If on a collective level, because of the difficulties of the Sixers, it can still be improved, on a personal level, however, the return to the NBA of Guerschon Yabusele is clearly a success. The Frenchman made his place in Philadelphia with an average of 9.6 points and 5.8 rebounds in 24 minutes.
After several weeks of competition, the Olympic vice-champion clearly succeeded in his bet.
“My idea was to prove those who had doubts wrong”, he confirms. “I wanted to show what I was truly capable of. I didn't really have that luck in Boston. »
“Since the first day we were together, I said there was no way he was out of the league”assures Kelly Oubre Jr. “But, ultimately, he’s back and he’s making the most of this opportunity. He's going to stay in the NBA for a while. »
The incomprehension expressed by the winger can be explained with a comparison. In just 19 games in Pennsylvania, Guerschon Yabusele scored more points (182) than he had in two seasons and 74 games in Boston (173)! Between his time with the Celtics and this 2024/25 financial year, he is no longer the same player.
A player who has improved in all areas
“It was not the right timing”recognizes the interior, who still appreciated his first adventure in the NBA. But it was his time at Real Madrid, where he would become one of the best interior players in Europe, that would boost his confidence and allow him to sharpen his game for modern basketball and for the Great League.
“I knew that shooting 3-pointers, being able to defend and make the play, that was clearly going to help me,” he specifies. “I didn’t try to do crazy things that I didn’t know how to do before. I simply repeated what I learned on my first pass. I have improved in everything.”
This last sentence is enough to understand how and why the Frenchman now has his place in the NBA. “I don’t understand his absence from the league for five years”insists Kelly Oubre Jr. “Afterwards, it’s a business […] I'm very proud of him and I'm lucky to play with him because he's a good guy. He looks like a bear: off the field, he's a big teddy bear, but on the floor, he's a grizzly bear. »
| Guerschon Yabusele | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2017-18 | BOS | 33 | 7 | 42.6 | 32.4 | 68.2 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| 2018-19 | BOS | 41 | 6 | 45.5 | 32.1 | 68.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| 2024-25 | PHL | 19 | 24 | 47.2 | 40.3 | 58.6 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 9.6 |
| Total | 93 | 10 | 45.7 | 36.6 | 64.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 3.8 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
