Sources: Guerschon Yabusele joins 76ers after breakout Olympics

The Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to a one-year, $2.1 million cope with ahead Guerschon Yabusele, sources informed ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Sunday, after he performed a giant function in France’s run to the silver medal on the Olympics earlier this month.

Yabusele, a bruising 6-foot-8, 260-pound energy ahead who was a 2016 first-round draft decide by the Boston Celtics, has an opportunity to step into the rotation on a 76ers group that made one of many largest strikes of the summer season in signing Paul George to a four-year max contract. Whereas the 76ers additionally retained Kelly Oubre and Kyle Lowry as free brokers and signed Caleb Martin, Andre Drummond and Eric Gordon, they’re mild on choices at energy ahead behind Martin — the presumed starter — which supplies Yabusele an opportunity to earn a spot in coach Nick Nurse’s rotation.

Yabusele, 28, was a breakout star in France’s run to the Olympic gold medal sport, scoring 22, 17 and 20 factors in opposition to Canada, Germany and america, respectively. Throughout these three video games, Yabusele shot a blistering 16-for-24 (66.7%) from the sphere.

Yabusele performed sparingly throughout two seasons for the Celtics earlier than being waived in the summertime of 2019. After enjoying a season in China, he spent components of two seasons at ASVEL in France — a group owned by Corridor of Famer Tony Parker — earlier than signing with Actual Madrid in the summertime of 2021.

Yabusele spent the previous three years with the Spanish giants, serving to them win the EuroLeague title in 2023 and make the competitors’s remaining 4 every season. This previous season, he averaged 9.6 factors and shot 43% from 3-point vary on 2.6 makes an attempt per sport.