At the end of the season, and after a decade in a number of different positions, Nikola Vujicic, the sports director of Maccabi Tel Aviv, will retire from his position. The club confirmed on the evening when the former player announced the news that at the end of the year, and after an orderly overlapping process, Nikola's powers will be divided between several Officials exist within the club.
Despite this, we tried to help the professional team in yellow to think of more options, and we prepared a list of five candidates, from inside and outside the system, who can enter the missing slot and steer the ship after the departure of the former Croatian player.
David Blatt.
On the face of it, this is the most natural choice for the position.
The former coach coached at all the summits of European and world basketball, won a wide variety of titles and was the third coach ever to win all three of the top establishments of European basketball.
He also coached Cleveland
Cavaliers in the NBA, and among other things he led the Yellows to win the Euroleague, the Russian national team to win the European Championship and the Turkish Drushpaka to win the Eurocup.
He returned to the system at the beginning of the season and serves as the head of the club's professional committee.
On paper, this is a requested appointment, but it should be remembered that Blatt is also a consultant to the Canadian Basketball Association and has been dealing with medical issues in recent years, so it is not certain that he would want to take on the expanded role.
secretly.
The head of Maccabi's professional committee today, photo: AP
Pini Gershon.
The former coach of the yellows is considered by many to be one of the most successful coaches in the history of European basketball, and has three European Championship titles as head coach, along with eight wins in the national championship and the national cup.
In the past he also coached Olympiakos and the Bulgarian national team.
The 71-year-old Gershon, who is associated with the club and even served in several other positions in its professional team, can on the face of it reintegrate, but it should be noted that in recent years he retired from coaching, and he currently serves as the professional manager of the Israeli national teams and the one in charge of the youth national teams.
Gershon.
The professional manager of the Israel national teams, photo: Alan Shiver
Guy Panini
The veteran forward, and one of the symbols of the yellows in the last 20 years, returned this summer at the age of 39 to the club where he was captain, and it is not impossible that at the end of the season he will consider the possibility of retiring in favor of a professional position.
It should be noted that Panini himself has declared over the years that he actually wants to train after retirement, when that will happen one day.
The forward has a contract in yellow until the end of the current season with an option to extend it for another season, and the two sides will have to meet and come to a decision towards the end of the season on the continuation of the contract.
pearly.
Retirement season?, Photo: Maor Alxalsi
Omri Caspi.
An intriguing name that may fit the role is that of the club's former player, and the first Israeli to play in the best league in the world, where he had a glorious career
which lasted ten years.
Since his retirement from active play, Kaspi has been involved in private businesses, but his return to the world of basketball has never been ruled out.
The forward gained experience throughout his years as a player in the biggest classes, and forged personal relationships with the top players in the industry in Israel and around the world.
The fact that he has never experienced sports management in an official capacity may hinder the move to skin and tendons.
financial.
Quite a few ties, photo: Barney Ardov
Daniela Baysey.
The most intriguing name on the list may be less familiar to the average basketball fan, but it is one of the most respected professionals in Europe, serving as the professional manager of Bayern Munich for the past six years.
The 47-year-old Italian professional manager also worked in the NBA as a scout in the past, but he is recognized as the one who put together a magnificent dynasty in the German Bamberg and raised its profile in German basketball to new heights.
Along with Andrea Trinchieri, he also put together wonderful teams at the Bavarian club over the years.
Baysey has a long contract in Munich, and despite offers from the continent's elite over the years - he was not tempted to leave.
in Acey.
Proven in Germany, photo: Bayern Munich, official website
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