James Paladin concluded this evening (Wednesday) in Hapoel Tel Aviv until the end of the season. The shooter who previously played for Hapoel Jerusalem trained for the past two weeks in the ranks of Hapoel Haifa, but Sharon Drucker’s team decided not to sign him after he returned from a long injury, preferring to go in other directions.
Paladin stayed a few more days in Israel, was present last night at the game where Hapoel Tel Aviv defeated Promethas as part of the Eurocup, and tonight he finalized his terms. The shooter will start training under Dani Franco tomorrow and will not be able to play in the Eurocup with the Reds, but will only be available for the league games, when it is not clear how many opportunities he will get given the depth in Hapoel Tel Aviv’s squad.
Paladin (34, 1.93) spent his first five years in Europe in Spain and Italy, before “stepping up” to the Euroleague and signing with Panathinaikos, in Media he played for two years. After one season at Kochav Adom Belgrade, he came to Hapoel Jerusalem as a shining acquisition and was a key part of the team that won the State Cup two years in a row. In the summer of 2020, he left Jerusalem and signed with the Spanish Betis, continued for a period in Kuwait and then joined Fortitudo Bologna, in Media was injured.