Israeli guard Gal Mekel will not be joining up with new club Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv due to an “incompatibility”.
The club released a duo of tweets, wishing Mekel well in his future endeavours but did not specify exactly why he would sign with the club.
Despite the desire of #Maccabi and Gal Mekel to reach an agreement, it was decided to cease negotiations due to incompatibility (1/2)
— Maccabi Tel Aviv BC (@MaccabitlvBC) July 9, 2015
with the timetables of both parties. Maccabi Tel Aviv wishes success to Gal in his future endeavors. (2/2)
— Maccabi Tel Aviv BC (@MaccabitlvBC) July 9, 2015
Mekel, a former Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans guard returned to Europe to play for Nizhny Novgorod in February and was due to ink a three-year deal with Maccabi, which included NBA outs.
