Vezenkov left for Sacramento: “I haven’t slept in the last few days, Olympiacos family”

Ready for the new big challenge of his career is Sasha Vezenkov.

The Bulgarian forward departed on Tuesday (4/7) from Sofia and via San Francisco he will reach Sacramento, so that he can start his new page on Kings.

In the statements he made to his compatriots, the 28-year-old was visibly movedsaying that he had been sleepless for days, but emphasized that he made an extremely difficult and right decision to leave now Olympicwhom he called family.

“I haven’t blinked in several days. I wasn’t sleeping. It wasn’t easy when you leave the place you love, but also the people who love and appreciate you. For me, Olympiacos is a family. Most of my friends are in Athens, but I think the decision to go to the NBA was the right one for my career. Although it was very difficult, I believe I made the right decision“, initially stated Sasha Vezenkov on the camera of “BTV Sport”.

On the approach from the Kings: “The people on my team showed me in every way how much they want me, that they are very interested and that they are sure that I will have a role in their team. If things weren’t like that, I wouldn’t have accepted the offer. Now, it’s all up to me. They’ve seen a lot of me, so I just have to prove that I can play there».

For Olympiakos: “The last two years have been very strong and very emotional. We lost a Euroleague semi-final and a final, literally on the last shot. We all wanted to make it to the end. We turned Olympiacos from a basketball team into something stronger that everyone acknowledged. We had amazing chemistry between us. On this team, everyone was happy with their neighbor, and you don’t see that often in professional sports».