Tomer Ginat chose to become a legend in the club he is associated with over a few hundred thousand dollars in the bank account.
If until now he was very popular among the red crowd, now he will be a symbol.
Not a contemporary symbol, a symbol at the historical level alongside the biggest of the club.
For Hapoel Tel Aviv fans, he became an icon and in this step, Ginat entered the Red Hall of Fame.
Ginat is taking a rare step in Israeli basketball here.
Do you know anyone who says no to Maccabi?
Do you know anyone who said no to almost double the money?
In a brave step he chose to follow his heart.
He knew he would earn much more but would be another player at Maccabi, at Hapoel he would leave a legacy.
Ginat showed that even though we are in an age where money speaks romance has not disappeared from the world.
This decision is no longer a summer cucumber.
This is a decision with enormous symbolism for all Israeli basketball.
And there is also the side of Maccabi that decided this summer to become a floppy disk.
From almost complete disregard for the Israelis, they are moving with all their might over the senior Israelis.
It was a process of years in which the club decided that the Israeli player would not make a difference and there was no point in investing large sums in them.
Only a year ago, she gave up Yuval Sussman, who grew up with her.
It is true that he wanted to leave, but I did not see Maccabi do everything to keep him.
During the season we got another example when Noam Dover - a big future star who was in the market and Maccabi did not even go for him and he landed at Hapoel Jerusalem.
Ginat vs. Maccabi.
Walked with the heart, Photo: Alan Schieber
After the scorching failure of the season that joined another chain of failures, the Yellow Club realized that they needed to return to their roots and needed Israeli anchors as before.
The amount offered to Ginat (according to the publications $ 400,000) is an amount that has not been offered to an Israeli player at the club for years.
After the failure with Ginat, it remains to be seen if and how Maccabi will continue the new path.
There is also a change in Hapoel, where they put competitiveness in first place and struggle to return to the top of Israeli basketball and mark the titles.
The fan club whose purpose was actually its existence in its special format goes through a stage and ascends.
Hapoel changed phase this summer.
A war with all its might against Maccabi over a player (even though it is still with limited tools) contracts for a player of this size who was not at Hapoel Tel Aviv and joining the EuroCup without which Ginat would not have joined the club.
Coming out of the naivety of a great war for a return to the days of glory.
Sealing the garden is not only a return symbol, it is also a significant professional message.
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