Guerschon Yabusele has struggled so far in his experience with the New York Knicks, and now he might be traded. The French forward signed a two-year deal this summer but his performances have been underwhelming up to this point.
The December 15th deadline has now passed, so many NBA players who signed as free agents over the summer can be traded.
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After a solid season with the Philadelphia 76ers, French forward Guerschon Yabusele signed a two-year deal with the New York Knicks in the offseason, worth almost $12 million.
Yabusele's time with the Knicks so far, though, has been pretty underwhelming. The French player is averaging only 3 points per game while playing less than 10 minutes per game.
With a salary cap situation already difficult to handle, the Knicks cannot afford to have a player earning $5.5 million who is not really contributing to the team.
That's why, according to James L. Edwards III of The Athletic, the New York Knicks are open to the possibility of trading Yabusele and unloading his salary.
The NY team is still looking for a point guard who can be a backup for Jalen Brunson, and freeing up some cap space might help in that kind of pursuit.
It's highly likely, though, that if the Knicks want to trade Yabusele away, they're gonna be forced to attach a future draft pick to make the deal more attractive to the other teams.
Will a second-round pick be enough to convince a team with cap space to absorb Yabusele's contract? We'll understand more in the next few weeks.
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