We've seen some flashes of his greatness in some games especially during IST, they just need to incorporate him to the system like the 3rd or 4th option, cause he's very good and intelligent player for real
@@vengeancejustice53294th option seems unrealistic when you have Fox, Sabonis, Keegan, and Monk. Really their team is pretty deep with at the very least playable wings.
Yes, he does n't seem to be in the right team. I think Nuggets could be more appropriate since they have been "kind enough" to understand Jokic and Jokic has a unique ability which says "find the open space, find the corridor"
@SDesWriter every dallas fan says they can use everybody but what are they gonna just watch Kylie and luka iso for 48 minutes a game. He belongs on a team that moves the ball. Dallas don't do that
@@Ericrawnsley Um....you are aware that Luka is 3rd in assists for the league, right? I mean I know the common insult about Luka is that he's selfish but he actually is one of the best passers in NBA history. You don't think he would pass to a guy who's a great shooter?
I think a big reason that smaller European guards haven't succeeded is that they tend to play like more traditional point guards and lack the scoring punch required from heavy ball-handling guards in the modern NBA. When Campazzo played on Denver teams guarding him on pick and rolls would go under the screen and dare him to shoot pull-up jumpshots everytime, which he was always very hesitant to do. Teosic was a better three point shooter from what I remember but that's definitely why Campazzo didn't last. Edit: I'm aware Vezenkov is a wing player I'm just referring to the other European players who didn't pan out mentioned in the video
Vezenkov is not small , he is just old -28. He had the whole system of his team to be constructed about him , that why his method of no dribble worked. He need trade bacause Kings are so stacked at 4 that he have no chance to real play .
I don't think Vezenkov is failing; he's adjusting. The NBA is a faster game than the Euroleague and Sasha has commented on this several times. Also, his teammates are still learning how to utilize his talents because he can definitely shoot. However, he's a bit slow-footed and not a great defender, but once he learns Mike Brown's defensive scheme, you can tell he has a high BB IQ on the floor and he'll be fine on the defensive end. Likewise, there are many times teammates don't see him cutting to the cup or miss those simple plays off a screen that you showed here. They don't know what he is doing and you can see him explaining this to Sabonis or Fox. I think this year is a grace period for him to learn and build chemistry with his new teammates, and then I expect him to explode next year and be ready for a bigger role IMO. He's not failing.....he's acclimating and adjusting because coming to a new country, culture, team, and a new game is not easy for anyone. He'll be a great player by next year!
@@Igor19485 So....let me get this straight. He was supposed to come to the NBA and immediately be a successful starter from day one. Is that what you imagined? LOL
@@Igor19485 I have watched every Kings game and I did NOT expect much from him from the beginning because I know the NBA is tough, esp for foreign players. I like what I see from him but he definitely is learning the NBA pace and game, and that's perfectly fine. He shows flashes of brilliance and times when you wish for more, but there is no doubt he has a high BB IQ. He will improve and the Kings and Mike Brown are developing him as well as Sasha is adjusting to the NBA and his teammates. Have some patience.
@@edbrewington3 I imagined at least 10 ppg lol. Many Euroleague player came to the NBA and averaged over 10 ppg or more in their first season, including both Bogdan and Bojan Bogdanovic. I know that Luka is a generational talent so it's not a fair comparising but he also came from Euroleague and took the NBA by storm.
@@Igor19485 Both the player you, Bogdan and Bojan, had more than 12 minutes per game. They had likely the double amount. And the comparison with Luka is not even fair. We are talking about an All Time Great talent
The Kings are stacked at the 4, which leaves very limited minutes for Vezenkov to prove his talents. It’s sad because Vezenkov can shoot the lights out and be a great off ball scorer because he excels at moving without the ball and cutting to the basket. Hopefully he either gets more minutes moving forward or treated to a team who will use him enough
In the NBA Vezenkov is basically left handed Doug McDermott, and if you get in the wrong role with that skillset you will look trash or struggle to play. McDermott is pretty useless for the terrible Spurs, but was good on the Pacers as he was the main scorer off the bench
Because he is on the wrong team. Kings are stacked at the 4 position and they are a playoff team. They won't give him enough playing time, so they honestly took him from Olympiacos just for him to ride the bench. What a sad outcome for such an amazing player.
@@andrewmann4067 I believe he will go back to Europe. Could be Olympiakos or another European team. I just don't think he will risk another year of his prime in the NBA.
