Hornets' Bismack Biyombo Undergoes Surgery on Chronic Knee Injury

Charlotte Hornets center Bismack Biyombo underwent arthroscopic surgery Tuesday to address a chronic injury to his left knee.

Biyombo, 26, averaged 4.4 points and 4.6 rebounds while appearing in 54 games last season with the Hornets. The team says he's expected to make a full recovery.

Biyombo has been largely healthy throughout his NBA career. He missed only one game over the previous three seasons and had no lengthy history of major injuries. The knee issue began costing Biyombo games late in the 2018-19 season, with Sean Deveney of Sporting News reporting the organization was concerned about the injury in February.

Biyombo will make $17 million in 2019-20 after exercising his player option. 

While he's not an integral part of the Hornets' future or rotation, his injury status could make it more difficult to move his contract this summer. It's possible Charlotte would look into moving Biyombo this summer in exchange for a veteran long-term piece on a questionable contract.

Should Kemba Walker leave in free agency, however, the Hornets may just choose to play out the string and begin a rebuilding effort.