Igor Crespo says that no matter when the lockout ends, “the player will be there to play with the Bobcats from the first game.”

A spokesman for Madrid-based Fuenlabrada said last month the team is fine in letting Biyombo out of the last two years of his contract, but expects to receive a $1.4 million buyout.

The two sides held a mediation session earlier this month. Crespo declined to reveal the details, but stressed the issue wouldn’t prevent the Congo native from reporting to Charlotte’s training camp on time.