Bulls lose 10 PPG scorer to 3-year contract with Greek powerhouse

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>The Chicago Bulls likely saw this coming.

>Now it's official, though: Guerschon Yabusele is leaving the NBA.

>The big fella is signing a three-year contract with Panathinaikos in Greece, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype:

Free agent forward Guerschon Yabusele has agreed to a three-year deal with Panathinaikos, league sources told @hoopshype. Yabusele will be one of the top three highest-paid European players. He's averaged 8.3 points over the past two NBA seasons with the 76ers, Bulls and Knicks. pic.twitter.com/UjfAxXy5S0

— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) July 8, 2026MORE: Bronny James' best future doesn't involve a trade from Lakers

>The 2025-26 season didn't go the way Yabusele would've wanted it to go.

>He had just returned from overseas the season before, and he carved out a really useful role with the Philadelphia 76ers.

>That earned him a free agent contract with the New York Knicks, but that fit didn't work at all, and he was traded in the middle of the season to the Bulls.

>Yabusele did average 10 points per game in 26 games with Chicago, and it's clear he can still be an NBA contributor if called upon.

>This path makes sense given the way Yabusele starred in Europe before returning to the NBA to play for the 'Sixers.

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>He was the No. 16 overall pick by the Boston Celtics all the way back in 2016, but he was a bust then who had to head overseas to find his stride.

>He found it by the 2024 Olympics with France, and he seemed to keep it up with the 76ers.

>Yabusele couldn't continue it last season, and so now the Frenchman is heading to Greece to try to turn it around.

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