Guerschon Yabusele opens up on why he left Sixers to join Knicks
One would have expected that he would return to Philadelphia, but instead, he signed a 2-year $12 million deal with the Knicks in free agency. The Sixers now must find a way to replace his production on the frontline and find a player who can play multiple positions the way Yabusele did.
In an interview with SKWEEK, Yabusele explained why he left the Sixers and signed with the Knicks:
Leaving Philly was not a major key. I was thinking to myself, 'Oh my God', like, 'I could go back'. You know? I didn't really have any issues over there, like, I wanna leave, you know? I was like 'OK, if they wanna re-sign me and then, they give me something good, I will come back, for sure'. And if they want me to leave, then I will leave. I didn't have any hard feelings or hard times, you know? But they almost didn't make really, like, an offer. It was really, really low to be really transparent, so, I felt like 'Oh, my God. You guys, it seems like you guys don't really want me to stay' kinda so it was a situation, but no hard feelings, you know? I'm always thankful for them. They gave me a second chance, you know? It's everything goes from them. I will always be thankful. To be able to be part of their franchise and play the season, you know?
Yabusele had himself a terrific season with the Sixers when considering everything they asked of him. He had to play out of position at the center spot when he is more so a power forward and he did it without any complaints. The Dancing Bear will now look to help the Knicks get over the hump in the Eastern Conference.
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