The Philadelphia 76ers will be looking to move forward in the offseason after a miserable year in 2024-25 as injuries decimated the roster. The Sixers do have the No. 3 pick in their possession so that is what will be helpful for them as they look to bounce back.

With that being said, one has to wonder what free agency will look like for Philadelphia. The Sixers have 11 free agents they have to take care of. The cap space will be a bit limited in 2025 after the big spending spree in 2024, so don’t expect the Sixers to be major players in free agency, but they will be looking to keep a number of key free agents.

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Up next in this free agency series is Guerschon Yabusele. The Sixers brought The Dancing Bear over on a minimum deal and he proved to be a steal. He averaged 11.0 points and 5.6 rebounds while shooting 38% from deep and playing multiple positions and roles, and one has to believe the Sixers would like to bring him back.

Yabusele’s free agency overview

Free agency status: Unrestricted

2024-25 salary: $2.1 million

Prediction: Stays

Reason for the prediction

The Sixers currently have the non-taxpayer mid-level exception ($14.1 million) and the bi-annual exception ($5.1 million) to use. At this moment in time, one has to believe that the Sixers will likely look into a salary dump deal (perhaps Andre Drummond and Kelly Oubre Jr. get moved) in order to create more space to bring Yabusele back. It is safe to assume that he will receive a bigger raise compared to the minimum salary he played on in 2024-25 so Philadelphia will have to get creative to bring him back.

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The big question marks for Philadelphia in free agency are Yabusele and Quentin Grimes. The difference between the two of them is that Yabusele is unrestricted meaning he can sign anywhere and the Sixers won’t have a chance to match it. Unlike with Grimes who’s restricted giving Philadelphia the chance to match any deal he signs elsewhere. One has to wonder what kind of salary cap acrobatics the front office will have to perform to make all of this work, but Yabusele is a valued player on this roster so one has to believe he will return.

This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: Philadelphia 76ers free agency: Guerschon Yabusele is a question mark