Ninth foreigner on the way?

Maccabi Tel Aviv turned to Kyle Wilcher

The signing blitz may continue: The Yellows are considering thickening the front line at Power Forward from Tenerife (29, 2.08), which specializes in three-point shooting.

The reason: this position remains "exposed", in light of the lack of European experience of Jarl Martin and the failure to land a senior Israeli replacement

Ahrela Weisberg

08/07/2022

Friday, 08 July 2022, 12:00

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In recent days, summaries and analyzes have been written about the final staff of Maccabi Tel Aviv for the upcoming season, but they may have been early.

The Yellows are considering signing another striker on the front line, and have approached Kyle Wilcher who won with Tenerife in the Champions League.

Wilcher (29, 2.08) played one season in the Euroleague, in 2017/18 at Olympiacos, and then moved to Unicah Malaga and played two years for Turk Telecom Ankara.

Last year, in the Tenerife uniform, he averaged 11.8 points and 3.2 rebounds in the European framework.

In the victory over Hapoel Holon in the Final Four, he contributed eight points and seven rebounds, and in the final he was among the outstanding and scored 17 points on the way to the cup.

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Will his arrival lead to the release of one of the Israelis, or to a 16-player squad?

Kyle Wilcher (Photo: Official Website, Basketball Champions League)

After the quick signing blitz that took place this summer, Maccabi Tel Aviv feel that they are left exposed and lacking in the power forward position, for two reasons: one concerns the fall of the candidacies of Tomer Ginat and TJ Leaf, who were marked as favorite players for the senior Israeli box;

And the other lies in a foreigner signed in this position, Jarl

Martin, the only foreign player with no European experience, who remains a mystery.

For three: During his five years at the old continent, he did not drop from 40 percent seasonally outside the arc, and this season stood at 47.8% in the Spanish league and 43.8% in the Champions League.The Canadian forward is the son of Greg Wilcher, who played in Barcelona in the 80s And Baris Thessaloniki.

If Wilcher signs, Maccabi Tel Aviv will have nine foreigners and six Israelis, in addition to another young player who will register for the Premier League games as required by law.

In such a situation, the Yellows may consider releasing one of the remaining locals from last season, with the immediate candidates being Jake Cohen and Yiftach Ziv.

To the extent that the two continue anyway, in every Euroleague game three senior players will remain out of form, while in the local arena four foreigners will be seated.

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