Former King Vezenkov returning to EuroLeague after Raptors released him originally appeared in NBC Sports Bay Area
After much speculation, Sasha Vezenkov is officially back in the EuroLeague.
The former Kings forward, who was released by the Raptors on Monday, is expected to join Olympiacos BC on a four-year contract, per Alessandro Maggi, from Sportandoafter reportedly reaching an acquisition agreement with Toronto.
Vezenkov gave up his entire $6.6 million salary for the 2024-25 NBA season in his purchase of the Raptors, Spotrac’s Keith Smith reported Monday, citing a league source.
Sasha Vezenkov gave up his entire $6.6 million salary in a buyout from the Toronto Raptors, league source says @spotrac.
-Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) July 22, 2024
All offseason, conflicting rumors surrounded Vezenkov and the Kings, who finally traded VezenkovDavion Mitchell and the No. 45 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft to the Raptors in exchange for sixth-year wing Jalen McDaniels.
Recording almost a dozen DNPs (Did Not Play), Vezenkov was reportedly frustrated with a lack of playing time in his first NBA season in Sacramento.
However, multiple sources told FOX40’s Sean Cunningham that there was “no truth” to the report of the 28-year-old player wanting to leave the NBA.
A month later, the Bulgarian is on his way to Greece after signing a three-year, $20 million contract with Sacramento last summer.
Vezenkov averaged 5.4 points on 44 percent shooting from the field and 37.5 percent shooting from 3-point range in 12.2 minutes, adding 2.3 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 0.5 steals .
