Isaac Bonga

Isaac Bonga

25-Year-Old ForwardF
 Free Agent  Foreign  
Free Agent
2024 Fantasy Outlook
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$Signed a one-year, $1.73 million contract with the Raptors in August of 2021.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Isaac Evolue Etue Bofenda Bonga was born in 1999 in Neuwied, Germany. His parents, Baudoin Bonga and Ruth Kilua, are from Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Isaac has six siblings, including his older brother, Tarsis, who plays soccer for FSV Zwickau in Germany. Bonga received All-Tournament Team honors in 2017 at the Kaunas Adidas Next Generation Tournament, where he averaged 14.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 3.3 steals over four games. The 6-foot-8 wing has played on multiple national German teams, including the senior squad. He was the youngest German team member of the senior team in 40 years. Bonga participated in the Basketball Without Borders Global Camp in New Orleans in 2017. He also enjoys hosting basketball camps back home in Germany. Bonga played for the German National Under-16 team multiple times as a youth. In 2016, Bonga signed a contract with the Frankfurt Skyliners of the Bundesliga and made his debut at the age of 16. During the 2017-18 season, Bonga averaged 6.0 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 steal over 21 minutes in 33 top-level Bundesliga contests for Frankfurt. In 2017, Bonga also played in the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup with Germany and averaged 6.6 points per game. In November 2017, he was named to the senior German men's national team roster to help with qualifiers for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. At age 18 and three months, he became the youngest German player to play for the senior team in 40 years. After two years in the Bundesliga, Bonga declared himself eligible for the 2018 NBA Draft, where he was selected by the Lakers (via the 76ers) in the second round.

Stellar outing in Olympic victory
FFree Agent
July 30, 2024
Bonga finished with 15 points (6-8 FG, 3-4 3Pt, 3-4 FT), two rebounds, one steal and one block across 21 minutes in Germany's 86-73 win over Brazil in the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
Bonga had an extremely efficient outing as Germany outlasted Brazil. The squad survived a rough second quarter, and Germany went on to win by a comfortable margin, with the forward stepping up on the offensive end. Despite not being known as a great perimeter shooter, especially during his four-year stint in the NBA, the 24-year-old has now shot a combined 5-for-7 from range through two group-phase games. Bonga has accumulated 26 points and eight boards in the group stage, and he has played at least 20 minutes in both contests.
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How does Isaac Bonga compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
  • True Shooting %
    An advanced statistic that measures a player's efficiency at shooting the ball that takes field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and three point percentage into account.
  • Effective Field Goal %
    A statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points while field goals only count for two points.
  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
  • Free Throw Rate
    Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
  • Offensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Defensive Rebound %
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  • Total Rebound %
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  • Assist %
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  • Steal %
    An estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a steal by the player while they were on the floor.
  • Block %
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  • Turnover %
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True Shooting %
36.3%
 
Effective Field Goal %
26.9%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
30.8%
 
Free Throw Rate
61.5%
 
Offensive Rebound %
6.0%
 
Defensive Rebound %
5.0%
 
Total Rebound %
5.5%
 
Assist %
7.3%
 
Steal %
5.2%
 
Block %
2.9%
 
Turnover %
8.8%
 
Usage %
11.5%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
3.6
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.8
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Bonga wasn't extended a qualifying offer by the Wizards, which made him an unrestricted free agent. Now, he has a chance to latch on with the Raptors. Bonga is a 21-year-old heading into his fourth NBA season. Over the past two seasons, he's averaged 3.8 points and 2.7 rebounds in 15.9 minutes per game. While he struggles to provide much offensively, he's shown some upside as a wing defender. It's possible he's not an every-game player with Toronto.
Bonga started most of his appearances for the Wizards last season, getting the nod in 49 of 66 contests. That said, he still only saw backup minutes, averaging 5.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists across 18.9 minutes. He saw 30-plus minutes on six occasions but still had very modest production, averaging 8.0 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 combined steals-plus-blocks in those contests. Heading into 2020-21, Bonga could still see a similar role, though it's unlikely to increase significantly given the addition of promising rookie Deni Avdija, who projects mostly as a small forward. Ultimately, it's highly unlikely that Bonga will become fantasy-relevant in standard leagues this season and is probably a long-shot in deeper formats, as well.
Bonga spent most of the 2018-19 season buried on the Lakers' bench as a rookie. He appeared in just 22 games and averaged 5.5 minutes in his first NBA season after being selected in the second round of the 2018 draft. He was ultimately traded to Washington this offseason as part of a cap-clearing move for the Lakers and will look to crack the Wizards' rotation and earn some meaningful NBA minutes. Bonga's size and skill set allow him to operate as both a point guard and a wing, but as of now, there is no clear avenue for consistent playing time. Bonga's best bet to crack the Wizards' rotation this season is injuries, and that's not that far fetched with injury-prone players like Isaiah Thomas and C.J. Miles likely playing ahead of him to start the season. Either way, unless the Wizards end up tanking the 2019-20 season away, Bonga will likely spend most of it buried on the bench once again.
Bonga was selected with the 39th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft after spending the past two years in Germany playing for the Fraport Skyliners. Last season, he averaged 7.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.3 steals across 22.1 minutes. The 6-foot-9, 200-pound 18-year-old projects as a wing player in the NBA, though may have a tough time finding consistent run on the Lakers during his rookie campaign given the depth of the team’s position(s). It’s possible he spends a significant chunk of the year in street clothes, or in the G-League.
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Agrees to play in Germany
FFree Agent
August 19, 2022
Bonga signed a deal with Bayern Munich on Friday.
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Inefficient double-double in playoffs
FFree Agent   G League (Raptors)
April 11, 2022
Bonga tallied 12 points (4-16 FG, 0-3 3Pt, 2-2 FT), 11 rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals across 33 minutes in Sunday's 143-139 loss to the Delaware Blue Coats in the Eastern Conference Final.
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Scores seven in return from injury
FFree Agent   G League (Raptors)
April 8, 2022
Bonga (toe) managed seven points (1-5 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 4-5 FT), six rebounds, one assist and two blocks across 25 minutes in Thursday's 131-126 victory over the Capital City Go-Go in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
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Out with toe injury
FFree Agent   G League (Raptors)
Toe
April 3, 2022
Bonga was inactive for Saturday's victory over the Greensboro Swarm due to a toe injury.
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Another double-double in G League
FFree Agent   G League (Raptors)
March 30, 2022
Bonga posted 22 points (9-14 FG, 0-3 3Pt, 2-3 FT), 15 rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block across 30 minutes in Tuesday's 111-103 victory over the Grand Rapids Gold.
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NBA return in the cards?
FFree Agent
August 15, 2024
Bonga could return to the NBA after a strong showing with Germany in the 2024 Olympics, according to John Hollinger of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
Bonga is a free agent after wrapping up a strong Olympics with Germany, and he's only 24, so he could return to the NBA as a three-and-D specialist. However, it's unclear if any team in the league is willing to take a chance on him before the start of training camp. Bonga is under contract at Bayern Munich for the 2024-25 season.
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