Convinced to join the Kings by the good results of the 2022/23 season, Sasha Vezenkov has already announced that he does not intend to appear in the NBA. A desire confirmed by the impressions of De’Aaron Fox, who has just trained with his new teammate.
The Sacramento playmaker already seems seduced by the 2023 Euroleague MVP.
“He’s a hard worker, a workaholic,” entrusts the leader to NBC Sports. “He is the type of player we need on this team, players who know how to play basketball. He’s not a great athlete but he knows how to play. We did one-on-ones with him and Kevin Huerter and he put a 3-point shot on my head that stunned me. »
It is obviously with his skill from afar that Sasha Vezenkov can have fun in the rhythmic and offensive game of the Kings. In defense, however, he will have to step up a notch, just like his teammates, Mike Brown’s troops having performed very poorly last season in containing their opponents.
“It’s an additional weapon that can widen the game, that will make us better,” continues the Kings star. “We know we have to do better in defense and he has to be better too. But I repeat, he’s a hard worker. He will work until he gets good. He fits perfectly into our team. »
Words reminiscent of those of Mike Brown, also impatient to see his rookie shine in the league.
” This is a guy who plays hard, who is strong and very, very intelligent,” he listed at the end of August. “He has a very good sense of the game. He can pass, he cuts on the circle, he knows how to create space and he can shoot in any conditions. He has an easy trigger. »
