Call him French Draymond or Dancing Bear, Celtics rookie forward Guerschon Yabusele has earned a number of nicknames for his distinctive size and playing style.
“That kid is a freak of nature,” Celtics teammate Jaylen Brown told ESPN earlier this year, adding that he had never seen “somebody so big and so mobile.”
A nimble 6-foot-8, 260-pound forward, Yabusele grew up in France playing soccer and boxing as his first sports. After playing the 2015-16 season in the top French league as a 20-year-old, he was drafted by the Celtics with the 16th overall pick.