"The future of Wilbkin and Žižić at Maccabi Tel Aviv is far from guaranteed"

In Europe it is reported: the coordinator is frustrated with the dismissal of Sapropoulos and the treatment of fans after the derby, the chin intends to examine the market, three more foreigners will leave, and the new coach who arrives "will have to build the staff almost from scratch"

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07/03/2022

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Summary: Part I of the interview with Oded Katash on the program "Storm in the Kingdom" (Sport 1)

Will Maccabi Tel Aviv lose its two big stars in the summer?

The Baskettnews website reports: Scotty Wilbkin and Ante Žižić are debating whether to continue with the team next season due to its lack of success in the last two years.

According to the report, the two stars intend to examine the market before committing to the Yellows.

The Yellows have the option to extend Wilbkin's contract in the summer, but according to the report, "Although the player and his family really like Tel Aviv and the club would like to sign him to a new contract, he did not like the decision to fire Yannis Sapropoulos in the middle of the season. The team has fans who cursed and teased the players after the loss in the derby in the Cup semi-final. "

Wilbkin, who holds a Turkish passport, is also mentioned as a candidate for the two Euroleague Turkish teams, Fenerbahce and Anadolu Zero, and the Yellows will have a hard time meeting the amounts they are expected to offer him.

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Wilbkin and Žižić (Photo: Danny Maron)

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Also, "Leaving Žižić will not be an easy task. The team has already started initial talks about extending his contract at the beginning of the season and wants to leave him with a new contract, but after the team's two disappointing seasons, the Croatian may test his market in Euroleague teams. "Like Wilbkin, he wants to understand which direction the team is going next season before committing to it."

According to the report, Žižić loves the team and the city and is willing to stay in the team "if the conditions are ideal", but the team's financial constraints may make him choose a more tempting offer than another team. "

James Nanley, Derek Williams and Jaylen Reynolds are expected to leave at the end of the season, and the website are confident that the new coach who arrives "will have to build his new squad almost from scratch, again".

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