Giorgi Shermadini, center of Georgian national basketball team and Italian “Bennet Cantu”, signed 2-year contract with “Maccabi” Tel-Aviv.

Sportando.net spreads this information. Contract with “Bennet Cantu” expires at the end of the current season. After that, Giorgi will go to Israel.

So, Davit Blatt will coach Giorgi. Blatt is satisfied with playing of Georgian basketball player. At Euroleague average result of Shermadini was 10.9 points and 5.5 rebounds, at Italian Serie A – 9.0 points and 5.2 rebounds.

It is worth mentioning that “Bennet Cantu” played against “Maccabi” twice at the group stage of Euroleague. Georgian center was the best in both games: he earned 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 2 block-shots in home game, 15 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 steal in away one.