French basketball star Guerschon Yabusele is taking his talents back to the NBA! 🎉 The 28-year-old power forward has signed a one-year, $2.1 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, per ESPN, following a 🔥 standout performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics where he averaged 14.0 points per game for silver medalist France.
Yabusele’s journey reads like a globe-trotting comeback story 🌍✈️. After early NBA struggles with the Boston Celtics (averaging just 2.3 points), he revamped his career in China’s CBA with the Shanghai Sharks and Nanjing Monkey Kings, dropping 21.5 points per game at his peak. Three dominant years with Spain’s Real Madrid later, he’s earned another NBA shot.
His Olympic heroics sealed the deal: Yabusele helped France push Team USA to the brink in the final before Stephen Curry’s late three-point barrage secured a 98-87 win for the Americans. 🥈💪
Sixers fans are already hyped about Yabusele’s blend of EuroLeague polish and NBA-ready physicality. Could he be Philly’s secret weapon next season? 🤔🏀
