appearance in the G-League this season, Two days ago, the 22-year-old even put on 22 counters and 17 rebounds at the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.
The G-League season has a new format this season. First the so-called Showcase Cup was played, now the regular season began, a little late due to the corona pandemic. Bonga participated in seven games in the Showcase Cup and recorded an average of 19.9 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.4 steals with good throw rates of 49.5 percent from the field and 38.1 percent three-pointers with 6 attempts per game .
The former Frankfurt is still equipped with a guaranteed NBA contract worth $ 1.7 million, but he has not yet received a chance under Raptors coach Nick Nurse. Overall, Bonga only comes in 63 minutes of play in 12 games in this NBA season and achieved an average of 0.9 counters and 0.6 boards.
.
