{"id":119318,"date":"2026-04-29T09:51:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T09:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/isaac-bonga-nearing-nba-return-with-pistons-talkbasket-net\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T09:51:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T09:51:26","slug":"isaac-bonga-nearing-nba-return-with-pistons-talkbasket-net","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/isaac-bonga-nearing-nba-return-with-pistons-talkbasket-net\/","title":{"rendered":"Isaac Bonga nearing NBA return with Pistons &#8211; TalkBasket.net"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiba.basketball\/en\/events\/fiba-eurobasket-2025\/teams\/germany\/211501-isaac-bonga#photos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FIBA<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Detroit Pistons\u2019 ongoing effort to bring back Isaac Bonga is nearing a decisive stage.<\/p>\n<p>According to Meridian Sport, sources close to the team indicate Detroit has made a strong case that Bonga belongs in the NBA and that the timing is right for his return.<\/p>\n<p>While no official agreement has been finalized, momentum is building toward his exit from KK Partizan, with expectations growing that a move could happen within days as both sides align.<\/p>\n<p>Bonga remains under contract through the 2026\u201327 season, but he holds the ability to trigger a release clause by paying a buyout of roughly $875,000.<\/p>\n<p>The Serbian club had previously turned down midseason interest from multiple NBA teams, making this a significant shift.<\/p>\n<p>The report suggests the clause could be activated around July 20, shortly after the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Bonga, who has prior NBA experience with the Los Angeles Lakers, Washington Wizards, and Toronto Raptors, appears poised for a return after further development in Europe, including over 100 EuroLeague appearances.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Read more here<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KN3dpD25BR\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/KN3dpD25BR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eurohoops (@Eurohoopsnet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Eurohoopsnet\/status\/2049414698819273167?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 29, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkbasket.net\/217364-isaac-bonga-nearing-nba-return-with-pistons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo: FIBA The Detroit Pistons\u2019 ongoing effort to bring back Isaac Bonga is nearing a decisive stage. According to Meridian Sport, sources close to the team indicate Detroit has made a strong case that Bonga belongs in the NBA and that the timing is right for his return. While no official agreement has been finalized, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":119319,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119318"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=119318"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119318\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=119318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=119318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=119318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}