2025-26 Season
GUERSCHON YABUSELE
2025-26 Season
GUERSCHON YABUSELE
Yabusele produces at an poor rate for a 15-minute workload.
Yabusele produces at an poor rate for a 15-minute workload.
PBP Credit: Every play is analyzed from play-by-play data. Scorers get difficulty-adjusted credit, assisters get creation value based on the shot opportunity they created, and turnovers are classified by type. Shot difficulty is derived from 1M+ shots across 4 seasons. Full methodology
TEAM COMPARISON
of 21 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
Similar Players
Same position, closest production profile this season.
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 235 Forwards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Guerschon Yabusele's early-season stretch was defined by a desperate, fruitless struggle to justify his rotation minutes. Given an extended leash on 11/20 vs DAL, he bricked all five of his three-point attempts, posting a dismal -9.5 Impact score as his poor shot selection actively harmed the offense. Even when the shots finally fell, hidden costs completely erased his value. During a season-high 11-point outburst on 12/06 vs UTA, he still only managed a -0.0 Impact, as his glaring defensive lapses entirely negated his highly efficient 5-of-6 shooting night. When he wasn't shooting his team out of possessions, he was simply invisible. He logged 12 empty minutes on 11/27 vs CHA, putting up zero points and a catastrophic -14.8 Impact because he offered absolutely zero playmaking or scoring threat. Right now, he looks like a player entirely out of his depth.
Guerschon Yabusele spent most of this mid-season stretch buried at the end of the bench before a sudden frontcourt shakeup thrust him into the starting lineup. During his early garbage-time minutes, he was actively detrimental. He posted a brutal -16.6 Impact score on 12/19 vs IND because he hijacked the offense to brick four of his five shot attempts in just 11 minutes. He eventually figured out how to create value without scoring on 01/28 vs TOR, managing a +2.1 Impact in barely seven minutes of action. Instead of forcing bad looks, he simply crashed the glass to rip down five rebounds. That brief flash of gritty hustle ultimately earned him a starting role, which quickly revealed his glaring limitations. Even when he finally produced offensively on 02/07 vs DEN, scoring 12 points, he still suffered a -6.0 Impact. The hidden cost of those points was an abysmal 4-for-13 shooting night, draining the team with inefficient volume while failing to record a single assist.
Guerschon Yabusele’s mid-season stretch was defined by maddening inconsistency and a wildly fluctuating role that saw him bounce between the starting five and the bench. During the 02/22 vs NYK matchup, he scored a modest 11 points but dominated the glass with 13 rebounds, driving a massive +12.1 Impact score through sheer physical rebounding and stout defensive effort. He reached his absolute peak shortly after on 03/03 vs OKC, pouring in 18 points on 7-of-14 shooting while grabbing 12 boards to generate a stellar +17.4 Impact. Yet, that momentum vanished almost immediately. Look at his 03/05 vs PHX performance, where he managed 16 points but posted a disappointing -1.1 Impact. His raw scoring totals in that Phoenix game masked the hidden costs of his erratic shot selection, as he needed 15 field goal attempts to get those 16 points while offering little resistance on the defensive end. When Yabusele commits to doing the dirty work in the paint, he is a genuine difference-maker. When he falls in love with inefficient jumpers, he becomes an active detriment to the lineup.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Struggling. Yabusele has posted negative impact in 85% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.
Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 37% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.
Good defender on his best nights, but it comes and goes. Some games Yabusele locks in defensively, others he gets picked apart.
Getting better as the season goes on. First-half impact: -9.5, second-half: -1.9. That's a significant jump — could be a role change, confidence, or development clicking.
In a rough stretch — 4 straight games with negative impact. Longest cold streak this season: 38 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY ⚠ Updated 46 days ago
Based on 72 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.
ON OFFENSE: WHO GUARDED HIM
His shooting stats against each primary defender this season
ON DEFENSE: WHO HE GUARDED
How opponents shot when he was the primary defender. Lower FG% = better defense.
SEASON STATS
GAME LOG
67 games played
