Guerschon

Yabusele

Yabusele is set to miss his fourth straight game and all signs point to Marcus Bagley filling in at power forward. Lonnie Walker will likely hold onto his starting role with Justin Edwards out.

Yabusele has missed Philadelphia’s last three games, missing time due to personal reasons and a knee issue. The latter is why he appears on the injury report for Sunday’s finale. Adem Bona will play plenty regardless of Yabusele’s availability, and Alex Reese (Achilles) has been removed from the injury report.

Yabusele will miss a third straight game, and Adem Bona should continue to soak up minutes in his absence. Bona finished with 17 points, nine boards and two blocks in his last game out.

Bona finished Wednesday’s victory one rebound shy of his third straight appearance with at least ten. However, the 17 points are the most he’s tallied in a game since dropping a season-high 28 on the Bucks on April 3. It’s unknown when Guerschon Yabusele (personal) will rejoin the team, but he started alongside Bona before needing to step away. Bona should play plenty during Philadelphia’s final two games.

Yabusele missed Monday’s loss to the Heat and is now set to miss a second-straight game. Marcus Bagley started in his place and finished with six points, six rebounds, one steal and one block in 23 minutes. He should start again, but he isn’t a high-priority streaming option.

Yabusele’s name has been added to Philadelphia’s long list of absentees for Monday’s game against the Heat. His absence means more playing time for Marcus Bagley and Colin Castleton, one of whom may be asked to start in Yabusele’s place. His absence also raises Adem Bona’s fantasy ceiling, and he’s the player managers in active leagues should target.

Yabusele has scored at least 19 points in three of his last four appearances and has provided decent value with the 76ers down multiple rotation centers. Rostered in 29 percent of Yahoo! leagues, he has been an 11th-round player over the past two weeks. For leagues that will be active during Week 23, the 76ers play four games without a back-to-back, which should bode well for Yabusele’s availability.

Following a two-game absence, Yabusele was back for Thursday’s game and slotted right back into the starting lineup. This was a significant improvement over his last appearance; he was held to just one point in 30 minutes in a blowout loss to the Heat. This was his third time scoring at least 20 points since the All-Star break, with all three coming in his last six appearances. Yabusele, who is set to be a free agent this summer, will have plenty of interested teams looking to add him to their rotation.

Yabusele will be back after missing the 76ers’ last two games, and he should immediately return to the starting unit. Ricky Council IV has been starting in place of Yabusele but may be pushed back to the bench with Yabusele back in the lineup.

Yabusele is dealing with a sore right knee that kept him out of Tuesday’s game against the Knicks. He has a legitimate chance to be out again given his questionable listing. If that’s the case, Adem Bona and Ricky Council IV will see additional minutes. Both are worth streaming for different reasons with Bona providing rebounds and defensive stats while Council has the higher offensive ceiling.