The day after his Olympics run ended with a silver medal and a loss to Group USA, France’s Guerschon Yabusele was already campaigning for his subsequent cease.
“Been ready for a 2nd likelihood.. I’m prepared,” Yabusele wrote on X, with two emojis tacked to the top.
Lower than per week later, his alternative materialized, with the 76ers signing the ahead — and former first-round decide by the Celtics within the 2016 NBA Draft — to a one-year contract value $2.1 million, in accordance with ESPN.
The Athletic added that Yabusele was “resolving” a $2.5 million buyout in his contract with Actual Madrid, the workforce he has performed with for the reason that 2021-22 marketing campaign.
Yabusele hasn’t performed within the NBA since 2019, when he was waived by the Celtics after which shifted his profession abroad.
However throughout France’s video games within the Paris Olympics, Yabusele emerged as an choice for NBA groups to at the very least think about after additionally showing in three video games for the nation through the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
He averaged 14 factors per recreation — the Twenty third-best clip amongst gamers collaborating within the worldwide occasion — and helped France hold inside putting distance of Group USA within the last, accumulating 20 factors on 6-for-14 capturing throughout 31 minutes.
Throughout the second quarter, he even posterized LeBron James after driving previous Kevin Durant and Devin Booker to complete the dunk.
France added him to its beginning lineup earlier than a quarterfinal recreation towards Canada, and Yabusele responded with 22 factors after which one other 17 towards Germany within the semifinals.
“We simply need to win,” Yabusele instructed reporters after the win over Germany to clinch a spot within the gold-medal recreation. “Whoever, we’re going to determine it out.”
Yabusele didn’t make a big impression throughout his earlier NBA stint, showing in simply 74 video games — and beginning simply 5 — with the Celtics.
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This time, he’ll be part of a corporation that misplaced to the Knicks within the first spherical of the playoffs final season, however the 76ers added Paul George to its beginning lineup to pair with Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and different stars.
And now, if his Olympics momentum carries over into coaching camp and the upcoming season, Philadelphia and head coach Nick Nurse may have another choice to contemplate for minutes, too.