As a fellow Bulgarian 🇧🇬 I hope Sasha Vezenkov gets more minutes and a chance to shine. The Kings aren’t giving him enough minutes so it’s impossible for him to get into a rhythm. Mike Brown is doing a bad job with Sasha, FREE HIM 🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬
Mike Brown is doing what’s best for the KINGS! There is no I in Team! Let them develop Sasha slowly, but hell no I’m not putting Sasha out there to get ripped to shreds defensively and lose playoff positioning. That’s crazy talk!
Vezenkov is 28. There's little to no room for Kings to develop a player his age "slowly." His style of play just doesn't resonate with a coach like Mike Brown. He'd flourish better on either OKC, Utah or Miami. Kings are full of ballhog players outside Domas.
@@SoBor911the Kings are full of ball hog players? What the hell are you talking about? The Kings pass the ball a ton, sometimes too much. You don't know what you're talking about and just spitting BS
I don’t understand WHY WE DONT GIVE HIM MINUTES. The super close in season tournament game we won because of him and his defense. WHY DO WE PLAY BARNES OVER HIM?? Sure he’s not as athletic, but he’s smart, can shoot, and has good defense. His defense in that warriors in season tournament 4th quarter was so good
Because Barnes is a better defender in general who can rebound the ball. Sasha is a shooting guard who has his defending moments. The last thing the kings need right now is more shooters. Heurter, Fox, Monk and even Keegan can shoot well most of the time.
If he can't get time as a 4, Brown would be smart to implement Veze as a 3 & let him feed off of Fox & Sabonis Kickouts, I haven't watched enough Kings ball to see how they usually deploy him & rotations though..
Last year Sasha had a def. rating fs 109.5, playing for the 2nd best defense in the EL. He also averaged 70% in the paint on 5.6 attempts, which is just unreal, playing against tough, tight EL defences. I guess he is somehow doesn't quite fit in the individualistic NBA game? I don't know, I don't care, I just want him back
You have to understand also that the EL have smaller courts and smaller game time. The NBA plays 48 minutes and is still fast pacing than the EL. He has not adjusted to that yet. And NBA players are harder to guard.
You are not trippin. He goes on 10 minutes about Vezenkov's career and the history of Euroleague MVPs in the NBA (getting many things wrong in the process) only to briefly mention his defensive woes at the end. The guy running this channel obviously does not have any basketball expertise to say why Vezenkov is actually failing. It's just a click-baiting, smartly sounding NBA channel like so many others on TH-cam.
Hard time for Sasha receiving multiple DNPCD for some Kind of reasons: 1st Mike Brown this Season values Defense more than Offenes (without success so far). 2nd Trey Lyles playing very well of the bench lately hitting 3s beeing physical, drawing charges etc & eating up all of Sasha's min ... 3rd Kings doesn't draw up many or call many specific plays mostly rely on some kind of motion offense what makes it very hard for any new Player to gel in imediatly..it takes time on the floor do so especially for a player like Sasha who needs to be found by his Teammates in the right spots to succeed. All in all rite now he's the odd man out :( but i'm still optimistic that can change within the season he needs to be pationt and wait for his shot ...Lyles injured himself last Game so he might see another opertunity soon...also it was told Kings are open to trade Harrison Barnes what would open up a lot of min at the wing ..another option for sure is Sasha himself can be part of a trade sending him to a team with less ambition to instand success where he finds more freedom and minutes to adjust his game to the NBA but i think thats not very likely after Kings pushing so hard for him whole summer...i think Monte McNair still has a lot of faith in him succeeding in a Kings uniform
I would love to have him on the wolves. Perfect fit to space the floor, cut, low usage and also does the little things like boxing out. I've heard that his defense and slow feet are his biggest flaws but from what I've seen, he actually tries on defense and is quite physical. However I seriously doubt the kings are gonna trade such a valuable player on a pretty good deal.
Don't trust the so-called "couch experts". Sasha is actually pretty decent in defense. He isn't Annunoby, obviously, but he's doing just fine. There are far worse defenders in the league who are hyped. Kyle Kuzma, for example, is a pathetic defender. Yet, he's rated as one of the "better guys" in the league.
