With 29 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists for 34 evaluation, Sasha Vezenkov (27 years old, 2m06) will have given everything in this Euroleague final lost on the wire against a Real Madrid of the big nights (79-78). The Bulgarian winger, elected MVP of the season, held his rank throughout the playoffs and the final tournament.
“He is a player who easily produces points”
Which obviously did not escape the Kings who have been following the Olympiakos shooter for several years already.
After Mike Brown a few weeks ago, it was the turn of his assistant, Jordi Fernandez, to cross the Atlantic to come and observe Vezenkov in Kaunas.
“I followed Vezenkov closely. During the Final Four, as during the playoffs, he was very successful.said Fernandez on EuroHoops. “He is a player who produces points easily. All his shots look easy! He plays very well without the ball, he makes the right cuts. He has great shooting quality and he is always well positioned, [ce qui lui permet d’être] also effective in rebounds. With the zone defense, especially in the last quarter, he didn’t get as many shots. He still finished one point off the all-time record with 29 points. It was a great game, it’s just a shame he didn’t win it. »
“We are still far from contract issues”
Already his team’s top scorer in the semi-finals with 19 units, in the victory against Monaco (76-62), Vezenkov carried the Reds’ attack for a long time in the final. Before this fatal slack on the last climb, three minutes too long in the last quarter…
Easy scorer in Europe, where the defenses are much tighter than in the NBA, Vezenkov should logically enjoy himself in attack, if he joins the Great League at the start of the next school year. Rather, the concern would be on the other side of the pitch, where his physical limitations could quickly be exposed.
For Fernandez, the assistant coach of the Kings, we are not there yet anyway. Nothing is signed yet for Vezenkov.
“I can’t tell you that because I’m not the one in charge of the contracts. All I can say is that we have his rights and that I did indeed come here to see him. Mike Brown went to see him in the playoffs, Jay Triano saw him in the Greek Cup final, and I had the Final Four. We follow it because it’s part of our job, but we are still far from contract issues. He is a player who intrigues us and interests us, but for now, we especially want him to do his job well, win the championship and continue to play at the highest level. »
