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Hapoel Tel Aviv Signs Kadin Carrington Amid Tensions With Hapoel Jerusalem

Kadin Carrington is transferring from Hapoel Jerusalem to Hapoel Tel Aviv after a fallout involving Hapoel Tel Aviv's CEO Ofer Yanai during a January game. Yanai felt unsupported by Jerusalem's management and pursued Carrington's signing as both a strategic and symbolic move.

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What happened

  1. 01Kadin Carrington moves from Hapoel Jerusalem to Hapoel Tel Aviv this summer.
  2. 02Hapoel Tel Aviv CEO Ofer Yanai felt humiliated by Jerusalem's management during a January game.
  3. 03Yanai contacted Carrington's agent to secure a summer offer after the incident.
  4. 04Hapoel Jerusalem's contract offer was about 50% less than Tel Aviv's, around $1 million per season.
  5. 05Yanai and coach Itoudis questioned Carrington's league citizenship status to distract Jerusalem.
  6. 06Carrington is expected to get significant EuroLeague playing time under coach Itoudis.

Hapoel Tel Aviv's offer exceeded Jerusalem's by about 50%, and Carrington is set to play a key role in the EuroLeague.

Translated and summarized by baba from Mako, the latest report. Read Mako’s original

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