Although he performed well during the European Championships, the former Lakers second-round pick is unable to return to the NBA for the time being?

German starting wing player Isaac Bonga made a huge contribution to the team's championship during this European Championship. His outstanding performance has also aroused widespread discussion and speculation. Many people believe that he is fully capable of returning to the NBA arena immediately. However, judging from the current situation, this will not happen in the 2025-26 season, and Banga has no way to leave the European arena in a short period of time.

According to European basketball media BasketNews, Banga completed a contract renewal with his Serbian giants Belgrade Guerrillas this summer, and his new contract with the team will not expire until the summer of 2027. Although Banga's contract with the Belgrade guerrillas includes the NBA's jump clause, the problem is that the jump date for this summer in this contract has passed. Even if Banga gets a contract from the NBA team, he has no way to jump out of the contract in this situation. All of this will not happen until next summer at least.

In the European arena last season, Banga played 63 times in all competitions, with averaging 22 minutes per game, with averaging 7.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.4 blocks, and 0.8 turnovers and 2.1 fouls. He shot 47.2%, three-point shooting percentage 39.3%, and free throw shooting percentage 79%. In the previous European Men's Basketball Championship, Bangjia played 9 times for Germany, averaging 23.1 minutes per game, with averaging 9.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.4 steals, 0.7 blocks, and 0.4 turnovers and 2.1 fouls. His shooting percentage was 53.3%, his three-point shooting percentage was 62.1%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 68.8%. It is worth mentioning that Banga scored 20 points in the European Championship final and won the honor of the European Championship FMVP. His performance has also attracted widespread attention. His performance and his progress are both amazing.

Bongjia was born in November 1999 and is 25 years old, 203cm tall and weighs 82kg. He is the player selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2018 NBA Draft with the No. 38 pick in the second round. In addition to the Lakers who selected him, Banga also played in the NBA with the Washington Wizards and the Toronto Raptors. In fact, Bangjia has also received a lot of opportunities to perform in the NBA, but his progress has always been very limited, which has also led to him leaving the NBA field very quickly. Previously, Banga's teammate Franz Wagner also talked about Banga's situation in an interview. He said that Banga is definitely an NBA player and he is definitely capable of gaining a foothold in the NBA arena. I don’t know how the situation will develop next. Will Banga return to the NBA in the near future?