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Celtics alums Guerschon Yabusele, Yam Madar’s teams get game canceled over brawl

Yabu ended up bodyslamming a player in the chaos.

It seems that a pair of Boston Celtics alumni found themselves on the opposite side of the European version of a (much more subdued) Malice in the Palace on Thursday, with a match between Spanish club Real Madrid and Belgrade-based ball club KK Partizan.

One of the Celtics’ stashed floor generals, Israeli point guard Yam Madar watched as his team erupted into an all-out brawl with formerly stashed Boston big man Guerschon Yabusele ending up in the thick of things, most notably when he body-slammed fellow ex-NBAer Dante Exum to the hardwood.

The Dancing Bear — as Yabusele is called — and the acts of others as the fight spiraled out of control caused the match to be canceled by the officials things got so bad (h/t to BasketNews).

Three Boston Celtics alumni on the move in 2016 NBA redraft

The ball club saw a small but significant bump for one of the three, a massive jump for another — and one of the trio fell out of the first round of the draft altogether.

The Boston Celtics saw several alumni on the move in a recent redraft of the 2016 NBA draft class that features star Celtics wing Jaylen Brown, super sixth man Malcolm Brogdon, and fan favorite swingman Guerschon Yabusele that was put together by Hoops Hype’s Frank Urbina and Raul Barrigon they frame as “the way it should have been in hindsight” given how few stars have come from this particular class.

The ball club saw a small but significant bump for one of the three, a massive jump for another — and one of the trio fell out of the first round of the draft altogether.

Let’s take a look at who they saw being taken where.

On this day: Wilkins and Hondo go for 43 – 31 years apart; Yabu born

On this day, two Celtics scored 43 points in games separated by 31 years, and former Boston big man Guerschon Yabusele was born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, Hall of Fame big man Dominique Wilkins scored 43 points in a 112-109 win over the Houston Rockets back in 1994 as The Human Highlight Reel put on a show for the ages on the same day another Celtics star did three decades and a year prior to the day (more on that later).

The huge game for Wilkins came on the road against the eventual NBA Champions at The Summit, their home arena in Houston. The Paris, France native’s full stat line for the night was 43 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, and a steal, with 7 turnovers and 5 personal fouls across 41 minutes of playing time.

The Georgia product shot 16-of-27 from the floor overall, and a sizzling 5-of-6 from 3, going 6-of-9 from the charity stripe in the eighth-most points Wilkins ever scored in a game.

Boston alum Juancho Hernangomez saves best for last, helps Spain win EuroBasket gold

Hernengomez put up an impressive 27 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 steals in just over 26 minutes of game time.

Former Boston Celtics forward Juancho Hernangomez saved his best game of the European Basketball Championship for last, helping Spain win EuroBasket gold with an 88-76 victory over France and its trio of former Celtics.

Hernengomez put up an impressive 27 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals in just over 26 minutes of game time. He shot 9-of-11 from the field, a red-hot 7-of-9 from beyond the arc and 2-of-2 from the stripe. On the other side of the court, ex-Celtics shooting guard Evan Fournier led France’s silver-medal effort with 23 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal.

Former Boston big man Guerschon Yabusele added 13 points, 2 boards and 6 assists, and former Celtics center Vincent Poirier chipped in 4 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist, but it was not enough.

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Celtics alum Guerschon Yabusele powers 95-54 French drubbing of Poland in EuroBasket

The French National Team crushed the Polish National Team 95-54 behind the Dancing Bear’s white-hot shooting.

In the knockout round of the 2022 European Basketball Championship (better known as the EuroBasket), Boston Celtics big man alum Guerschon Yabusele led an absolute shellacking of Poland for France. The French National Team crushed the Polish National Team 95-54 behind the Dancing Bear’s 22 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 steals on white-hot 9-of-12 shooting overall and 4-of-6 efficiency from beyond the arc.

Fellow Boston alum Evan Fournier added another 10 points, 4 boards, as many assists, and a steal in the victory for France, and former Celtics center Vincent Poirier chipped in another 8 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists to secure the victory and a spot in the gold medal game for their EuroBasket squad.

“The goal has always been the gold medal,” said teammate and Minnesota Timberwolves star bog man Rudy Gobert after the game via Eurohoops’ John Rammas. “One more game to go.”

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Four Boston Celtics alumni battle as France beats Italy 93-85 in overtime to advance in EuroBasket play

Italy up short against the 2020 Tokyo silver medalists and their deeper reserve of NBA-caliber talent in the European Basketball Championship.

