A short season and then it's gone Sasha Vezenkov in the NBA. As indicated by Sportinghe chose to leave the United States to return to Europe, where a four-year contract (and 16 million euros) already awaits him.Olympiacos. Despite the interest of rival club Panathinaikos and his desire to persevere across the Atlantic.
Olympiakos, a team that the Bulgarian knows very well, having played there from 2018 to 2023. In Greece, he has also established himself as one of the best players on the European continent, flying to the NBA a year ago, when he had just been voted Euroleague MVP.
The problem is that Sasha Vezenkov did not have the same success with the Kings, who certainly pursued him for months, but who ultimately used him very little in 2023–24, when he was not injured: 12 minutes of play on average, for 5.4 points and 2.3 rebounds over 42 games. A “weird” first season, according to the person concerned.
Upon arrival, Sacramento parted ways with its 28-year-old power forward on the sidelines of the Draft, sending him to Toronto. Raptors with whom it will now have to come to an agreement to negotiate a buyoutwhile the 57th pick in the 2017 draft was supposed to earn $6.7 million in 2024–25 (then $7 million, but not guaranteed, in 2025–26).
| Sasha Vezenkov | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | 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.
