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In Victor Wembanyama’s France, the one who pushed the most at times during the Olympic tournament was Guerschon YabuseleThe burly 28-year-old power forward has been One of the basketball sensations at the Gamesfor his drive and his resources. He has been the third most used player by the coach Vincent Collet (23.3 minutes on average) andsHis prodigious companion has surpassed him in points (14.0) and rating (12.3).
After the tournament, and with the silver medal around his neck, Yabusele dared to ask that an NBA team open the doors to him again. “I’ve been waiting for a second chance and I’m ready.”he wrote on his social networks this Sunday. After the semi-final, journalist Gary Washburn said that The French player asked him to speak with the Celticsthe team he played for in his first NBA adventure: “You have to tell them to take me with them again”.
Two seasons in Boston and 74 games
The power forward was selected by the Celtics with the 16th pick in 2016 and played in the NBA with the Boston team from 2017 to 2019. His role was very limited: 74 games in those two seasons with averages of 2.3 points in 6.6 minutesNow, it seems, he looks ready to try again in the best league in the world.
Yabusele still has one season left on his contract with Real Madridwhich he joined in 2021 from ASVEL Villeurbanne. His adaptation was immediate and he performed so well that The Whites quickly extended their contract until 2025 with a high termination clause: 2.5 million euros According to journalist Marc Stein, if he wants to return to the NBA he will have to accept it or wait at least a year.
Madrid rubs its hands with the Olympic Yabusele
After the Games, Madrid must be rubbing their hands with the great potential they have at the power forward position: Yabusele, Mario Hezonja, Gabriel Deck, Eli John Ndiaye and Usman Garubawhose signing should be made official in the near future. In the matches in Lille and Paris, the Frenchman has given an outstanding performance and has not been out of place in defence, one of his weak points.
His intensity was tremendous, he pulled the French cart on many occasions and In the final, where he scored 20 points, he received MVP chants. As if that were not enough, let One of the most striking images of the tournament when he dunked on LeBron James. There are few more effective ways to make a name known in the United States.
