BOSTON, MA – The Boston Celtics announced today that they have signed 2016 first
round draft pick Guerschon Yabusele. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not
disclosed.
Yabusele, selected with the 16th overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, spent last
season with the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association and with
the Maine Red Claws of the NBA G League. The native of Dreux, France started the
season with Shanghai and appeared in 43 games where he averaged 20.9 points, 9.4
rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.35 steals and 1.05 blocks in 30.3 minutes per game. He
also shot 52.7 percent from the floor and 36.4 percent from three. After he
appeared in 43 games for Shanghai he moved to the Maine Red Claws of the NBA G
League on March 29 and appeared in a total of seven games for the Red Claws
including their playoff run. During the five games of the 2017 G League Playoffs
he averaged 12.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists and shot 49.0 percent from
the floor in 27.3 minutes per game.
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