Give Wei Shao an annual salary of 50 million? The manager of the European giant officially refuted the rumors: he was not interested and had not contacted him

On June 17, Beijing time, George Shinas, the general manager of Israel's Hapoel Tel Aviv, denied the rumors about Westbrook, calling them "100% fake news", while also talking about the ongoing negotiations with former European Basketball League MVP Misic.

Hapoel Tel Aviv made headlines last offseason by bringing in some of the biggest names in European basketball, signing players like Beverley. Fueled by a huge investment, Hapoel achieved their main goal: to win the European Basketball Cup. Now, the club has its sights set on the Europa Basketball League and is gearing up to kick off another ambitious offseason with high-profile signings.

With the club attracting a lot of attention, it's no surprise that the speculation and misinformation that comes with it. One of the more sensational rumors is that NBA star Westbrook is close to signing Hapoel Tel Aviv with a contract worth more than $50 million – an unprecedented figure in European basketball. In an interview with Basketball Sphere, Xinas spoke about the rumors about Westbrook, saying they were completely unfounded.

"That's 100 percent fake news," Mr. Sinas said, "and somebody mentioned the numbers — $50 million a year — and that's crazy." "I know that the Hapoel Tel Aviv team is attracting attention because of the money it spends. I counted and there were 37 players linked to us," he noted, "and the good thing is that we have three squads because when you have 37 players it becomes easy. ”

"Seriously, that's not true. We were not interested, and no one had reached out to him. The general manager confirmed.

At the same time, there are some more well-founded rumors, including those involving former EuroLeague MVP and current Suns guard Misic. The player himself has confirmed the interest of the Shapoel team in him. Shinas confirmed that the club are still in contact with Micic and that talks are ongoing.

"He (Misic) is a great player, a legend in the Euroleague and one of the best players of all time," said Shinas, "and we spoke to him in late March and early April. We didn't have an agreement at the time, but we were in touch with him and his agent. ”

According to previous reports, Wei Shao plans to refuse to exercise the 3.46 million player option and become a free agent. At present, judging from the odds, the Heat is Wei Shao's number one favorite.