Knicks Land Victor Wembanyama's French Teammate During Free Agency

Originally posted on Athlon Sports
By Nathaniel Holloway | Last updated Jul 1, 2025 12:26 PM ET

It has been a busy offseason thus far for the New York Knicks as thy try to upgrade their roster around their core led by Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns to take advantage of a weakened Eastern Conference next season.

Of course, the Knicks started their offseason by firing head coach Tom Thibodeau after he helped lead the franchise to their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance since 2000.

New York is still searching for their next head coach but they have narrowed down their options as former Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown has emerged as the frontrunner for the position.

While the Knicks are still searching for a new head coach, they began free agency on Monday by signing Jordan Clarkson who was recently bought out by the Utah Jazz.

New York continued to make moves on Tuesday as they signed one of Victor Wembanyama’s French teammates to upgrade their roster depth.

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Knicks have agreed to a two-year, $12 million contract with Guerschon Yabusele.

Free agent center Guerschon Yabusele has agreed to a two-year, $12 million contract with the New York Knicks, plus a player option, sources tell ESPN. The Knicks negotiated the new deal with agents Olivier Mazet and Richie Felder for the big man on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/gmYODgPkau
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 1, 2025

Of course, Yabusele was expected to be on the move this offseason with the Philadelphia 76ers not having enough cap space to bring him back and outbid other teams.

That is exactly what happened as the 29-year-old big man is now heading to New York where he should have a large role off the bench.

Yabusele made his return to the NBA last season after impressing with France during their run in the Paris Olympics last summer after last playing in the league during the 2018-19 season with the Boston Celtics.

Last season, Yabusele averaged 11.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game while shooting 50.1% from the field and 38.0% from three-point range.

With this addition, the Knicks add a great scorer and rebounder off the bench next to Mitchell Robinson to bolster their frontcourt depth as they try to make a run at a championship next season.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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