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Hapoel Tel Aviv Spends Over $2,500 Per Minute on Liwei Randolph Before Releasing Him

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First reported by Mako · 2 hours ago

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Hapoel Tel Aviv released Liwei Randolph after 18 games, having paid over $2,500 per minute of his play including buyout fees, reflecting a costly and brief stint.

01Hapoel Tel Aviv released Liwei Randolph after only 18 games in July 2026.
02Randolph joined in February with a $500,000 contract plus a $150,000 buyout to Zenit.
03He played 260 minutes total, costing the club about $1,923 per minute on court.
04Including buyout, the cost rose to roughly $2,500 per minute played.
05Per game, Hapoel paid nearly $28,000, or over $36,000 with buyout included.
06Coach Ofer Yanai led the team during Randolph's tenure.

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