Maccabi Tel Aviv Climbs in New EuroLeague Power Rankings
As the new EuroLeague basketball season approaches in just over three weeks, featuring 20 teams including two Israeli clubs, new power rankings have been released. Hapoel Tel Aviv maintained its fifth-place position, while Maccabi Tel Aviv made a significant jump. Hapoel Tel Aviv is described as one of the league's deepest teams, with the potential to be very dangerous if its new additions adapt quickly. The EuroLeague website questioned whether Hapoel's second unit could also compete for a playoff spot.
Maccabi Tel Aviv ascended from 14th to 11th in the rankings. The article highlights the signings of Daniel Theis and Keion Brooks Jr. (mistakenly referred to as Kiton Wallace in the source text) as having raised Maccabi's ceiling, posing the question of whether these moves can help coach Oded Katash and the team return to the playoffs.
The full rankings place Panathinaikos first, followed by Olympiacos, Fenerbahce, and Real Madrid. Hapoel Tel Aviv is fifth, with Dubai sixth, Anadolu Efes seventh, and Zalgiris eighth. Red Star Belgrade is ninth, Milan tenth, Maccabi Tel Aviv eleventh, and Barcelona twelfth. Valencia is thirteenth, Partizan Belgrade fourteenth, Bayern Munich fifteenth, and ASVEL Villeurbanne sixteenth. Besiktas is seventeenth, Paris eighteenth, Virtus Bologna nineteenth, and Baskonia twentieth.
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