On July 17, Beijing time, Beverley announced on the podcast: he decided to sign with the Israel basketball club Hapoel Tel Aviv! "They gave me everything I wanted," Beverly said. I can't refuse this contract offer. This offseason, Beverley turned down the base salary of the veteran of the Pistons and Rockets and officially left the NBA.
Speaking about why he chose Israel, Beverley said: "If someone is willing to spend a lot of money and ask you to play high-level basketball, go for it. I don't want to wait until September or October to post training videos at home. Beverley also revealed that he got a big contract at the historical level in Europe.
The contract amount was not disclosed, so you can wait for a follow-up report. According to conservative estimates, Beverley's annual salary should be above 3 million euros. In fact, it is better that Beverley does not return to the NBA, otherwise he will be banned next season. In the first round of the playoffs G6, Beverley smashed the ball at Pacers fans, and refused to be interviewed by ESPN reporters after the game, and was banned from the NBA for 4 games.
By the time the NBA announced the penalty decision, the Bucks had already been eliminated, so Beverley would be suspended after the start of next season. Moreover, there is no pay during the ban. Now that Beverley is out of the NBA, he doesn't have to be suspended anymore. Beverley was born on July 12, 1988, and is 36 years old.
In this year's playoffs, Beverley started 6 games with the Bucks, averaging 34.9 minutes per game, scoring 8.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 1 steal, 0.7 blocks and 1 turnover, and shooting percentages from three: 41%, 36.4%, and 86.7%. Beverley's decline in form is an indisputable fact, but with his form, there should be no problem playing for another 1-2 years.
In the 2023-24 regular season, Beverley played a total of 73 games with the 76ers and Bucks, including 13 starts. He played 20 minutes per game, scoring 6.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.9 turnovers while shooting 41.7% from the field, 33.7% from three-point range and 82.2% from the free throw line.
In the summer of 2023, Beverley joined the 76ers for $3.2 million in one year. On Feb. 9, 2024, the 76ers traded Beverley to the Bucks in exchange for Payne and a second-round pick. Since leaving the Clippers in 2021, in just 3 years, Beverley has changed 5 teams! He's become an NBA vagabond, and probably Beverley is tired too.
Beverley is no stranger to the Europa League, having spent the 2008-09 season having been banned from college for a year for cheating on his essays and had to travel to Ukraine's second division. In the 2009 NBA Draft, Beverley was drafted, but did not get a contract. He played for a year in the Greece league and then moved to the Russia league.
On January 7, 2013, the Rockets signed Beverley, and his NBA career officially began. In 12 seasons of his career, Beverley played in 666 regular season games, 518 of which were starts. He averaged 8.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.1 steals in 26.6 minutes per game while shooting 41.3%, 37.1% and 76% from three.
The NBA career is over, one person and one word, give it to Beverley!