In recent years, Israeli basketball has provided some very talented players for the highest levels of world basketball: Danny Abdia, who was selected in the top 10 of the NBA and plays for the Washington Wizards, Yam Madar was also selected in the second round of the draft and now plays for Zeliko Oberdovich in Partizan Belgrade, and Noam Dovrat Attracts the eyes of senior scouts, and already at the age of 19 he is a key player in the table leader Hapoel Jerusalem.
This success is causing professionals in the United States to turn a blind eye to Israel's youth teams and the Youth Premier League, and one of the names that has recently attracted attention is Yarin Hasson from Maccabi Rishon Lezion's youth team and the youth team player.
The 17-year-old Hasson, who rises to a height of 2.06 m, plays mainly in position 4. A glance at his statistics column does not indicate anything unusual, but the professionals say that he is not a standard high in the Israeli league but an inside player with good shooting, almost dribbling Like Gard's, good game vision and high delivery ability.
"His big advantage is that the glass ceiling for him is very high," says Dan Katzir, his coach in the youth team of Maccabi Rishon Lezion.
Its shortcomings are things that can be worked on, so its upside is high.
What he has cannot be taught, and what he does not have can be learned.
Not many players have that.
He is very far from his potential, so the numbers are less relevant at such an age. "
Hasson and his family understand that in favor of the young player's development, he should move to American basketball next season, with the help of Yuval Shaham of the Uvision agency, which represents him in the United States.
Yarin Hasson.
The Lakers' G-League team has already approached him, Photo: Lilach Weiss, Basketball Association
Recently, members of the Los Angeles Lakers G-League team, the South Bay Lakers, contacted Hasson and his representatives and conducted inquiries about him, as well as international scouts from other teams who spoke with Rishon LeZion officials. Also, several colleges in Division 1 One of the games that particularly caught the eyes of the scouts was in January, when the young player scored 33 points in the season game of Rishon LeZion against the youth team of Maccabi Tel Aviv.
On top of that, there was also the possibility of joining the "Elite Overtime" league that was established in recent years and offers handsome sums of money to talents who will play in it until they reach the NBA.
This is a substitute for colleges, where players are not paid except for the scholarship.
"Lirin has very impressive opening figures: his length, height and ability to play close to the basket and far from the basket," explains youth team coach Elad Hussein, who has worked with many young talents over the years.
"Mobility in relation to height is the first thing you see when you look at Yarin, but he still has a lot of work to do.
LeBron James.
Will Yarin join the Lakers' daughter team? Photo: Reuters
"What will determine where he gets to is his work ethic on the field and the ability to settle in a position that will get the most out of him and put him at the highest levels. There is a lot of potential here and if he stays modest, with a lot of hard work in the gym and field, a very interesting player can develop here.
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