Raptors have waived Mo Bamba. Said this might happen …

Michael Grange: Raptors have waived Mo Bamba. Said this might happen this AM on @FAN590. I expect he will sign a 10-day w/ Raps on Thurs. Since his deal guaranteed on Jan. 10th, they needed to waive him on Jan. 7th by 5pm latest. By waiving him now, Raps can sign him on Thursday and have in Boston for practice and in lineup vs. Cs, 76ers and LAC. They could even sign him to another 10-day after that, which gives them insurance on 5-game west coast road swing. Expectation is Poeltl will return by then (or sooner) so 2nd 10-day (& $140K on cap) may not be necessary. But in any case by then Raps will be able to judge if there is a fit with Bamba. If not they can explore back-up C options closer to Feb. 5th trade deadline.

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