The Italian National Team fell to the French National Team 93-85 in overtime in EuroBasket play on Wednesday afternoon, Italy coming up short against the 2020 Tokyo silver medalists and their deeper reserve of NBA-caliber talent in the European Basketball Championship.

On the French side of things, former Boston Celtics shooting guard Evan Fournier put up 17 points, 3 rebounds, and as many assists in just over 33 minutes of play in the win, while ex-Boston big man Guerschon Yabusele joined him in adding 15 points, 7 boards, 2 assists, and 3 steals in a little less than 42 minutes of game time.

Fellow Celtics alum Vincent Poirier added a rebound, an assist, and a block in a little over 5 minutes of play.

On Italy’s side, Boston forward alum Gigi Datome provided the Italian National Team with 12 points, 2 boards, an assist, a steal, and a block, but it wasn’t enough to get past France in the knockout stage of competition.

“Congratulations to France, they deserve the win,” said Datome via Eurohoops John Rammas.

“Today everyone will be sad and frustrated, but from tomorrow we have to be proud of ourselves because we show that we belong to the level of Serbia and France, which are the best teams in the world.”

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Celtics president Brad Stevens spotted at Turkey-France EuroBasket game

What Stevens was doing there was umclear, though he very well could have been scouting an old friend in Guerschon Yabusele or some other prospect.

If you thought it was just you paying more attention to the quadrennial European Basketball Championship — better known as the EuroBasket — than you ever have before, you might be surprised to learn even some of the Boston Celtics’ top brass are as well.

In fact, Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens has an eye on the goings-on in EuroBasket action, the former Boston head coach turning up in the audience for the knockout phase contest between the French National Team and the Turkish National Team, confirmed via a FIBA tweet. What Stevens was doing there was umclear, though he very well could have been scouting an old friend in Guerschon Yabusele or some other prospect.

He might also have simply been there to enjoy the game, though knowing the Celtics exec, that seems the least plausible scenario of the above.

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Yabu, Fournier, Poirier send fellow former Celtic Larkin fishing as France defeats Turkey, 87-86 in OT

Three Celtics alumni on the court is worth more than one on the bench, it seems.

With former Boston Celtic Shane Larkin out injured with ligament damage in his hand, per Eurohoops, Turkey fell to France, 87-86, in overtime during the knockout stage of EuroBasket 2022 on Saturday.

On France’s side of the scoreboard, former Celtics shooting guard Evan Fournier put up 13 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal in an inefficient outing that saw him commit four turnovers and shoot 38.5% from the field. Ex-Boston big man Guerschon Yabusele added 9 points, 3 assists and a steal in what was a relatively quiet game from the former No. 16 pick.

Center Vincent “Sexpants” Poirier chipped in 6 points off the bench in the nail-biter that kept the French alive.

The news of Larkin’s injury likely explains much of his shooting woes in recent games for Turkey. The former Miami player is expected to be able to return to action in two months after undergoing surgery.

“The goal is the gold medal but now the goal and focus is our next game in what’s probably the best EuroBasket,” said France’s Rudy Gobert after the game

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Five potential EuroBasket standout depth targets for the Boston Celtics’ 2022-23 roster

One, in fact, they know quite well already.

Could the Boston Celtics be keeping an eye on the play of any number of potential targets to add to the team this season in EuroBasket play? The quadrennial FIBA European Basketball Championship has seen some excellent outings by a number of prospects who might make sense to add to Boston’s roster as depth options once they have had a look at the players they have on their roster already in training camp.

With word being that the Celtics intend to take their time, don’t expect a move for an overseas (or any) player in the short-term future. But if EuroBasket and EuroLeague excellence is any indicator of current NBA potential, these five players could make sense for Boston.

And one, in fact, they know quite well already.

Where do Boston Celtics alumni rank among the other EuroBasket players?

These are the results of an endeavor to rate the Celtics alumni who are still participating in the European Basketball Championship.

The Boston Celtics have a significant number of alumni (and one stashed player) that are participating in the 2022 FIBA European Basketball Championship (better known as the EuroBasket) underway across the continent of Europe at the moment, with some of them among the highest-rated players taking part in the competition.

But wait, you may be asking, who is doing the rating of these players? Alberto De Roa of HoopsHype has developed a rating system called “Global Rating” — read more about it here — that the HoopsHype analyst applied to the players playing the games making up the EuroBasket so far.

These are the results of De Roa’s endeavor to rate the Celtics alumni who are still participating in the European Basketball Championship.