Wade Baldwin reportedly agrees to contract extension with Maccabi / News - Basketnews.com

Wade Baldwin is slated to stay with Maccabi for several more seasons, as the American guard and the Israeli side have reportedly a deal in place.

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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.

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According to Walla Sports' Arale Weisberg, Wade Baldwin has reached an agreement with the club on the extension of his contract. Per the same report, in recent weeks, the two sides had been in talks, and Maccabi believed that a deal was imminent.

The official announcement of his signing is expected soon. Baldwin had penned a two-year contract with the team last summer, but according to Eurohoops, instead of just opting in, the club offered the former NBA guard a new two-year deal (until 2026).

Baldwin, who celebrated his 27th birthday last Wednesday (March 29), has averaged 17.1 points per game, the 4th-highest in the team's 22 years in the EuroLeague (after Anthony Parker in 2005, Nikola Vujcic in 2003 and Andrew Goudelock in 2017). He is ranked second in the scoring table, 9th in assists (4.7) and seventh in PIR (17.0).

Thus, after his one-year stints with Olympiacos Piraeus, Bayern Munich and Baskonia, Maccabi Tel Aviv will be the first team where Baldwin will stay for a second season.

In recent weeks, when Maccabi went on an impressive winning streak that brings them closer to the playoffs, Baldwin became the team's main scorer.

"Maccabi's pace was absolutely unsustainable for us. I think that they have arguably the best backcourt [Brown-Baldwin] in the competition," Virtus Bologna's coach Scariolo emphasized.

"It's difficult to find the better one. This gave them a tremendous pace. Other players followed their leaders really well."

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