Maccabi Tel Aviv took the first step in the postseason, which will be more challenging for them than ever.
Lorenzo Brown, Wade Baldwin, Bonzie Colson and Josh Nebo left the “Pride of Israel”, so it is self-evident how difficult the task will be for coach Oded Kattash in the 2024/2025 season. Nevertheless, the Israeli team brought the official first reinforcement, which is Jaylen Hoard.
He signed a two-year contract and given that he has already played in Israel and that his previous club is Hapoel Tel Aviv, he will have no problem adapting.
In the previous season, he recorded an average of 12.4 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in the EuroCup, while those figures in the Israeli championship were even better – 16 points and four rebounds.
“Jaylen Hoard is an extremely athletic player who showed tremendous improvement last season. It will help us build a team and achieve our goals, both in Israel and in the EuroLeague,” said Oded Kattash, head coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv.
The good editions did not go unnoticed by the head coach of France, Vincent Collet, who called him for representative actions within the qualifiers for the EuroBasket. He made his debut against Bosnia and Herzegovina. He made 39 appearances in the NBA, playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder and Portland Trail Blazers.
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