It’s been 5 years since Guerschon Yabusele, a former Boston Celtics first-round decide from the 2016 draft, took the ground for an NBA contest. However after three years spent within the EuroLeague, the 28-year-old is again and able to earn a roster spot as a member of the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Sixers, after singing Paul George to a $212 million contract in free company to revamp their roster, took an opportunity on Yabusele in August by signing him to a one-year, $2.1 million deal — eight days after Yabusele earned a silver medal to finish France’s run. Yabusele formally debuted with Philadelphia on Monday because the Sixers hosted the New Zealand Breakers of the NBL, and placed on a formidable present by scoring 15 factors on 6-of-6 capturing from the sphere in slightly below 17 minutes off the bench.
“I’m not going to lie, it felt superb,” Yabusele informed reporters after Philadelphia’s 139-84 win, per Austin Krell of On Pattison. “It felt superb and to have the ability to get the win and for everyone on the workforce to have the ability to carry out. It’s been an awesome night time. It’s been a protracted street, however I’m completely satisfied to be right here.”
After the Celtics parted methods with Yabusele in 2019 and ended his two-year run in Boston, he joined the Spanish giants. Abroad, Yabusele contributed to a 2023 EuroLeague championship run and completed final season averaging 9.6 factors whereas capturing 43% from 3-point vary. Yabusele’s inventory worth catapulted at its highest in years throughout the Pairs Olympic Video games this previous summer time, the place the 6-foot-8 energy ahead placed on a present for Workforce France — and even dunked on LeBron James.
Yabusele, a former ineffective 3-and-D position participant on the Celtics, upgraded his offensive skillset. He used his 260-pound body to seek out straightforward scoring alternatives contained in the paint towards the Breakers, serving to Philadelphia’s offense exploit bodily mismatches. And for the reason that Sixers don’t have many energy ahead choices of their present depth chart outdoors of Caleb Martin — Philadelphia’s presumed go-to No. 4 — coming off the bench.
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“(My household), they love town, they love being right here,” Yabusele defined, per Krell. “The entire state of affairs with the summer time and the whole lot occurring, they’re simply having fun with the time and being right here. My spouse and I met after I was in Boston so, in fact, she is aware of the NBA video games however for her to have the ability to watch the video games; she was telling me how a lot she missed it. I feel everyone loved it and are completely satisfied for me to be round right here and I feel we discovered place right here in Philadelphia.”
