Assuming Gregg Popovich was right to point out that Brandon Paul's travels helped him find a spot in the NBA, the veteran guard is aware that the equation works both ways. Hence, he used the lessons from his overseas experience to gradually take up hobbies or discover some activities he'd like to keep doing long after his playing career. It all starts with understanding time management.
Wade Baldwin IV and Lorenzo Brown will be the highest-paid Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv players in the upcoming season, Yakov Meir and Arel Ginsber from Israelhayom.co.il report. Maccabi's backcourt stars have identical contracts and will earn $1.5 million during the 2023-24 campaign.
After announcing the 2022-23 All-EuroLeague First Team, the league has also revealed the All-EuroLeague Second Team, which was voted by members of the media, EuroLeague head coaches and team captains, and fans. Two of the stars on the All-EuroLeague Second Team are returnees from last season: Nikola Mirotic of FC Barcelona and Mike James of AS Monaco.
Assuming Gregg Popovich was right to point out that Brandon Paul's travels helped him find a spot in the NBA, the veteran guard is aware that the equation works both ways. Hence, he used the lessons from his overseas experience to gradually take up hobbies or discover some activities he'd like to keep doing long after his playing career. It all starts with understanding time management.
Wade Baldwin IV and Lorenzo Brown will be the highest-paid Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv players in the upcoming season, Yakov Meir and Arel Ginsber from Israelhayom.co.il report. Maccabi's backcourt stars have identical contracts and will earn $1.5 million during the 2023-24 campaign.
After announcing the 2022-23 All-EuroLeague First Team, the league has also revealed the All-EuroLeague Second Team, which was voted by members of the media, EuroLeague head coaches and team captains, and fans. Two of the stars on the All-EuroLeague Second Team are returnees from last season: Nikola Mirotic of FC Barcelona and Mike James of AS Monaco.
The EuroLeague announced the All-EuroLeague First Team on Monday. While some selections were looked at as obvious picks, some players were welcomed with raised eyebrows. Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv guard Wade Baldwin IV was not happy after not being included in the team. He then took to Twitter to voice his opinion.
Wade Baldwin IV is the first player in the history of the EuroLeague to have recorded 27+ points, 6+ rebounds and 7+ assists in a playoff game. However, all those numbers amounted to nothing, as Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv failed to reach the Final Four, losing a decisive Game 5 to AS Monaco on Wednesday night.Â
A new rivalry in Euroleague has reached its boiling point. The wounds from the previous four games are still fresh, and tensions remain high as Monaco announced that, due to security concerns, only 150 Maccabi fans would be allowed into the Salle Gaston Medecin - three times fewer than at the start of the series.
As the clock ticked down, hundreds of Olympiacos Piraeus fans flooded into the Peace and Friendship Stadium, eager to celebrate their team's victory and secure a spot in the Final Four. The gym was overflowed in a sea of red as dozens of flares blazed through the air, marking the end of a hard-fought battle in the playoff series.
Current and former EuroLeague players expressed their opinions on the EuroLeague sanctions imposed on Real Madrid and Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade players, who participated in the infamous brawl between the two teams in Game 2 of the playoff series on Thursday night.
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv's guard Wade Baldwin IV got ejected from Game 2 of the EuroLeague playoff series against AS Monaco. The EuroLeague issued a fine on top of it. The league has announced that the player will receive a €1,500 fine:
Wade Baldwin explained his gesture following Game 2 of the playoff series versus Monaco that resulted in his ejection in the fourth quarter. "That's the play that we have. "Flash." But it's okay, it's misinterpreted, I understand. The miscommunication, I guess," Baldwin said to BasketNews.
This playoff series was supposed to be the most unpredictable yet, and it certainly didn't disappoint. Things got even more exciting when Maccabi Tel Aviv managed to steal the home-court advantage from AS Monaco in Game 1. BasketNews has compiled four key insights regarding the Maccabi win, 79-67.
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv star guard Wade Baldwin has reached an agreement on the contract extension. Baldwin penned a two-year contract with the team last summer, but according to his latest announcement, the former NBA guard has signed a new two-year deal (until 2025).
FC Bayern Munich head coach Andrea Trinchieri took part in the Area 52 podcast, discussing various interesting topics. After guiding Bayern to the EuroLeague playoffs for two seasons in a row, the spectacular German club's run was stopped in this campaign. Even though Trinchieri was disappointed with such an outcome, he admitted it was the toughest EuroLeague season ever.
The EuroLeague playoffs race this season is so crazy that when Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv were trailing by 1 point with 21.1 seconds left against Zalgiris Kaunas, some people might have thought we'd have another team dragged into this bloodbath.
AS Monaco and Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv American backcourt stars -- Mike James and Wade Baldwin -- built their all-time NBA starting fives in the popular 15-dollar game, where a person has to choose five players from five different tiers, using the given total amount of money. With James Harden in the point guard position, this is how Mike James' five played out:
How will Wade Baldwin and Lorenzo Brown mesh in the same backcourt? Did Maccabi Tel Aviv just wreck their roster with Baldwin's addition? These were the big questions on basketball people's minds heading into the 2022-23 EuroLeague season after a massive rebuild in the Promised Land that brought there nine new players.
With crucial EuroLeague games being played an average of every four days last month, one player stood out as the biggest difference-maker in the uniquely intense race to reach the playoffs.
Following a convincing 85-66 blowout win against EA7 Emporio Armani Milan for EuroLeague Round 32 that essentially sealed their playoff presence, more good news seem to be on the way for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv.
In one of the best offensive displays in the EuroLeague this season, Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv solidified their playoff credentials with a huge 111-80 win over Virtus Segafredo Bologna, who saw their postseason dreams go up in smoke. Maccabi again was led by their superb perimeter combo of Lorenzo Brown and Wade Baldwin. They combined for 28 points, 15 assists, and 46 PIR.
Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv are on the verge of guaranteeing themselves a spot in the EuroLeague playoffs for the second year in a row. However, the situation on the roster makes it harder for head coach Oded Kattash to navigate the games each week.