Turning to the EuroLeague alone to scout for talent is massively outdated now. Because of the way the EuroLeague is set-up not every great player is in the EL. Out of the 18 teams, 13 of them are permanent while the rest are wildcards and champs from EuroCup and ABA League. So, most of the great clubs from Europe's national leagues play in the FIBA Champions League and FIBA Europe Cup (after they began in 2016) where all clubs have an equal shot at promotion or relegation. Nowadays the EL clubs, who are by default richer, typically pillage players from the other clubs after they've proven themselves in the two FIBA leagues, but by the time any NBA scout could look at them in the EL they're either much older or they're comfy staying there. Another thing we've been seeing lately is that when said clubs fall out of the FIBA Europe Cup, they opt for the EuroCup as their second option. If NBA teams want to scout of young talent that are actually hungry they need to pay attention to the Champions League, Europe Cup, Spanish league (ACB), Turkish league (BSL) and ABA League because that's where most of the prospects are. The teams should have people on payroll overseas whose part-time job is paying attention to that year-round. I want to see every NBA team or their G-League affiliate sign overseas players every year, not every few years.
All teams in Europe can play in EuroLeague. It's a myth that they can't. Teams like Zenit, Monaco, and Virtus came from not even existing or playing in second or even third national divisions to EuroLeague within several years. It's a complete myth that not every team can be in EuroLeague. They can. All they have to do is spend a certain amount of money and have a good arena, and then get some good results in whatever league they are in. The will even take teams that are just a few years old. Also, the Champions League and Europe Cup also have wild card teams and also have teams with contracts.
Can you please not clickbait videos for attention thank you. You didn't one time talk about his stats or him failing. Great euro league video but this has nothing to do with the person your talking about. Please don't click bait
Its because the NBA depends more and more on personal talent and athletisism and less on actual basketball. Unfortunately the what used to be, lovable nba, is now a trash league with a great daily highlight reel. It really is a shame. Completely unwatchable.
He would be a great fit for Houston Rockets.This guy doesnt need dribble.He just needs a good passer big guy like Alpi.He has great cuts and a great spot up shooter.
Yup, AK47 was a beast. Above average in like everything, shooting, scoring, dribbling, rebounding, defense, and blocks. Didn't really excell in anything (maybe defense) but was soo well-rounded.
its something about his shooting form that i just like so much, idk if its just bc its so quick but at the same time i feel like it looks buttery smooth (pause). i hope vezenkov makes it in the league fr
I think if he gets minutes he will succeed, so many Euro players are not given a chance, Drazen Petrovic comes to mind, barely getting minutes with the Blazers goes to the Nets and scores over 20 pts per game.
Or with Lebron cp3 Halliburton anyone with great court vision would feed this man his IQ is insane off ball playmakers would love to have him on the court
Sounds like Klay.. with Mike Brown coming from GSW, I'm not surprised the Kings see value in Vezenkov. A Euro league MVP NBA rookie is still a rookie; Vezenkov has never played vs. NBA speed, length, athleticism, etc.
He's from 3 months in US. Even with limited minutes he show his talent. Kings won only one game against Warriors cuz Sasha enter when Kings was -16 and turn the game.
he's definitely fit in Dallas, Luka always plays pick n pop, forwards like Kleber, Williams, and DJJ already got a lot of touches by just those plays, he's a quick shooter, teams probably have hard time to defend him on pick n pop
He doesn’t match up well against smaller teams so there’s certain teams we can’t play him for too many minutes against. But he should be getting more minutes against bigger lineups. There’s been games where he was a huge momentum changer for us, but he’s getting so few minutes that he’s losing his rhythm
There are quite some differences between European Basketball and NBA. In NBA the ball handler ends up 1 against all or 1 against 2 or 3 in a drive. You shoot 3 pointers from as far as you can. Regular season is less important in NBA. After every loss in European regular season there is a small or big crisis in the teams. Pressure gets higher as months go by. 10.1 points per dribble means that there is a team effort for constant ball movement, the rest of the players clear the path for Vezenkov in this case and you shoot fast without losing time for dribble. Team plan is more important than personal statistics in Europe.
@@zzdahaewaeIt's like you confused Sex with Politics somehow with your answer. You put everything in the blender. What have the national teams to do with the style of Basketball? To give yοu a few metrics USA has 332m population. Spain 47.5m, Germany 83.2m, France 67.8, Italy 59.1m, Greece 10.3m, 6.3m Serbia, Croatia 3.9m, Slovenia 2m, Lithouania 2,8 all together 283m and are sort by 50m compared to USA. If we want to make basketball comparable we should have a European Dream Team to compete against USA. But I have a small question for you. I think only Toronto Raptors have a European coach at the moment in NBA. Do you know why?
