Guerschon Yabusele, selected by the Celtics with the 16th overall pick in last June’s NBA draft, will be in New England very soon.

Now, whether he plays upon arrival remains to be seen.

Yabusele, aka "The Dancing Bear", sprained his ankle playing for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association, which raises some concerns as to whether he will suit up for the Celtics’ NBA Development League affiliate, the Maine Red Claws, when he gets to town as early as next week.

Austin Ainge, Celtics director of player personnel, said because of the ankle sprain, no decision has been made as to whether the 6-foot-8, 260-pound big man will be in town to play or whether the focus will be on treating his ankle injury and not putting him on the floor.

“He will come and be evaluated by medical staff and we will make a plan from there,” Ainge told CSNNE.com.

With the Sharks, Yabusele averaged 20.9 points and 9.4 rebounds while shooting 52.7 percent from the field and 36.4 percent from 3-point range.

The decision to have him play for the Red Claws benefits both Yabusele and the Celtics.

It allows the 21-year-old to continue expanding his game, which has drawn comparisons to fellow Frenchman Boris Diaw, while allowing Boston to watch his development closer to better determine if he's as ready as they believe he is to be a contributor on the team's active roster next season.

In an interview with Austin Ainge in December, he told the CelticsTalk podcast on CSN that the plan was to bring both Yabusele and Ante Zizic, drafted with the 23rd overall pick in last June's NBA draft, to camp next fall.

“We’re excited about the tools those guys have to build on,” Ainge said at the time.