Guerschon Yabusele posts goodbye letter to Philly after leaving Sixers
Yabusele averaged 11.0 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 2.1 assists while shooting 50.1% from the floor and 38% from deep in 70 games. He had to play a number of different roles from power forward to center to starter to a reserve in a season that tested him in a variety of ways.
As Yabusele now moves on to the New York Knicks in free agency, he took to Twitter to post a goodbye letter to the city of Philadelphia after his one season with the Sixers.
The Sixers will look to continue building their roster after losing a key piece like Yabusele. He will now look to help the Knicks while Philadelphia will look to new addition Jabari Walker to pick up the slack.
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