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The 1st annual Jimmy Awards: 10 worst contracts in the NBA

By Jonathan Macri

NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 12: Joakim Noah #13 of the New York Knicks celebrates during a time out in the first quarter against the Chicago Bulls at Madison Square Garden on January 12, 2017 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 05: Bismack Biyombo #11 of the Orlando Magic looks on against the Washington Wizards during the second half at Verizon Center on March 5, 2017 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 05: Bismack Biyombo #11 of the Orlando Magic looks on against the Washington Wizards during the second half at Verizon Center on March 5, 2017 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

5. Bismack Biyombo – three-years, $51 million remaining*

*3rd year player option

Imagine for a moment that you had a heart attack. The doctor tells you that the culprit is an artery that’s 80% blocked. You have surgery and awaken only to find out that not only is your 80% blocked artery now 90% blocked, but that your other artery – which was fine – is also clogged.

You wouldn’t be happy, would you?

Well, no, because you’d be dead. That’s how the Orlando Magic feel.

They signed Biyombo to be the anchor of their defense – someone who could roam around the court disrupting pick and rolls and still provide the rim protection they’ve been sorely lacking. They’d live with his offensive futility as a trade off.

In the latter area, Biyombo was terrible as expected. He was one of only seven centers (out of 65) whose team scored less than 100 points per 100 possessions while he was on the floor, and his PER of 12.23 was fourth lowest among 54 qualifiers. (the three below him were rookie Jakob Poeltl, Andrew Bogut’s cadaver, and Boris Diaw’s manzier.)

The added bonus was his almost unfathomable ability to make the Magic’s defense worse when he was on the floor. Orlando gave up over 108 points per 100 possessions when he was on the floor, as opposed to 106 when Vooch manned the middle. His block rate of 4.1 was respectable, but nowhere near the 6.1 it was when he finished second in the league for Toronto the previous season.

Basically the Magic were dead on the table the moment the ink on Biyombo’s contract was signed. But at least they still have DisneyWorld.

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