17/05/2024 and las 17:18 CEST
The short and medium term future of Maccabi Tel Aviv It is one of the great unknowns of European basketball, and a huge ‘hot potato’ for the Euroleague, that must define the future of the club in its competition, with the very attentive russian outfits to what the continental basketball body decides.
The war conflict that is taking place in Israel and Palestine has made the team trained by Oded Kattash has played practically all of its home games in Europe in Belgrade, behind closed doors, with the exception of the playoff prior to the Final Four, in which the Pionir room did have a group of Maccabi fans.
Although the European competition was played far from Israel, Maccabi has played the league in its country. In fact, the last game was Israel State Cup final, in which they fell before Hapoel Jerusalem by 85-72.
Maccabi’s first departures
Obviously, and limiting the issue solely to the team, the war has been the great concern of the members of Maccabi, although it is true that, with the formula adopted, there has not been any incident, at least in the Euroleague, that has compromised security of the group. But with the current season about to end, there are several players who will not continue with the Israeli team next season. In the absence of an official announcement, Josh Nebo will continue his career in Italy, at Olimpia Milano. And Kattash, who is very close to renewing with Maccabi, is close to losing one of the team’s brains.
Lorenzo Brown pide marchar
And, according to what Israel points out, Lorenzo Brown’s future does not involve remaining in Tel Aviv. At the beginning of April, journalist Arel Ginsber already pointed out the non-continuity of the American game director with a Spanish passport, and that the Real Madrid He was one of the main candidates to try to undertake his signing. Well, in the last few hours, Ginsber has revealed that Brown has asked Maccabi to leave the team, citing personal reasons that would have a lot to do with the current war situation.
Maccabi, resigned to his departure
The Israeli team I wouldn’t let him leave for free, since he still has a contract until 2026, but he would ask for a compensation not very high. In Tel Aviv they are aware that this offer will arrive, and the same information suggests that Maccabi is already getting used to the idea that they will not have Lorenzo Brown next season.
A luxury reinforcement for the white rudder
And the most likely destination for the Spanish international is to play in the country of which he also has nationality. All roads point towards one possible arrival to Real Madrid, which has Facundo Campazzo at the head of the team, but who still has to resolve the future of a Sergio Rodriguez who meditates retreat, and a Carlos Alocen that it is very likely that he will go out on loan, after having left a serious knee injury behind him this season, and that he needs minutes to try to recover his best level.
A brilliant season in the Euroleague
Brown will turn 34 this summer, and he would arrive at the white club in one of the best moments of his career. Chosen in the second best quintet in the Euroleague, Lorenzo “de Albacete” has averaged 13.2 points and 6.1 assists in 38 games of the European competition, in which they reached the fifth and final playoff match against Panathinaikos.
Brown would be an immediate performance signing and a great move to reinforce the team’s engine room. Chus Mateo, But, despite his Spanish nationality, Lorenzo would not be eligible, and would occupy a community position.
2024-05-17 15:18:33
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