On Thursday afternoon (04/07) his friends Olympiakou were filled with excitement, as it became known that Sasha Vezenkov has definitively chosen to return to Piraeus and leave the NBA.
However, there has been no definitive development yet, as the issue of his release from the Raptors is quite complicated. In fact, a website that deals exclusively with the reporting of the Toronto team did an extensive report on his case.
Specifically, the analyst Josh Cornelissen of “Raptors Rapture” referred to the Bulgarian forward and emphasized that his desire to leave conflicts with the reluctance of the Raptors to let him do it so simply.
In fact, in the said report it is emphasized that someone will be needed compromise between the two sides, but the final say belongs to the Canadian club, who would ideally like to keep the Vezenkov on his roster or at least not have to pay his contract without some kind of countermeasure.
In detail what part of the publication mentions:
“Unfortunately for Vezenkov, the Toronto Raptors they don’t seem willing to just let him go. Toronto wants to keep Vezenkov. He is under contract this season for $6.6 million, with a team option for $6.9 million next season. The Raptors have no reason to just release him and have that money on their books.
It makes a lot of sense to them Raptors to believe they have a player who could develop into their system and be a long-term solution in the rotation for them, someone they could re-sign in two years. That plan goes up in smoke if they can’t convince Vezenkov to stay on NBA and honor his contract.
It is possible that Vezenkov just never show up and try to force it Toronto to release him, but that’s highly unlikely given that eventually his contract will “freeze” and he won’t get to free agency any faster.
The Toronto he wants Vezenkov and to some extent he really needs him. Negotiations between the two sides could get awkward as each tries to achieve its own goal of getting Vezenkov out of his contract and Toronto getting him to stay. In the end, the Raptors have the final say and can force it Vezenkov will appear.
If they succeed and show him a better experience at NBA, maybe he and the Raptors will have a long and successful relationship. If not, something will have to give to resolve this situation.”
Source: Sport Fm
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