A quick trip to the NBA and then he's gone. Sasha Vezenkov is back at Olympiakos, and the Bulgarian won his first trophy since returning to Europe, with success at the Crete tournament.
In the final, against Fenerbahce, the former Kings player compiled 15 points on 5/9 shooting, as well as 6 rebounds.
“I came to conquer all the titles” he explainswhile he clearly still has the Euroleague final lost to Real Madrid in 2023 stuck in his craw. “I didn't come to finish something, but to start something new. I missed the joy of the game, that's why I'm fully on the pitch. I missed being important and helping the team. I'm grateful for that, because nothing is guaranteed.”
At 29, the Euroleague MVP in 2023 has great ambitions in any case, and is putting pressure on his teammates.
“We are happy to have won, but also worried, because our face is not what we want, especially two weeks before the start of the Euroleague. We have a lot of talent. We want to play good, winning basketball. We have a lot of good players, but we have to become a team.”
| Sasha Vezenkov | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2023-24 | BAG | 42 | 12 | 44.0 | 37.5 | 80.0 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 5.4 |
| Total | 42 | 12 | 44.0 | 37.5 | 80.0 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 5.4 | |
How to read the stats? GM = Games Played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots Made / Shots Attempted; 3pts = 3-pointers / 3-pointers Attempted; LF = Free Throws Made / Free Throws Attempted; Off = Offensive Rebound; Def = Defensive Rebound; Tot = Total Rebounds; Pd = Assists; Fte: Personal Fouls; Int = Steals; Bp = Loose Balls; Ct: Blocks; Pts = Points.
