Sources: Yabusele joining 76ers after Olympic run

Philadelphia 76ers The forward has agreed to a one-year, $2.1 million deal with gershon jabuseleHe played a major role in France’s silver medal at the Olympics earlier this month, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Sunday.

Yabusele, a 6-foot-8, 260-pound power forward, was selected as a first-round draft pick by the Boston Celtics in 2016. He has a chance to step into the rotation on a 76ers team that made one of the biggest moves of the summer in signing him. Paul George to a four-year maximum contract. While the 76ers also retained Kelly Oubre And Kyle Lowry Released as a free agent and signed Caleb Martin, Andre Drummond And Eric GordonThey have few options at power forward behind Martin — who is the likely starter — which gives Yabusele a chance to earn a spot in coach Nick Nurse’s rotation.

The 28-year-old Yabusele was a breakout star in France’s run to the Olympic gold medal, scoring 22, 17 and 20 points against Canada, Germany and the United States, respectively. In these three games, Yabusele shot 16 of 24 (66.7%) from the field.

Yabusele played sparingly for the Celtics over two seasons before being waived in the summer of 2019. After playing one season in China, he spent parts of two seasons at ASVEL in France, before signing with Real Madrid in the summer of 2021 — a team owned by Hall of Famer Tony Parker.

Yabusele spent the last three years with the Spanish giants, helping them win the EuroLeague title in 2023 and make it to the competition’s Final Four each season. Last season, he averaged 9.6 points and shot 43% from 3-point range on 2.6 attempts per game.