What if Guerschon Yabusele went from the Real Madrid five to the Sixers five… It's possible since Nick Nurse has not yet decided who would start alongside Joel Embiid in the paint, and the Frenchman has the advantage of being the only real “winger -strong” of the group. “I think we can say it was a very good pick” explains the Sixers coach about Yabusele. “We looked at the squad throughout the summer, and we were thinking about where there was a need. I think he had one at post 4, and that's what he is. »
What interests Nurse about Yabusele is that it will allow you to vary the five. “He's not a 3, and he's not really a 5… We can use him as a 5 in small-ball, but he's a 4, and he'll have a good opportunity to get an impact in the rotation. »
The main thing is that Yabusele is complementary to Joel Embiid, and that he takes advantage of the two-handed shots to punish from afar. Like in the French team. “Embiid is aggressive in the paint, he’s going to draw a lot of two-man shots… So when he gets the ball out, I have to be able to make 3-pointers. I think the 3-point shot will help me a lot this season. »
In the NBA thanks to his dunk on LeBron James?
And then on balls released in the axis or on the baseline, Yabusele can always go for the dunk and offer a “remake” of his “poster” on LeBron James. “It was really crazy. Of course, after the game I wasn't thinking about it…I was thinking about the loss because I really think we could have won that game, so I was a little frustrated. And the next day when I opened my social media accounts and everything else, it got really crazy. I've had some good dunks in my career, some nice posters, but this one, I didn't know it was going to explode like that. My friends were calling me, texting me, and I feel like everyone saw it. It really helped me to be here today. But overall, the dunk was amazing and it was a great moment. »