He’s failing because they won’t play him. He should be playing a lot of minutes with Sabonis with his off ball movement but I knew it would be an uphill climb for him when the Kings brought back both Harrison Barnes and Trey Lyles. Since Huerter fell off the face of the earth, Sabonis has lost his favorite dribble hand off targets. Sasha could be his guy but I don’t see it happening now. He’ll probably be traded at the deadline. He’s looked good. Surprisingly it’s his shooting that hasn’t quite come along yet. Most everything else is better than we expected. Even his defense
The title of this video is confusing, from the tumbnail it looks like this is about vezenkov (and this baiting a lot of the angry comments defending vezenkov) but its a general view on how all euroleague mvps have done so far. I think it was a bad decision to add the "fraud" word when you clearly mention vezenkov is doing pretty well. Sadly we have to conclude you are using false clickbait
Vezenkov is definitely not the best defender, but he is a very smart player with deep understanding of basketball and of course a very good offensive player, so it’s very unfortunate that Vezenkov is doing only DNP and definitely not something that coach Brown should be proud of. At the end of the day Brown chose him after he travelled a lot of times to see him in Greece, talk with him personally etc. and he actually promised to Vesenkov that he would have a serious role in the Kings. We will see in the future, maybe he manages to adapt, if not Olympiakos would gladly take him back
Could also be said that some nba stars would not necessarily thrive in Europe. The way the game is played determines to some extent how well some NBA players’ style and strengths would translate to Europe.
Kings fan here 👑 I think he hasn’t gotten enough opportunity to show his game off yet. When he does get minutes it’s a very small amount where he seems like he needs to prove he’s capable of getting minutes like Keon Ellis did a while ago during garbage minutes. This causes sasha to just shoot the 3 ball recklessly. I think when he plays he does fairly well on defense which surprised many Kings fans. Unfortunately for Sasha and the Kings, right now isn’t the best time to learn how to play the style to satisfy him like the Olymipiacos did but time is on his side.
He just needs to adjust to this team style of play, even if he had gone to Real Madrid or generally to an other team(Euroleague or Nba) he needs time and some "green light" from his coach. It's difficult for a player of any level to be such productive, in a short 10 minutes of play, such as in 25+ minutes.. Also coaches belief on players is really important on new prospects, the players need to know that coaches trust them and they can let them play without switching them for making a turnover or a bad shot.. I believe especially for Vezenkov that he needs just the green light and probably he can be one of the best role players (even a sixth man).
What does it matter the ball handling time if the points are the same tho? It isn’t necessarily better that he requires less touches since there’s only one ball and you score once per play right?
Sasha's defence was suspect even for the Euroleague standards where he mostly played at PF and SF positions (not a swingman as stated in this video). NBA PF's are too strong for him to defend while most SF's will be too fast. He's a great perimeter shooter but the 7.25m 3 point arc will definitely hinder that so it al comes up on scoring vs recieving.Unless he finds a good fit on some other team or upgrades his game, he looks like another euro player who's weaknesses make him a bad fit for the NBA...and that's not bad actually
He is more evidence to show that having useful skills is far more valuable than just being an all around pretty good player. There are lots of guys in the lesser leagues who are better 1 on 1 basketball players than a good chunk of the NBA, but they aren’t good enough to do it in the league and their support skills aren’t good enough to justify keeping them around. That is why Davis Bertans has been in the NBA for so long and made so much money while Mario Hezonja is stuck in Europe.
each player has his own strengths and weaknesses, it's up to the coaching staff to play on their strengths and improve/hide their weaknesses with the right system, this is where nba is failing for the most part, this is why european basketball is catching up and quickly overtaking nba, just my 2 cents
The problem is that NBA teams arent really "teams" in the general meaning of the word.They are players running around a star player or two.They are all concerned about their stats and nothing more.Coaches have 0 impact on their teams.So,Euro players and esp MVPs are used to be part of a team playing basketball with distinctive principles in their game and star players are excelling within their teams
Vezenkov is very intelligent player. His positioning and passing are excellent. Great shooting skills too. He just needs to play more time to integrate himself to the team. Go Sasha and GO Kings!
I am a clippers fan so I watched a lot of Teodosic. I feel like his failure was more due to the situation of the team at the time. The clippers signed him right after the CP3 trade. He was good to start the season, but after Griffin was traded, the direction of the team did not mix with his talents. The team gave up on the season for the future when he was signed to help with a championship run. In that following draft, the Clippers drafted two pgs, SGA and Robinson, with back to back picks. With Pat Bev still on the roster, it was over from there. If Griffin was never traded, they could have made a solid 1 2 punch.
