The Philadelphia 76ers were expected to contend in the 2024-25 season. They landed the big fish in free agency by bringing in Paul George on a 4-year $212 million deal as he joined Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey to form one talented Big 3.
However, injuries decimated the roster. George was limited to only 41 games as he dealt with a variety of injuries from a bone bruise in his left knee to an adductor issue as well as a finger problem on his left hand that limited him. Embiid only played 19 games due to a bothersome left knee and Maxey even was limited to 52 games.
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One of the lone bright spots was the play of Guerschon Yabusele. The Dancing Bear was a pickup late in free agency and averaged 11.0 points and 5.6 rebounds along with 2.1 assists while shooting 38% from deep. He played in 70 games with 43 starts and played a lot of different roles as Philadelphia dealt with so many different lineups.
In an interview with Basketball Network, Yabusele discussed the injury-riddled season:
Injuries are part of the game. You’ve got to learn and try to get back to it and get better. I think having Joel back, Paul George, this is going to be big for us. When we had those guys, and we had that run, we felt that we could beat everybody. That was really interesting, to have that part of the season, because at least people know that if they (were) healthy, that would have been a different scenario.
Yabusele is an unrestricted free agent so it remains to be seen if the Sixers can keep him in tow. Either way, he was a key part of Philadelphia’s attack, and the goal should be to bring him back to Philadelphia and keep him as a fixture in this rotation.
This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: Guerschon Yabusele discusses injury-riddled 2024-25 season for Sixers