Hapoel Tel Aviv, Yanai speaks: “Beverley will be important ambassador for basketball and Israel”

Patrick Beverley, 36, 1.88, played 73 league games in Philadelphia and Milwaukee last season, and averaged 6.2 points, 2.9 assists and 3.3 rebounds. In addition, in 6 playoff games in Milwaukee he averaged 8.2 points and 5.5 assists.

The American guard, who played in 666 league games and 77 playoff games in the NBA, made his debut in the best league in the world in January 2013 in the Houston uniform, where he played until the end of the 2016/2017 season. He then played 4 seasons for the Clippers, where he was selected in his first season for the league’s first All-Defensive Team, and also played alongside his new teammate Jonathan Motley.

He went on for one season in Minnesota, another season with the Lakers, half a season in Chicago and another season in Philadelphia before arriving last February to Milwaukee.

Before his long NBA career, he played in Europe for Ukrainian Dnipro, Greek Olympiakos with whom he also played in the Euroleague, and Russian Spartak St. Petersburg, where he played under the coach of Hapoel “Shlomo” Tel Aviv today, Stephanos Dedas, who was then the team’s assistant coach. Beverley was chosen as the best player in the Eurocup that season.

General manager George Chinas: “This is a very exciting day. Patrick Beverley is joining the Hapoel Tel Aviv family. I want to thank the owners and all the management who made this happen, and of course thank Patrick as well, who during the meetings with us showed great respect for the club. Patrick is very enthusiastic about the move, he is very hungry and ready to prove and fight for the club and the fans.”

Team owner Ofer Yanai: “The General manager and coaching staff defines who are the best and most suitable players in each position, we do everything to bring them – and usually succeed. The addition of Patrick, an exceptional player with an enormous motivation to win, is first of all a significant part of the fulfillment of our desire to build a strong club and a deeper roster that will fight for all the titles, but in addition this is a player whose very signing with Hapoel Tel Aviv will make him an important ambassador of basketball and of Israel, especially now”.