Knicks · Shams: Yabusele signs with Knicks 2 yrs/12mm (page 5)

NYKBocker wrote:

martin wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

martin wrote:

NYStateOfMind wrote:I think Yabu could lose 15 lbs and be even more explosive with more lift. He barely gets the dunk sometimes, but he is an aggressive dunker. No BS shots at the rim, he is throwing it down. Much better 3 shooter than Precious and does well with the PnR. This seems an upgrade over Precious, and we added a former 6MOTY player, an upgrade over Deuce/Shamet.

Hart should come off the bench now. Hart, Yabu the Hut, and Clarkson. That is a solid reliable 8-man rotation. Further develop Deuce, Huk, Kolek, McK, Dadiet, etc. That is damn good depth. I still expect a move.

Yeah I can see that sticking

I'm more partial to Yaba daba doo. Yaba the Hut is the fallback if he sucks

We can do both! Good game, bad game

Supposedly, his nickname is Dancing Bear.

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LivingLegend wrote:Seeing some commentary that Yalu may have taken less than full TMLE.

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That would be very helpful

BigDaddyG wrote:

Sounds like a really good egg with his head screwed on right.

Great story in terms of 1st round pick, flames out in Boston ends up having to play in China, Spain, France to work his way back to U.S.

I would think +90% of people would just stay in France rather than risk coming back and possibly failing again.

Voice really reminds me of the Greek Freak.

LivingLegend wrote:

BigDaddyG wrote:

Sounds like a really good egg with his head screwed on right.

Great story in terms of 1st round pick, flames out in Boston ends up having to play in China, Spain, France to work his way back to U.S.

I would think +90% of people would just stay in France rather than risk coming back and possibly failing again.

Voice really reminds me of the Greek Freak.

Mitch Robinson’s workouts are just as intense. I swear

July 1: Knicks land backup big Yabusele

New York Knicks agreed to a reported two-year, $12 million contract with forward/center Guerschon Yabusele

Grade: B

Yabusele was a rare bright spot in the Philadelphia 76ers' lost season. Back in the NBA for the first time since 2019 after starring for the French national team in the Olympics, Yabusele started 43 games on a minimum contract and averaged 11.0 points and 5.6 rebounds.

With the Sixers pushing the luxury tax before re-signing restricted free agent Quentin Grimes, Yabusele was expendable in free agency. Enter the Knicks, who will add him to a frontcourt rotation of Josh Hart, Mitchell Robinson and Karl-Anthony Towns.

Stretched as a center in place of Joel Embiid for Philadelphia because he's not a rim protector at all (0.5 blocks per 36 minutes), Yabusele should fit better in New York. We saw during the Eastern Conference finals against the Indiana Pacers the benefit to the Knicks of playing with more size in the frontcourt than the 6-foot-4 Hart provides.

At 6-foot-8, Yabusele is a happy medium between Hart and playing Robinson and Towns together. And a Towns-Yabusele frontcourt will give New York five-out spacing. Yabusele hit 38% from 3-point range last season, attempting more than five 3s per 36 minutes.

Utilizing the taxpayer midlevel exception to sign Yabusele will require some creative cap management from the Knicks. New York is pushing right up against the resulting hard cap at the second luxury tax apron and will likely take advantage of second-round picks counting less against the aprons in its first two seasons than other players signed for the minimum.

As a result, the Knicks might be done maneuvering this summer barring a trade, with Yabusele and Jordan Clarkson as the veteran newcomers to the team that reached last year's conference finals. In a wide-open East, any boost they provide could make the difference for New York. And Yabusele is young enough at 29 to be a long-term option for the Knicks, who won't likely have access to their midlevel exception next summer if they extend the contract of forward Mikal Bridges and push into the second apron.