Vasilje Micic form by Hapoel Tel Aviv. When everything seemed to indicate that the Serbian base would play in the Real Madrid Next season, his future has taken a turn and has signed for the Israeli team for the next three campaigns. The two -time MVP of the Euroleague has decided to accept the millionaire offer of the Eurocup champion instead of enrolling in the ranks of the King of Europe, which will start a new project with Sergio Scariolo on the bench.
The news has caught everyone by surprise. The latest information pointed out that Micic was very close to signing for Real Madrid, thus rejecting the proposals of Olympiacos and Hapoel Tel Aviv. Whites put him an offer of 8.5 million gross for two seasons above the table. The signing of the Serbian would make the Madrid painting the favorite clear to the Euroleague title.
But this Wednesday everything turned a while and Hapoel has announced the arrival of Vasilje Micic. First thing in the morning the news jumped that the former Anadolu Efes had accepted the offer of the Israeli team, which will pay him 18 million euros in three years. A few weeks ago it was leaked that the Serbian had rejected the millionaire offer, but finally the player has changed his mind and has decided to return to the Euroleague by the Dimitris Itoudis team.
No more rumors 🗞️ pic.twitter.com/8S023XUN8K
– Hapoel Tel Aviv BC (@hapoeltlvbc) July 16, 2025
“No more rumors”This is how the Israeli team announced its signing. Micic He was in Europe until 2023, averaging an average of 16 points per game and five assists in his last four courses in the Euroleague. In Efes, the Serbian became one of the best bases in Europe and ended up leaving the NBA in the summer of 2023. They were the current NBA champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder, which took their services. After a year where he failed to get a place, the Thunder transferred Charlotte Hornets a year later.
With the North Carolina franchise, Micic averaged 10.8 points and 6.2 assists in 27 minutes. The following year the Hornets They would transfer Phoenix Suns, where he has not managed to settle and sent to the Milwaukee Bucks, who terminated his contract this summer. Two years later, the Serbian has returned to Euroleague by the hand of a Hapoel Tel Aviv who is doing a template to fight for the title in its first season.
