Guy Palatin

Guy Palatin (; born September 25, 2000) is an Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague. He plays at the shooting guard position. He was named the 2024 Israeli Basketball Premier League Defensive Player of the Year.

Early life Guy Palatin was born at Kfar Azar. First born to Amir & Alonit, he grow up in Holon, where he played for the Holon youth team from the age of 8.

Professional career In the 2014/15 season, Palatin led Hapoel Holon boys' team to a historic double, winning the championship and cup. At the end of that season, Palatin was invited to the Academy of the Basketball Association, at the Wingate Institute. Palatin played in the 2015/16 season as a point guard in the academy team with 11th and 12th grade students while still a 10th grade student.

From 2018 to 2020 Palatin played for Hapoel Holon. In 2021 he joined Maccabi Rishon LeZion.

On April 11 2025, Palatin won the EuroCup championship with Hapoel Tel Aviv for the first time in its history, which led the team to play in Europe's top competition in the 2025/26 Euro League season.

International career In the summer of 2016, Palatin played in the cadet team (U16s) in the European Championship held in Bulgaria (Tier B). The team advanced to the final where they lost to the Russian team, but Palatin's performances had helped the Israeli team reach the highest level under coach Danny Gut.

Palatin also played for the Israeli national team during the 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship, 2017 FIBA U18 European Championship, and 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship.

3x3 tournament

In the summer of 2017, Palatin played for the Israeli team in the World Championship in China, in the 3x3 tournament led by coach Ilan Kovalsky. The Israeli team reached 9th place.

In the summer of 2021, Palatin played with the Israeli 3x3 team in the 3x3 European Championship qualifying tournament held in Tel Aviv. Palatin participated in two age categories (adults and U23s) and qualified with both in 1st place for the European Nations Championship.

In the 2021 Nations League (U23) tournament, Palatin played for the Israeli national team in which they reached and won the final.