Maccabi Tel Aviv has formally signed Trevion Williams from ALBA Berlin, strengthening its injury-depleted frontcourt for the rest of the 2025-26 season. The transfer comes as Maccabi (4-13) seeks to climb out of the decrease half of the EuroLeague standings, the place ALBA (3-14) at present occupies final place.
Williams, 24, has been a standout performer in his first EuroLeague season, averaging 10.8 factors, 6.9 rebounds, and three.1 assists throughout 16 video games.
He ranks fourth within the league in rebounding, making him a worthwhile addition to a Maccabi workforce coping with vital accidents to facilities Jasiel Rivero, who’s sidelined with a torn hamstring, and Wenyen Gabriel.
The American massive synthetic a right away affect upon arriving in Europe final season. Taking part in for ratiopharm Ulm within the EuroCup, Williams led the competitors in rebounds with 10.8 per recreation and posted 12 double-doubles, tying a EuroCup single-season file.
His 14.8 factors, 4.3 assists, and league-leading Participant Index Score (PIR) of twenty-two.1 made him probably the most dynamic massive males within the event.
Maccabi hopes Williams can convey his confirmed versatility and vitality to assist stabilize its roster. The Tel Aviv-based workforce has struggled to take care of consistency this season, partly as a result of accidents and an absence of frontcourt depth.
Earlier than turning skilled, Williams loved a standout faculty profession at Purdue College, the place he was a teammate of FC Bayern Munich guard Carsen Edwards.
Williams additionally helped Staff USA safe gold on the 2019 U19 World Cup. After going undrafted, he spent the 2022-23 season within the G League with the Santa Cruz Warriors and Capital Metropolis Go-Go earlier than transitioning to Europe.
