“Vezenkov does not want to leave the NBA – He intends to honor his contract”

With her MVP title Euroleague to accompany him in the 2022/23 season, o Sasha Vezenkov made the decision last summer to leave him Olympic and Europe, trying his luck and skills in the magical world of the NBA.

The rookie season of the 28-year-old forward at Sacramento Kings he did not develop exactly as he himself expected, as he never found an essential role in the rotation of the “Kings”, who were left out of the playoffs, counting only 5.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 37.5% from three-point range in 42 regular season games in an average of 12.2 minutes.

Although his rumored desire not to stay with the “Kings” created many scenarios of a return to Europe, with Olympiakos’ interest in such a case being a given, the well-known Kings reporter, Sean Cunninghamcarried a piece of information in a different direction.

In particular, he stated that although the Vezenkov he is indeed “alienated” from his role in the group, he does not currently have the desire to leave the NBA. Instead, he wishes to “honour” his contract, either at Sacramentoor to some other team that might offer him more playing time.

In fact, Cunningham points out that the Kings also they are positive about him staying, however there is interest in the purchase from teams that could acquire him via trade. In any case, according to the publication in question o Vezenkov he wishes to compete in the American league next season as well.

Let us recall that the Bulgarian had signed three-year cooperation contract with Mike Brown’s team for the total amount of 20 million dollarswith the third year however not guaranteed.

While Sasha Vezenkov remains frustrated with the lack of playing time in his first NBA season with the Sacramento Kings, I’m told by several sources that there is no truth to the report of his desire to leave the NBA. One source close to Vezenkov called the report “off base” and…

— Sean Cunningham (@SeanCunningham) June 13, 2024