đ A Second Chance: Guerschon Yabusele
- The Daily Stump
- Oct 12, 2024
- 2 min read
The Boston Celtics, Nanjing Monkey Kings, ASVEL, Real Madrid, and the 76ers. That has been the career path for Guerschon Yabusele. Letâs take a look at his inspiring journey that has led him back to the NBA!
The Olympics are a big stage that looks for stars to shine. This year in Basketball, all eyes were on Team USA Iâd like to focus on a star on the French National Team.
A man by the name of Guerschon Yabusele. If you watched the tournament youâre familiar with Yabusele. He was a consistent enforcer throughout the entire tournament and along with Wemby was the only other reason that France stood a chance in the Gold Medal game.
After his performance a couple of months ago, he has RE-EARNED his way back into the NBA by way of a 1/yr contract with the Philidelphia 76ers. He teams up with Joel Embiid, Paul George, and Tyrese Maxey in what could be a serious contender in the East!
Here is Yabuseleâs path to here (keep track of how many of these team names you know):
In 2013 he played for the French team Chorale Roanne on their Under-21 team (18 years old)
In 2016 he took his talents to the Shanghai Sharks in China to play more professional basketball before giving the NBA a shot (yes the Shanghai Sharks are a real team and not just a meme)
In 2017 he got drafted by the Boston Celtics with 17th pick in the draft and spent the season with their G-League team the Maine Red Claws
From 2017-2019 he was very sparingly used for the Celtics before eventually being cut by the team
In 2020 he was back in China and played for the Nanjing Monkey Kings (might be on the Mount Rushmore of team names)
From late 2020 to 2021 he found himself back in his home country with the French club ASVEL
He finally found a home in Euro League with Real Madrid from 2021-2024
Signed a 1/yr contract worth $2.1M with the 76ers
This past week in a preseason game he scored 15 points in 16 minutes, and shot 100% from the field.
The point of this story is perseverance. The guy just has not quit. He kept fighting, kept moving, kept playing, and after a great showing in the Olympics, he earned himself another shot in the NBA.
I donât know about you but that fires me up on a Saturday morning! A guy you canât help but root for! A name hopefully we all know soon, Guerschon Yabusele!
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