2024-07-24 08:36:58
New coordinator Oded Ketch. Maccabi Tel Aviv announced today (Wednesday) that Lithuanian guard Rokas Iukovaitis, who has signed a three-year contract, will step into the big shoes of Lorenzo Brown and for the first time in his career will get the chance to manage a goal. line in the Euroleague.
“I’m very happy and I can’t wait to start playing in front of you, one of the best audiences in Europe,” he said Yukobaitis Excited about the club’s official website. “Thanks to the coaching staff, the management and the whole club for trusting me. I’m very happy and I can’t wait to start the season.”
“We are happy that Rokas Iukovaitis is joining Maccabi,” said the coach Oded Ketch, who himself started as a young talent at the higher levels. “This is a young back who has managed to get a lot of Euroleague experience in Zalgiris and Barcelona, and to add to that appearance in the Spanish league and in the Lithuanian national team. I have no doubt that He will fit well into the structure we are building and will help us achieve our goals.”
19 years ago, Maccabi Tel Aviv signed a Lithuanian coordinator who played three years in Barcelona, who goes by the name of Charonas Jasikvicius, and now he hopes that history will repeat itself with Yokobaitis, which, if not same as Charas, began to reach. the ability he had in the three years he spent in Catalonia.
Barcelona had the option of keeping Yokobaitis at the club for another season, but decided not to take advantage of it. Last season, the Lithuanian averaged 5.3 points and 2.8 assists per game in the Euroleague, and his biggest factory season in a Barcelona uniform was in 2021/22 with an average of 7.1 points and 2.6 assists. per game in the Euroleague.
The young guard recently played for the New York Knicks in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas and had some impressive performances, including two last week. Against Sacramento he scored 16 points at 100% along with 5 assists and against Atlanta 12 points with 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
Yokobaitis will share the number 1 position in the upcoming season with Tamir Blatt, with whom the contacts continue. The Yellows hope to reach an agreement with the Israeli coordinator in the coming days regarding a new contract. What separates the parties are disputes over several sections, with the proposal from Hapoel Tel Aviv in the background.
If the second move is also closed, Yukovaitis and Blatt will of course join Jordan Lloyd, who is already signed for next season, in the back line, and Daryl Macon may also join soon. After the moves are completed, another player will be in position number 3 in the last piece of the puzzle.
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