Guerschon Yabusele signing with 76ers after France’s Olympics run leads to NBA return

The day after his Olympics run ended with a silver medal and a loss to Team USA, France’s Guerschon Yabusele was already campaigning for his next stop.

“Been waiting for a 2nd chance.. I’m ready,” Yabusele wrote on X, with two emojis tacked to the end.

Less than a week later, his opportunity materialized, with the 76ers signing the forward — and former first-round pick by the Celtics in the 2016 NBA Draft — to a one-year contract worth $2.1 million, according to ESPN.

The Athletic added that Yabusele was “resolving” a $2.5 million buyout in his contract with Real Madrid, the team he has played with since the 2021-22 campaign.

Yabusele hasn’t played in the NBA since 2019, when he was waived by the Celtics and then shifted his career overseas.

But during France’s games in the Paris Olympics, Yabusele emerged as an option for NBA teams to at least consider after also appearing in three games for the country during the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.