Kyle Hayes Distances Himself from Maccabi Tel Aviv

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According to Walla and Maariv, Hayes's agent, Jan Bališkuzo, tweeted that this is "fake news" and that the player is still a free agent and is exploring various options. According to Sport5, Hayes is distancing himself from the team, and the club is examining other options. According to Israel Hayom, the deal is in danger, and Olympiacos has entered the picture.

According to Israel Hayom, Maccabi Tel Aviv is considering another guard from the Italian league, Darius Brown of Trento, who is scoring 15.4 points per game in EuroCup. According to Walla, the team's coach, Oded Katash, said they agreed to all of Hayes's terms, but the deal did not happen in the end.