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What’s the deal with Yabusele?


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Knixkik
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Figured this would be best as a poll. He was highly regarded coming in and was great in euro play. The perception is he took a discount to be here. So far he seems completely unplayable.
Undisclosed injury
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fitzfarm
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12/19/2025  8:51 AM
Yabusele needs to be moved he looks way out of shape compared to last year . Jemison looks more qualified for minutes than Yabusele. I think Yabusele is the classic case of looking good on a terrible roster last year, but he’s just not good enough for minutes on this roster. I’d call the jazz up and see if we can get Olynyk for Yabusele.
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12/19/2025  9:15 AM
Some guys are just not built for NY. He looks disgruntled while sitting on the bench. This guy needs to own that he’s stinking up the joint. I wonder if he can even jump high enough to dunk.
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12/19/2025  10:49 AM
I would love to trade him for Achiuwa. Imagine if we had that guy ? But seriously, not sure he’s moveable this year because of the player option next year. We would have to attach assets to move him. Might as well just keep him as a placeholder salary for next year when his contract isn’t a negative like right now.
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12/19/2025  7:49 PM
Knixkik wrote:I would love to trade him for Achiuwa. Imagine if we had that guy ? But seriously, not sure he’s moveable this year because of the player option next year. We would have to attach assets to move him. Might as well just keep him as a placeholder salary for next year when his contract isn’t a negative like right now.

Maybe another team will need Yabusele in a three way larger deal and we can unload him and acquire a useful player in the bargain

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12/19/2025  9:44 PM
Alpha1971 wrote:
Knixkik wrote:I would love to trade him for Achiuwa. Imagine if we had that guy ? But seriously, not sure he’s moveable this year because of the player option next year. We would have to attach assets to move him. Might as well just keep him as a placeholder salary for next year when his contract isn’t a negative like right now.

Maybe another team will need Yabusele in a three way larger deal and we can unload him and acquire a useful player in the bargain

Anything is possible but I think teams look at him and say the Knicks would have to pay us to take him.

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12/20/2025  7:54 AM
Knixkik wrote:
Alpha1971 wrote:
Knixkik wrote:I would love to trade him for Achiuwa. Imagine if we had that guy ? But seriously, not sure he’s moveable this year because of the player option next year. We would have to attach assets to move him. Might as well just keep him as a placeholder salary for next year when his contract isn’t a negative like right now.

Maybe another team will need Yabusele in a three way larger deal and we can unload him and acquire a useful player in the bargain

Anything is possible but I think teams look at him and say the Knicks would have to pay us to take him.

Depends what if inorder to make a larger deal another team needs a contract his size to make a deal pass the cap rules who knows, the Knicks might get lucky and take advantage of another teams needs. It can happen.

What’s the deal with Yabusele?

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