Maccabi Tel Aviv Reportedly Nears Deal for Bayern Guard Kamar Baldwin

Maccabi Tel Aviv is reportedly close to signing Bayern Munich guard Kamar Baldwin, with a release arrangement between the clubs still needed to complete the move. The 29-year-old is under contract with Bayern. The proposed deal would bring him to Oded Kattash’s team until the end of the season. The overnight report described Baldwin as nearing an agreement, while the Israeli club reportedly hopes to accelerate the process before Thursday’s EuroLeague derby. His availability for that game was described as unlikely. The reported contractual obstacle is Bayern’s release of the player, whose current season has included five appearances in the German club’s first ten EuroLeague games. Baldwin, who stands 1.85 metres tall, has averaged 5.6 points and 1.6 assists in approximately 13 minutes per EuroLeague game this season. His other reported figures in the competition are 1.4 rebounds per game, 45 percent shooting from the field and 22.2 percent from three-point range. In domestic league play, he has averaged seven points. Before joining Bayern, Baldwin played for Baskonia in the 2024–25 season, appearing in 25 EuroLeague games and starting 13. He averaged 7.1 points and 3.7 assists during that campaign. His earlier European clubs included Türk Telekom Ankara, Göttingen and Trento.