The guard played just two EuroLeague games for Maccabi before leaving the club
Jordan Loyd returns to Monaco
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AS Monaco has announced the signing of Jordan Loyd, who has returned to the club after leaving for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv this past summer. He has signed a contract at Monaco until the summer of 2026, the club announced on Saturday.
Loyd (1.93 meters, 31 years old) played just two games for Maccabi in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, averaging 15.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and a 14.5 PIR. Curiously, his final appearance for the Israeli club came at Salle Gaston Medecin, Monaco's home.
Thanks to a change in the rules, Loyd will be able to play for Monaco right away. As stated in section 10.7) in the EuroLeague bylaws: 'During the same season, a player registered in the competition may only transfer once to another EuroLeague club prior to Round 27 of the Regular Season until Wednesday at 18:00 CET on the week of the calendar date for the game in question, provided he was deregistered prior to Round 18. Should the round be played on Tuesday/Wednesday, the deadline will be Monday at 18:00 CET.'
Now in his sixth EuroLeague season, Loyd has made 126 appearances in the competition, with 54 coming as a Monaco player. During his two years in the principality, between 2022 and 2024, he helped the club make its first Final Four appearance in 2023 before a third straight playoff appearance in 2024.
Loyd's return to Monaco comes at a time when head coach Sasa Obradovic is without new signings Nick Calathes and Furkan Korkmaz due to injury. Coach Obradovic has never hidden his admiration for Loyd, who he coached for six months at Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade in the 2020-21 season and then over the last two years at Monaco.
A 2019 NBA champion with the Toronto Raptors, Loyd made his EuroLeague debut with Valencia Basket in 2019-20 and subsequently went on to play for Crvena Zvezda (2020-21), Zenit St. Petersburg (2021-22), Monaco (2022-24) and Maccabi (2024). Now, he joins forces with Mike James and co. once again as Monaco goes in search of the EuroLeague title.