Wade Baldwin on Andrea Trinchieri: 'He believed in me when 17 other clubs quit' / News - Basketnews.com

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Wade Baldwin, who will head to Israel to continue his EuroLeague tenure next season with the Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv, had a Q&A session on Twitter on Wednesday and answered various questions.

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Since his arrival in Europe Baldwin, who has also played for Olympiacos Piraeus, FC Bayern Munich, and Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, had high praise for coach Andrea Trinchieri.

Baldwin claimed that Trinchieri changed his career.

"Up to this point of my professional career, he's [Trinchieri] been the best coach I ever had," wrote Baldwin.

"He believed in me when 17 other clubs quit on me after my first year in Europe. I will NEVER forget that. Changed my career trajectory," Baldwin added the reasons.

When asked about which matchup he's waiting for the most, Baldwin had a Spanish club in mind.

"Real Madrid. I got swept in ACB semis by them," tweeted the Maccabi guard.

Baldwin also named the top 5 players he played with, excluding the NBA:

"James Gist, [Vladimir] Lucic, [Paul] Zipser, [Kevin] Punter, Simone [Fontecchio]," Baldwin named his top 5.

When asked about who was the best opponent he faced in the EuroLeague, Baldwin answered with Olympiacos guard Thomas Walkup.

Baldwin spent this past season with Baskonia and averaged 14.0 points, 4.4 assists, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.1 steals per game in the EuroLeague competition.

The 26-year-old also has a 3-year of NBA experience with the Memphis Grizzlies (2016-17) and the Portland Trail Blazers (2017-19).

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