{"id":125319,"date":"2024-11-28T14:53:21","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T14:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=125319"},"modified":"2024-12-02T19:51:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:51:47","slug":"hes-come-home-yam-madar-returns-to-israel-and-hapoel-tel-aviv-after-3-years-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/hes-come-home-yam-madar-returns-to-israel-and-hapoel-tel-aviv-after-3-years-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cHe\u2019s come home!\u201d Yam Madar returns to Israel and Hapoel Tel Aviv after 3+ years in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hapoel Tel Aviv announced Thursday morning that the have signed Yam Madar through the end of the 2026\/27 season. The announcement came after speculation that the Israel National Team\u2019s starting point guard was set to be bought out from former club Bayern Munich by either the Reds or cross-town rivals, Maccabi Tel Aviv.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"iw\">\u05e2\u05d9\u05e8 \u05e0\u05e9\u05d9\u05de\u05ea\u05d4 \u05e2\u05d5\u05e6\u05e8\u05ea <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vxd2zQZJ9B\">pic.twitter.com\/Vxd2zQZJ9B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hapoel Tel Aviv BC (@HapoelTLVBC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HapoelTLVBC\/status\/1862061120162296272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In what is seen as another step forward for Hapoel owner Ofer Yannay in building what many see as the best team in Israel, the announcement came the morning of new coach Dimitrios Itoudis\u2019s first EuroCup game at the helm for the Reds against Ulm and only two days after announcing the signing of big man Marcus Bingham from Hapoel Holon.<\/p>\n<p>Madar starred for the Israeli national team in its qualification for the EuroBasket in last week\u2019s international window, winning MVP honors in both games against Ukraine to book averaging 22.5 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 1.5 steals, at an efficiency rating of 27, in 33 minutes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_125246\" style=\"width: 2410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-125246\" class=\"size-full wp-image-125246\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/yamdar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/yamdar.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/yamdar-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/yamdar-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/yamdar-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/yamdar-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/yamdar-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/yamdar-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-125246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yam Madar &#8211; Photo credit: FIBA<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While the Boston Celtics\u2019 2020 second round draft pick was a stand-out for Israel, he has struggled to find his place with Bayern this season. Readers may recall that Madar left Hapoel in 2021 for Serbia, where he joined EuroCup team Partizan Belgrade. After their promotion to the EuroLeague, Madar played in 38 games for the season, starting 24 and averaging 5.8 points and 1.6 assists in 13 and half minutes \u2013 numbers which increased to 6.6 points and 2.4 assists in 16 minutes in the 5-game quarter-final series against eventual champion Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>Madar\u2019s move to Fenerbah\u00e7e with then-head coach Itoudis and assistant coach Stefanos Dedas brought the hope of more minutes in a system that would work for him. However, when Itoudis was replaced by \u0160ar\u016bnas Jasikevi\u010dius in December last year, overall his minutes and opportunities slowly decreased. This resulted in a move to Bayern over the summer, however he was not about to find his place with the team, coming off the bench in five games for an average of 4.2 points and 1.6 assists in a little under 12 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>With his dwindling opportunities in Munich, there were rumors of both Tel Aviv teams speaking with Madar\u2019s management to try to arrange for a buy-out with Bayern. Ultimately, the Reds won the cross-town battle for Madar\u2019s signature, with the Israeli star set to reunite with both his former club and his former coaches from his time in Turkey.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-125326\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8971.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1179\" height=\"1614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8971.jpeg 1179w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8971-219x300.jpeg 219w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8971-768x1051.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8971-1122x1536.jpeg 1122w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8971-610x835.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_8971-1080x1478.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1179px) 100vw, 1179px\" \/><br \/>\nBayern announced the move on its social media page on Thursday morning: \u201cRoster update: Yam Madar leaves us, joins a new team in his home country Israel. All the best for your future, Yam!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one is happier than me that I\u2019m returning home, to the place where I played in my youth,\u201d Madar said. \u201cThank you to club owner Ofer Yannay for his great efforts in this move, I really appreciate it. I\u2019m excited and I\u2019m eager to meet with my new teammates and of course to reunite with the Red fans, who supported and pushed me when I played overseas. We will see each other very soon, Yalla Hapoel!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst I want to thank the owner, Ofer Yannay, for all of his efforts,\u201d Itoudis said. He has done everything to make Hapoel a better team and to upgrade in both the Israeli league and in Europe. I\u2019m happy to reunite with Yam after we were together at Fenerbah\u00e7e. In his last two games with the Israeli national team, Yam proved that he has the ability to be an important part of the team that wants its guards to create and control the game. He is a young player who really respects basketball and works a lot on the court. I believe that now the only thing that remains is to instill more work, sacrifice, concentration and motivation.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_98120\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-98120\" class=\"size-full wp-image-98120\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-200.png 1000w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-200-610x243.png 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-98120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yam Madar &#8211; Photo Credit: Euroleague<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe are very happy to announce Yam\u2019s return home,\u201d team general manager George Hinas said. \u201cWe share the same expectations and we are sure that Yam will bring his passion and energy to the team at a high level like us. Yalla Hapoel! Yalla Yam Madar!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hapoel\u2019s official announcement did not include a statement from Yannay, however as we have become accustomed to, Yannay shared his thoughts on Twitter on Thursday morning: \u201cBoom Boom. \ud83d\ude0a\u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later on Thursday afternoon, Yannay elaborated with reference to the online hostilities between the Red and Yellow Blue fans, particularly after two days ago he shared a link to Arik Einstein\u2019s song, Od Nipagesh (\u201cWe will meet again\u201d) \u2013 a clue to the impending signing of Madar. Einstein, who passed away 11 years ago this week, was an avid Hapoel fan and played for the Reds in the 1950s.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u05d0\u05e8\u05d9\u05e7 \u05d0\u05d9\u05d9\u05e0\u05e9\u05d8\u05d9\u05d9\u05df - \u05e2\u05d5\u05d3 \u05e0\u05d9\u05e4\u05d2\u05e9\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cQyoBnHXPhQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n\u201cThank you to everyone for the blessings, it\u2019s very exciting. Sorry to the Maccabi feed for the stings \u2013 humor is healthy. The same goes for the trolling, take it in good stride in a week on which we mark the English Yahrzeit [anniversary of death] of Arik and the return of the prodigal son, there is one prophetic song\u2026 that needs to be shared. P.S. We still have one more book, which I hope we can share today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The end of that last Tweet will send shivers down the spines of Maccabi and its fans. While the Yellow &amp; Blue will be focusing on winning tonight in EuroLeague action against fellow cellar-dweller ALBA Berlin, the fans, both in Tel Aviv and around Israel, will be wondering, \u201cHapoel has improved and again increased the gap by signing Yam Madar \u2013 what is Ofer Yannay going to do next?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What is certain is that it is great for Israeli basketball to see one of its stars return to Israel and it will be exciting to see Madar hopefully get extra the opportunities he\u2019s looking for \u2013 this won\u2019t only be of value to Hapoel, but for the national team as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hapoel Tel Aviv announced Thursday morning that the have signed Yam Madar through the end of the 2026\/27 season. 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