{"id":114761,"date":"2024-07-14T11:13:22","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T11:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=114761"},"modified":"2024-07-14T11:13:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T11:13:22","slug":"jordan-loyd-joins-maccabi-tel-aviv-on-2-year-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/jordan-loyd-joins-maccabi-tel-aviv-on-2-year-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan Loyd joins Maccabi Tel Aviv on 2-year deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv inked star guard Jordan Loyd to a two-year deal. The 30-years-old American (1.93 M, 6ft 4in) joins the yellow-and-blue with a proven 5-year record in the EuroLeague as one of the top scorers in the competition. He will provide great athleticism, great shooting ability and a knack for winning in all levels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaccabi fans, I played so many times in front of you in Tel Aviv and I always knew that one day I will play for you,\u201d shared Loyd, \u201cIt&#8217;s finally happening and I&#8217;m looking forward to the support and love. Let&#8217;s win a lot of games together. Yalla Maccabi!\u201d<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_86877\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-86877\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC-1984-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC-1984-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC-1984-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC-1984-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/DSC-1984-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-86877\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jordan Loyd &#8211; Photo Credit: Yehuda Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nJordan Loyd was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 27th, 1993 &#8211; but later moved to Georgia and attended high school in Alpharetta, a suburb of Atlanta. After his freshman season with Furman University, he transferred to Indianapolis, starring for the Greyhounds with 20.9 PPG, 6.3 RPG and 2.5 APG in his senior year.<\/p>\n<p>He began his pro career in the G-League, before spending a dominant season in Israel with Hapoel Eilat. In 2018 he was signed by the Toronto Raptors, playing 12 games and taking part in the championship season. Loyd was back in Europe since then, getting his first taste of EuroLeague action with Valencia.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_70210\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70210\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/F5489DC9-BF8D-4478-86C4-1D77B900D9C7.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/F5489DC9-BF8D-4478-86C4-1D77B900D9C7.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/F5489DC9-BF8D-4478-86C4-1D77B900D9C7-610x407.jpeg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-70210\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jordan Loyd &#8211; Photo Credit: Dov Halickman<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nHe later represented Crvena Zvezda, Zenit Saint Petersburg and Monaco, where he spent the previous two seasons. He holds career averages of 13.2 PPG, 2.9 RPG, and 2.9 APG in the top European competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maccabi Tel Aviv inked star guard Jordan Loyd to a two-year deal. The 30-years-old American (1.93 M, 6ft 4in) joins the yellow-and-blue with a proven 5-year record in the EuroLeague as one of the top scorers in the competition. He will provide great athleticism, great shooting ability and a knack for winning in all levels. 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