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Report: Former Celtics draft pick Yam Madar to play at LSU

By Thomson Reuters May 18, 2026 | 2:08 PM

Point guard Yam Madar, a former 2020 second-round draft pick of the ​Boston Celtics, is expected ‌to play at LSU next season, Eurohoops reported Monday.

The Israel native is playing professionally for ‌Hapoel ​Tel Aviv ⁠but the 25-year-old ⁠will make the move to Division I and play for the Tigers on a $5 ​million deal, according to the report.

Madar was the ⁠No. 47 overall ⁠selection by the ​Celtics in 2020 in his ​second year of a four-year ‌deal with Hapoel Tel Aviv but elected to remain with the Israeli Basketball ⁠Premier League team. He did see time with the Celtics’ summer league ⁠team ‌in 2021.

Madar has ⁠since played for Partizan ​in ‌Serbia, Fenerbahce in ​Turkey and ⁠Bayern Munich in Germany before returning to Hapoel Tel Aviv. He also plays for the Israel national team.

–Field ​Level Media