{"id":32523,"date":"2012-06-19T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-19T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8080\/devin-smith-to-continue-with-maccabi\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T08:43:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T05:43:18","slug":"devin-smith-to-continue-with-maccabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maccabi.co.il\/en\/devin-smith-to-continue-with-maccabi\/","title":{"rendered":"Devin Smith to Continue with Maccabi"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; margin: 0pt; \"> \t<span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; \">By Amy Samin<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; margin: 0pt; \"> \t<span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; margin: 0pt; \"> \t<span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; \">Devin Smith (29, 1.98 meters)<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; \">, the wonderful American forward,<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; \"> will continue with Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv for a second season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; margin: 0pt; \"> \t<span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; margin: 0pt; \"> \t<span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; \">Last year, Smith had an extremely successful first season with Maccabi<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; \">, showing domina<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; \">nce in many aspects of the game<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; \"> including rebounds, defense, and shooting.  He always stepped up at the key moments, and on top of that, his personality and character are the dream of every club.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; margin: 0pt; \">\n<p style=\"direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; margin: 0pt; text-align: center; \"> \t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gH2OD9OsIwQ\" width=\"425\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; margin: 0pt; \"> \t<span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; margin: 0pt; \"> \t<span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; \">Smith finished the Euroleague season with averages of 8.3 points and 4.8 rebounds, while in the incredible playoff series against Panathinaikos he excelled with<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; \"> averages of<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; \"> 13.2 points, 8 rebounds, and an average index of 15.8.  Smith also played a crucial role in the Adriatic League, with 10.8 points and 3.7 rebounds. In the Israeli League he contributed 13.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; margin: 0pt; \"> \t<span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; margin: 0pt; \"> \t<span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; \">Head coach <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; \">D<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; \">avid Blatt<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; \">: \u201cDevin played a huge part in Maccabi\u2019s successes last season.  He is a player and a person of the finest quality, and we\u2019re very happy he\u2019s staying with us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; margin: 0pt; \"> \t<span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; margin: 0pt; \"> \t<span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"direction: ltr;color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; margin: 0pt; \"> \t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.samintranslations.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; \">www.samintranslations.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Devin Smith (29, 1.98 meters) will continue with Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv for a second season. 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