Guerschon Yabusele Would Provide Celtics Depth for Title Repeat Amid NBA Trade Rumors

The Boston Celtics have followed up their NBA title victory with a 35-15 record through the first 50 games of the 2024-25 season. Now, they are one of two teams interested in acquiring 76ers forward Guerschon Yabusele, per Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer.

This move will provide the depth necessary for the Celtics to emerge from a winnable Eastern Conference and repeat as NBA champions.

Yabusele previously played for Boston but was not the developed player he is now. The 29-year-old can score in the interior and more importantly, he is a threat on the perimeter, adding another three-point shooter to the champs' arsenal.

He would provide the Celtics with an inside-out scoring threat, another weapon for opponents to contend with if they hope to surpass Boston as kings of the east this season.

Due to injury, he is seeing significant playing time, averaging 26.6 minutes per game. He is shooting 51.5 percent from the field and 40.2 percent from beyond the arc while averaging 11 points per game.

He has added 5.5 rebounds and two assists to his stat line.

Yabusele is on an expiring contract, meaning anyone acquiring him from Philadelphia would be doing so fairly cheaply. As a half-season rental, he could be picked up for some draft assets and, maybe, a role player.

It is a bill the Celtics can afford and, considering the other team interested in his services is the rival New York Knicks, one the team should be eager to take on.

Get Yabusele back in the building, acclimate him to the team, and let him be the potential dagger in the interior or from beyond the line that closes things out Boston in pursuit of a 19th world title.

Whether Philly is willing to give him up amid the interest from other squads, especially in the Eastern Conference, is the question.

Yabusele has been a pleasant surprise and given the tumultuous season the Sixers have had, thanks to the ineffectiveness of the Joel Embiid, Paul George, and Tyrese Maxey trio that has never really taken off, giving away a player who has been so good off the bench is not necessarily in the team's best interest.

Building to the future and doing so by accumulating draft capital is, though, something it can continue to do by finding a trade partner for the veteran forward.