
Badji is flat-out one of the best shot blockers in basketball. In 2023-24 with the Trail Blazers, he posted a 8.0 BLK%, which would have been second in the entire league had he played enough minutes to qualify. Outside of interior defense, though, he’s a pretty limited traditional big.
In a three-team trade between Wisconsin, Capital City, and Greensboro, five players could be switching teams. The returning rights to. Kira Lewis Jr., Lindell Wigginton, and Jeremiah Tilmon are going to the Herd, while Ibou Badji has been dealt to the Swarm. Justin Moore is going to the Go-Go. This deal replenishes Wisconsin's guard room after they flipped James Akinjo earlier in the week.