Maccabi opt in on Yiftach Ziv's contract for next season / News - Basketnews.com

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Yiftach Ziv will continue in the Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv squad. The 27-year-old guard signed a two-year deal last summer and will be part of Oded Kattash's backcourt rotation, which is essentially done ahead of the 2022-23 season.

Yiftach Ziv

Team:Maccabi Tel AvivPosition:PGAge:27Height:191 cmWeight:88 kgBirth place:IsraelProfileNewsStatistics

This will be Yiftach Ziv's ninth season in the Israeli Winner league and second in the EuroLeague, after coming from the ranks of Gilboa-Galil. In his first year with Maccabi, he contributed 7.0 points, 3.2 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 19.6 minutes per game in the regular season of the Winner League.

In Europe's top flight, Ziv took part in 25 games and stood out in the victories over Panathinaikos OPAP Athens (9 points) and AX Armani Exchange Milan (6 points and 5 assists).

As of now, Maccabi's backcourt includes - alongside Ziv - Lorenzo Brown, Wade Baldwin, John Dibartolomeo, Darrun Hilliard, Austin Hollins, Rafi Menco, Bonzi Colson and Guy Pnini.

Current roster:

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv

Position Player Status PG/SG Keenan Evans Signed until 2022 +1+1 PG/SG Wade Baldwin(story) Signed until 2024 PG/SG Lorenzo Brown(story) Signed until 2024 SG John DiBartolomeo(story) Signed until 2023 SG Darrun Hilliard(story) Signed until 2023 SG Austin Hollins(story) Signed until 2024 SG/SF Yiftach Ziv (story) Signed until 2023 +1 SF Max Heidegger Signeduntil 2023 SF Rafael Menco(story) Signed until 2024 SF/PF Guy Pnini(story) Signed until 2023 +1 SF/PF Bonzie Colson(story) Signed until 2024 PF Jarell Martin(story) Signed until 2024 PF/C Jake Cohen Signed until 2023 PF/C Alex Poythress(story) Signed until 2024 C Josh Nebo(story) Signed until 2023 C Jalen Reynolds Signeduntil 2023 C Roman Sorkin Signed until 2023 Coach Oded Kattash(story) Expired contract Derrick Williams (will not return), Ante Zizic (will not return), Scottie Wilbekin (will not return), Oz Blayzer (will not return), Angelo Caloiaro (will not return) Rumored to leave James Nunnally (will not return), Jaylen Reynolds Interested Thank you for being with us! Subscribe to BN+ and browse ad-free.