The Philadelphia 76ers will not have a lot of leeway to bring in new faces this offseason aside from the 2025 NBA Draft, which is fast approaching. Thanks to the largesse they put out last year, the front office will have to be even more resourceful this time around to cope with their financial constraints. There is no other way around it.
That becomes a more delicate proposition given the fact that the team badly needs to keep certain players on the roster for next season. One of those is Guerschon Yabusele — long been penciled in as the team’s biggest priority in free agency.
Keeping the Frenchman after the stellar comeback he turned in, however, will be far from a cakewalk. Yabusele was a revelation for this team right from the get-go, and he managed to prove to everyone that his breakout stint during the Olympics was far from a fluk.
Yabusele will have a lot of suitors this offseason, prompting the 76ers to be even more aggressive ttrying to keep him in the fold. But truth be told, money talks in free agency, and there is one team that makes too sense for him as a destination.
The Spurs are a perfect team for Guerschon Yabusele
Probably the most dangerous up-and-coming team in the league, the San Antonio Spurs seem poised for a breakout next season. And to make things more frightening for the rest of the association, they will have a chance to add even more to their abundance of assets this summer.
Aside from holding the second overall pick, the Spurs could be major players in the open market, especially if they manage to free up cap space — which they can easily do. And while we’re connecting the dots, it is pretty easy to envision them making a run at Yabusele.
The Frenchman can get the kind of money his production demands in San Antonio, and the prospect of reuniting with his Team France partner, Victor Wembanyama, could be too good to pass up. The Spurs, like the 76ers, are also in dire need of size at forward, and Yabusele packs a lot of size as a Swiss Army knife in the frontcourt.
Clearly, Philadelphia will need to spice up its offer for Yabusele. But making things tougher, aside from the fact that they will be limited as to how much they can offer, teams like the Spurs can make life even more difficult for the 76ers front office.