Kytone Wallace Set to Bring Defensive Grit and Team Play to Maccabi Tel Aviv
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First reported by Walla · 7 hours ago
What happened
Kytone Wallace, a hardworking guard with a defensive focus and team-oriented play, is joining Maccabi Tel Aviv as a replacement for Lonnie Walker. Unlike Walker, Wallace's path to the NBA was challenging, involving years in the G League before playing 53 games with the Atlanta Hawks. While Wallace may not match Walker's scoring, his defense and playmaking fit Maccabi's style, potentially improving the team's baseline performance.
- 01Kytone Wallace joins Maccabi Tel Aviv as a defensive, team-oriented guard replacing Lonnie Walker.
- 02Wallace's NBA journey was challenging, spending years in the G League before playing 53 games with Atlanta Hawks.
- 03Unlike Walker, Wallace is less of a scorer but stronger defensively and better at facilitating offense.
- 04Wallace bulked up in college and improved scoring but was undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft.
- 05He earned a two-way contract with the Clippers but was released and returned to the G League before making the NBA roster.
- 06Maccabi will rely on Wallace's defense and playmaking, though his scoring consistency remains uncertain.
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