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Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv have been extremely busy on the market over the last weeks. The Israeli powerhouse announced the acquisition of Keenan Evans, an American point guard who had an excellent season with Hapoel Haifa (18.5 points, 6.4 assists and 4.1 rebounds) and is now preparing for the step up in his career, having signed a three-year (1+1+1) contract with Maccabi.

3-pointers this season

35%8,8Points made:8,8Accuracy:35,1%Place in standings:11Record max:15Record min:3Most made 3FGs:Scottie WilbekinTeamEuroLeagueStatisticsSchedule

Evans (1.91 meters, 24 years old) remains in Israel after leading that country's domestic league in PIR with 25.8 per game last season. After playing college basketball at Texas Tech, Evans began his professional career in the G-League with Grand Rapids and also played for Delaware before he first came to Europe with Igokea Laktasi in 2019. He led Igokea to the Bosnia and Herzegovina championship in 2020."He is a player we believe can help the team fight for the goals we have set. He has the skills and the right mindset to be part of our organization," Maccabi head coach Giannis Sfairopoulos said of Keenan Evans.

“I’m really excited and honored to play for one of the most titled sports clubs in the world,” Evans added after the signing. “Also playing in the Euroleague this season will be a big step for me, so I am ready to rise and help the team in any way possible by filling my part. Finally, the fans... I watched the final against Gilboa / Galil and it seemed so fun to play against them. I look forward to it. Make them proud”.

Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv

Position Player Status PG Scottie Wilbekin Signed until 2023 +1 PG Chris Jones Contract option +1 PG Yiftach Ziv(story) Signed until 2023 +1 PG Keenan Evans (story) Signed until 2022 +1+1 SG Tyler Dorsey Contract option +1 SG Kameron Taylor (story) Signed until 2023 SG John Dibartolomeo Signeduntil 2022 +1 SG Dori Sahar Signeduntil 2022 SF James Nunnally (story) Signeduntil 2022 +1 SF Omri Casspi Signeduntil 2022 SF Sandi Cohen Signeduntil 2023 SF Max Heidegger Signeduntil 2023 SF/PF Derrick Williams (story) Signed until 2022 PF Angelo Caloiaro Signeduntil 2022 +1 PF TJ Cline Contract option +1 PF/C Jake Cohen (story) Signed until 2023 C Ante Zizic Signeduntil 2022 C Jalen Reynolds (story) Signeduntil 2023 Coach Giannis Sfairopoulos Expired contract Othello Hunter, Dragan Bender, Yovel Zoosman, Oz Blayzer, Eidan Alber Rumored to leave Tyler Dorsey, TJ Cline, Chris Jones, Omri Casspi Interested Dragan Bender, Jaleen Smith, Austin Hollins

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