Waiting for Vezenkov at Olympiakos, confidence for Williams-Goss and “window” for Dorsey

After announcement by Nikola MilutinovThe Olympic is ready for another comeback, this one Nigel Williams-Goss, who is very close to signing a two-year contract with the “red and whites”. This is another transfer that – like that of the Serbian center – had been decided and does not depend on the outcome of the cases of Kostas Sluka and Sasha Vezenkovfor which patience is required.

And if for Slukas the appointment should be made with the Angelopoulos brothers to see if he will accept the renewal offer, in the case of Vezenkov the hands of the Piraeus are tied, since it is not in their hands and they are obliged to be on standby. The Bulgarian forward is still waiting for the specific offer that will be made to him by the Kings and maybe the matter will not close the current one, but go to the next week as well.

The reason is that the exact amount of the contract that the Kings will offer to the 27-year-old ace will depend on the outcome of the other priority cases. At the top of Sacramento’s agenda is signing Domantas Sabonis to an extension (which is expected to happen) and renewing free agent Harrison Barnes, who has garnered plenty of interest. If they stay, a lot of money will be allocated from the enough available salary cap of the team, but this will not affect competitively Vezenkov, who will not go to the NBA anyway having a basic role in the first phase. However, the development of these two renewals may affect the proposal to the MVP of the Euroleague.

Olympiacos is waiting for the developments and the message has been conveyed to Vezenkov’s side that if he chooses not to go to the NBA, he will be contract readjustment and extension, with his earnings exceeding 2 million euros a year. In case the player chooses the Kings, then the Piraeus will have a large amount available (saving the 1.6 million of his contract and the buy out of 1.5 million euros) to find a replacement. He will hardly have similar characteristics, since they are rare, but data will be a player of known value who can make the difference in a Euroleague contender team.

In regards to Kostas Sloukas, after the completion of his vacation in Italy the crucial appointment is expected. If he doesn’t stay, his case will gain points Tyler Dorsey (who doesn’t count in Fenerbahce but has a big contract), but if Vezenkov continues, then there won’t be so much need for another Greek passport and maybe the second addition to the guards (after Williams-Goss) will also involve a foreign player.

Finally, the final appointment with him is also pending Kostas Papanikolaou, who after his presence in Trikala for the naming of a stadium in his honor, will go to Skiathos for the Yannis Sfeiropoulos camp. Despite the small difference in finances, it is estimated that the 33-year-old ace will continue at the port.