Guerschon Yabusele is “excited” to see how his free agency plays out and plans to remain in the NBA, he told Cyro Asseo de Choch of Hoops Hype. The Sixers big man was one of the few bright spots for the franchise this season after playing in Europe from 2020-24. He posted averages of 11.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 27.1 minutes per game while appearing in 70 contests.
He’ll be an unrestricted free agent after playing for the veteran’s minimum.
“We will see those options also with the upcoming summer when we’re going to know a little bit what’s going on,” he said. “I know the Sixers are going to look change some pieces in the roster, so you have to wait also to see what’s gonna happen but the draft’s gonna set everything pretty much for every team to know where they’re going with the trades and stuff like that.
“I guess we’ll see soon, but I’m pretty excited. It’s going to be my first time really enjoying free agency, especially in the NBA. I’m pretty excited just to hear the offers, to see what’s going on, to see the movement. This summer is going to have a lot of movement on every team, so to be able to be part of that is just amazing.”
We have more from the Eastern Conference:
- The Sixers and Comcast Spectacor have selected an architecture firm to design their new arena, according to Jake Blumgart of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Populous, a global arena design firm, will craft the plans for the new South Philadelphia structure. It’s scheduled to open in 2031, replacing the Wells Fargo Center.
- Asa Newell (Georgia), Clifford Omoruyi (Alabama), Will Richard (Florida) and Jase Richardson (Michigan State) were among the players who worked out for the Hawks on Monday, Lauren Williams of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution tweets. Richardson and Newell are considered first-round talents. They are currently ranked No. 20 and 21, respectively, on ESPN’s Best Available list. The Hawks hold the No. 13 and 22 picks in the first round.
- Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla has been spotted in Turkey on an apparent scouting mission, Chema de Lucas tweets. Mazzulla could be there to take a look at Euroleague star Nigel Hayes-Davis, who plays for Fenerbahçe and has drawn interest from Boston in the past. Hayes-Davis had a brief stay in the NBA in 2017/18, playing nine games for three teams.
Come on sixers find a way to keep yabu
C’mon Leon, bring him to the Knicks!
Yes, overpay Sixers like you did for Flopper Embiid.
With their cap situation they’ll have a hard time even paying him what he’s worth
Yea, overpay that MVP lol. What a solid take. They won’t be able to overpay Yabu because of the way the cap works. They will only be able to offer the taxpayers MLE, which I think is like $5-$6 million, because they don’t have his bird rights.
It was the Jokers MVP…
Embiid just cried loud enough for the voters to take note…
The NBA had to put in a rule just for Embiid… And now he has no chance of a 2nd MVP award because of it…
Overpaid…
Airhead comment
Sixers won’t be able to offer him much and keep Grimes so… another knock on Morey… not sure why Yabu made it past the deadline.
Grimes is a better keep. You are dismissed
Grimes won’t won’t earn his contract. I don’t care what he did last year. I wouldn’t touch him on an expensive long-term deal.
For all the Spurs rumors – this is what they need – a physical presence to take pressure off Wemby for 20 minutes per night.
Steven Adams would be perfect…