Guerschon Yabusele, who Boston drafted with the 16th pick in the 2016 Draft, made his NBA preseason debut last night against the Houston Rockets. Well… sort of. Instead of debuting with the Celtics, Yabusele played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association, where he will spend the 2016-17 season. When the Celtics drafted Yabusele, the plan was for the 20-year-old to be an overseas stash this year, gain some experience and seasoning, and then possibly come to Boston for the 2017-18 season.
After looking solid over the course of eight Summer League games in both Utah and Las Vegas, this was the first chance to see Yabusele against top-tier NBA talent.