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65 foreigners have passed through Maccabi Tel Aviv since its last Euroleague win, in 2014.
There were quite a few failures among them, some stars were also discovered - and there were a few who came for a moment, did not make a mark and moved on;
In retrospect, and perhaps also from the beginning, it became clear that the lack of patience was in the hands of the yellows, and parting with those players was too early.
There will be quite a bit of picaresque on the floor of Menorah Mivathim Hall this evening (Wednesday, 9:05 p.m.);
Apart from the meeting between Oded Ketch and his last coach in his career, Zeljko Oberdovic, Maccabi will play against two exes from last season who moved to Partizan Belgrade - James Nunley and Mathias Lesor - and against the Israeli center back Yam Medar, who already caused her many problems when he played for Hapoel Tel Aviv.
Nunnally went through a pretty crazy season in Israel, which included fights and confrontations, almost being released, a comeback and a not bad finish, but it's hard to say that he was one of Eliyahu's favorite players.
Lessor, who wore yellow for only a month and a half, is missed by quite a few fans.
Just before the French center's return, we went back to the mistakes that were already here but for too short a time, and they raise a question: was it possible to recognize in real time that they are better than what we saw at Maccabi?
This is the final photo of Tyrese Reyes with Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Euroleague.
And what about continuity and logic? (Photo: Maged Gozani)
Tyrese Reyes: A breakup that hurt both sides
In Maccabi Tel Aviv:
the winning star in 2014.
Finished the season with 9.5 points and 3.2 assists, but was named Final Four MVP with 19.5 points.
After Maccabi:
Immediately after the celebrations subsided, rumors began that Reyes would take advantage of his release clause, which was a little over half a million dollars, and sign for a huge contract in Russia.
Maccabi still tried to make an effort to keep him, but the big money of Khimki Moscow led him to them, and he marched them to win the Eurocup.
In a few sentences:
The managerial logic in sports means that you don't give up on the one who led you to glory, but try to turn him into a franchise player.
Reyes was a signature of defining moments in the history of the club, with the unforgettable basket of the miraculous victory against CSKA Moscow in the semi-finals and the performance against Real Madrid in the final (26 points), and without him it would not have even come close to these districts. It should be mentioned that both sides lost bye, and no one Of them he was unable to reproduce the success and achievements they reached together. Reyes did star in the secondary enterprise, and later received a nice contract in Barcelona, but professionally he faded away, and in the end he found himself in AK Athens.
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He missed only two games last season.
Nate Walters in the derby against Yam Medar (Photo: Bernie Ardov)
Nate Walters: Wilbkin's only ideal partner
In Maccabi Tel Aviv:
burned in the collective memory as the ideal (perhaps the only) partner that the club managed to land next to Scotty Wilvkin.
The two danced together on the floor, and the combination between them was excellent on the way to the magical season of 2019/20, which was stopped due to the corona epidemic.
Despite the utopian memories, towards the deciding stages Walters no longer played due to injury and was replaced by Aaron Jackson.
Contributed 7.5 points and 2.7 assists in 15 games in the Euroleague.
After Maccabi:
No one doubted that Maccabi Tel Aviv would not keep Walters because he was "injured", but after a rehabilitation season in Onyx Kazan he reached his peak in the Euroleague, when he averaged 10.8 points and 3.8 assists in Red Star Belgrade, and more importantly - missed only two games throughout the entire season.
The day after tomorrow he will meet the yellows in the uniform of Panathinaikos.
In a few sentences:
The coordinators who came to Eliyahu after Walters were not bad, and their names will be mentioned here very soon, but the cooperation between them and the star Wilvkin was far from reminding the chemistry created by their predecessor in the position.
Walters' breakthrough last season made many wonder what would have happened if there had been patience and they had not exercised the option to leave his district.
Their collaboration was far from ideal.
Chris Jones next to Scotty Wilbkin (Photo: Audi Citiat)
Chris Jones: efficient, solid, stable - and not in yellow
At Maccabi Tel Aviv:
Was supposed to replace Walters already during the 2019/20 season, but finally arrived only the following summer.
