The San Antonio Spurs have proven curiosity in certainly one of Victor Wembanyama’s countrymen.
Rival groups are projecting that the Spurs are a staff to look at to “lure” ahead Guerschon Yabusele away from the Philadelphia 76ers when free company begins on June 30, in line with NBA insider Marc Stein.
Yabusele is anticipated to attract curiosity from different groups as properly.
The 29-year-old is coming off a career-best season the place he made his return to the NBA after a five-year hiatus. He beforehand performed within the NBA within the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 seasons earlier than going to play professionally abroad in China, France and Spain.
This previous season, Yabusele was a key position participant for the 76ers, averaging 11.0 factors, 5.6 rebounds and a pair of.1 assists per recreation, capturing an environment friendly 50.1 p.c from the sphere and even began 43 video games for the injury-riddled Sixers.
Yabusele performed on the 2024 Paris Olympics with Wembanyama and was the second main scorer (behind Wembanyama) for a French staff that received the silver medal.
His play on the Olympics was arguably the principle cause he drew curiosity from NBA groups final offseason.
A possible transfer to the Spurs would make sense, because the Spurs have a trio of facilities who’re free brokers, together with Sandro Mamukelashvili, Bismack Biyombo and Charles Bassey.
The 76ers aren’t ruling out a possible reunion with the “dancing bear,” however they face extra of a problem in retaining him.
Yabusele’s journey from a failed first try on the NBA to now, as he appears to be like to money in on a brand new profitable NBA contract, is an ideal instance of the saying that the journey is a marathon, not a dash.