He didn't do a thing with the Lakers, the surprising promise Mo Bamba makes

The Los Angeles Lakers Front Office has a hard task ahead of them for this offseason, to build a contending team from what they currently have, as this squad was able to make it into the Western Conference Finals after starting with a 2-10 record early on.

Bamba suffered a high-ankle sprain that cost him most of the second half of the season with the Lakers. After a few attempts to return, Bamba was finally activated for Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals against the Denver Nuggets though he did not log a minute.

Mo Bamba promises to make a comeback after what happened this season. "But Rob and D Ham were real appreciative towards the work that I put in to try to put myself in a position to get back. High-ankle sprains suck; those three words it's not words you want to hear in basketball, especially for a big man. I really put my head down during that time and really put in the work to try and get back as fast as possible so I can provide for this team like how we all envisioned. But the body needs what the body needs."

"It needed time, and I think I got into a mode where I was trying to will myself back to being healthy, and that just doesn't work. And then I told myself that I was going to try to get…we all came together, put our heads together, and we all tried to get my ankle and my body to as close to even 90-80 percent as possible so I can provide again. It sucked being on the sideline watching your teammates go out there and battle when you know what you can bring to the table and provide. But that's just the spirit of basketball, the spirit of the game, but now I think it's just time to just dive in on the summer and put really put yourself in a position to be as successful as possible." Said Bamba.

The Lakers still haven't made up their mind about Bamba's continuity

The Lakers do have a team option on Bamba's contract that they'll need to decide on, so it'll be interesting to see if he gets another chance to prove he belongs on the team for next season.