He didn't play much alongside Wilbkin, and in fact played more in his place, because the cooperation between them was not ideal.
It was clear that he was on the rise in a season where Maccabi simply wasn't good enough.
Put up 7 points and 2.9 assists per game in his rookie season in the Euroleague.
After Maccabi:
Even before the end of the season, the Yellows agreed with Kenan Evans from Hapoel Haifa in place of Jones.
The decision was accompanied by quite a few hesitations, and Jones continued to Villerban and then to Valencia.
In a few sentences:
since leaving Israel, Jones has become one of the most efficient, solid and stable center backs in the Euroleague.
Shared Villervan's guard position with Eli Okubo, and this season he proves that he can lead a team with pretensions to the playoffs.
Stands at 14.5 points and 5.1 assists in the Spanish team, which is fighting with Maccabi Tel Aviv for the ticket to the top eight.
Could have been a good replacement for Lorenzo Brown.
Kenan Evans (Photo: Danny Maron)
Keenan Evans: The surprise of the season in the Euroleague, until the injury came
At Maccabi Tel Aviv:
Evans' story is reminiscent of Jones'.
Another rookie quarterback who needed an adjustment period in the Euroleague, but kept getting better as the season progressed.
He played an important part in Maccabi's run that reached the playoffs, although at Money Time he was less good in the series against Real Madrid.
Finished with 8.3 points and 3.5 assists.
After Maccabi:
Evans received the keys from Zalgiris Kovna (in a move that once again reminded of what happened with Villervan and Jones), and until a week ago was considered one of the rising and surprising forces of the season in the Euroleague.
Marched the Lithuanians unexpectedly into the playoff fights, bombing 15.9 points and 3.7 assists in the evening.
In a few sentences:
The disappointment of the collapse at the end of the season, and the fact that the team finished without a title, led to a complete revolution in the foreign team - when only Evans was still in doubt.
Finally, Maccabi decided to give him up as well.
Officially, a replacement was not brought to him as the first backup for the coordinators, and many warned that this was a mistake, especially in light of the salary he was supposed to receive this season and was considered relatively low.
The volume in the discussion around him increased from week to week, and many Maccabi fans were confused by his performances in Kovna, until the rupture of the Achilles tendon came last week.
From a temporary contract to an efficient center in the Euroleague - within a year.
Mathias Lesor (Photo: Danny Maron)
Matthias Lesur: One can only imagine what it was like for him
At Maccabi Tel Aviv:
Just before the start of the previous Euroleague season, Ante Zizic was injured for a month, and Maccabi feared that it would take time for him to return.
They signed Mathias Lesur, who was without a team, on a temporary contract, and in a short time in the hall he bought a place with Yanis Spropoulos and looked good.
When Žižić returned, Maccabi did not want to keep a third center, especially one that was supposed to cost about 400 thousand dollars per season, and decided to give up the Frenchman who moved to Partizan in the Eurocup.
After Maccabi: The
Serbs did collapse in the round of 16 of the Eurocup, but he was actually good, and therefore received renewed trust from Obradovic for the current season.
And what a season he is having: statistically, he is the most effective center in the Euroleague, and he is ranked second in the entire enterprise in the index (21.8), first in rebounds (7.8), third in blocks (1.2) and sixth in minutes (32:09).
In a few sentences:
Already in real time, the question arose as to why Maccabi Tel Aviv is in a hurry to give up Lesor, who was the closest to a defensive anchor in the paint area, especially in light of the unconvincing ability of Jaylen Reynolds.
Even this season, when its forward line is short and perhaps not diverse enough (even before the injury of Alex Poithers), one can imagine if it could have looked better if Lessor had stayed, even if he would not have reached the monstrous numbers that Partizan has.
Who was Maccabi Tel Aviv's biggest miss?
Tyrese Rice
Nate Walters
Chris Jones
Keenan Evans
Matthias Lesur
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