NBA signings roundup: Knicks reportedly add Guerschon Yabusele

Field Level Media|published: Tue 1st July, 13:57 2025

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Apr 5, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Guerschon Yabusele (28) looks on with Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert (27) after the game at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-Imagn Images

The New York Knicks are signing free agent big man Guerschon Yabusele to a two-year, $12 million contract, ESPN reported Tuesday.

The deal also includes a player option for the 29-year-old Frenchman, who returned to the NBA last season and averaged 11.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 70 games (43 starts) for the Philadelphia 76ers.

Drafted 16th overall by Boston in 2016, Yabusele played parts of two seasons (2017-19) with the Celtics before competing in the NBA G League, China, France and Spain.

The 6-foot-8, 265-pound Yabusele has career averages of 6.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in 144 games (48 starts) with the Celtics and Sixers.

--The Portland Trail Blazers signed undrafted guard Caleb Love to a two-way contract. The team did not announce terms of the deal.

Love, 23, played three college seasons at North Carolina, followed by two at Arizona. In the 2024-25 season, Love averaged 17.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.2 steals in 34.1 minutes per game and earned First Team All-Big 12 honors.

He is the 13th player in NCAA history to score 1,000 or more points at two separate schools. He was not selected in the NBA draft last week.

--The Sixers signed undrafted guard Hunter Sallis to a two-way contract. Terms were not disclosed.

Sallis, 22, was a two-time All-ACC first-team selection at Wake Forest after playing his first two seasons at Gonzaga.

He averaged 18.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.2 steals in 32 starts for the Demon Deacons in 2024-25. He averaged 11.1 points and 3.3 rebounds in 135 career games (66 starts) with Wake Forest and Gonzaga.

--Field Level Media