Struggling is a harsh word to use. He is an incredibly offensive player in an already super offensive team that lacks defence. The kings do not need a shooting guard at the moment. As a kings fan its sad to see him on the bench because we simply don't need him. He would be a great match for a team that needs a good 3 point shooter.
I’m a kings fan and watch a good amount of the games. It really bothers me when he doesn’t hold his follow through on his shots. Sometimes he does, sometimes he doesn’t, but it seems like when he does his shot is beautiful and hits nothing but net
1. Training for show V. Training for win/ 2. Playing for money V. Playing for enthusiasm/ 3. Game for business V. Game for competition. --- These are the difference between NBA and Euroleague.
Most good basketball players in Europe aren't "making millions". Most clubs operate while being in debt, and even good clubs often end up shutting down. The EuroLeague itself doesn't generate that much revenue and its TV coverage and fees outside Europe is sadly borderline non-existent.
The average salary in the EuroLeague is around $2 million, in how the NBA counts it (gross and before all deductions). The highest paid players in EuroLeague, make between $8-$12 million a season in salary, in how the NBA counts it (gross and before all deductuions).
@@vangarang3667 I smell a bs ignorant take. Even if that's true, the European fans create a great atmosphere that puts the hot dog chugging American ones to a shame.
Probably because Vezenkov couldn't adjust to the coaching system. He played with great efficiency when he got some minutes but played his own style, which probably didn't please the coach. Hopefully, he will be better in Toronto.
So why is he failing? Such a long-winded video akin to those get instantly rich programs which go on and on about tangential topics without ever saying how to actually get rich. These click-baiting NBA channels have infested YT and I'm getting really tired of them constantly popping up in my feed.
Now that Lyles came back from injury he is not the backup 4, but he still good enough for more offensive lines, if kings don't mess this up, he will be a solid 13ppg from the bench in his 3rd year.
big contrast of playing style. Euro players are more of ball movement, player movement, team play and shooting. while NBA is more of a finesse type, athletism, alpha dog mentality and rarely team play.
One reason why EU MVPs not always work in NBA is that they have to renounce to their star role to become undervalued in US. JC Navarro is a great example, his style was and would be now perfect for the NBA, but it didn’t work also because NBA lifestyle is harder to digest for an European: distance is bigger in US and is less perceived by Americans (for many American friends working at 2h car distance is a good deal, for Europeans is crisis), and personal life was the major constraint for Navarro back in the days. Easier for younger prospects to adapt to it.
He doesn’t want to play for European coach in Toronto. Man can’t cut it in NBA! As far as money goes, money in Europe for basketball players is peanuts compared to NBA.
What the video narrator is failing to point out is that there has been a bias against Euro league players for a long time since they started coming over during the 90s. They hardly ever used to get enough minutes to really get their feet wet in the NBA style of play, and then they'd get cut or traded after not having good numbers (despite the fact that they hardly ever got enough minutes to evendevelop on this level). After Dirk, Tony Parker and now Yiannis, Jokic and Luka, they are only now starting to get more playing time. A lot of Euro-league guys from the past who didn't pan out could have been either stars or at least decent role players in the NBA if they didn't come in to a situation where the coach had an inherent bias against foreign players and never guided them properly.
Such a phenomenal player. But they are just so full at the 4 position. He needs to be on a different team to get quality minutes. He's a fuckin sniper and a phenomenal off ball creator.
As a Kings fan, Sasha has actually been pretty solid as a team defender. Individually not always so much but none of us expected it with his lateral movement. The team D is a pleasant surprise though, high IQ and great hands. Knows how to use his length. I wish coach would play him more, his D can’t be any worse than “what is being phsyical?” HB
I do agree he will stick in the league if he wants to though, and when the Kings get their heads outta their ass and play like themselves he will thrive in such a system with tons of cutting and ball movement
Never heard of this dude but I don’t see how he doesn’t succeed over here with that shooting ability. I think a deep team like the kings is probably a bad fit
You mention Kemba Walker as an example of an NBA good player that underperforms in EL. What about Kendrick Nun ? He is actually one of the best this year in EL.
Never listen to people who don’t watch Kings basketball tell you about Kings players. Half of these comments are calling Mike Brown a bad coach after he won COTY last year and the Kings a current 5 seed. Half y’all watch 2k videos and get actual ball videos in your algorithm. We don’t except you.
Jokic, Doncic, Giannis, Markannen they all came young and now Victor also young only players in the last 10 years that come to mind that didnt come that young and is solid nba players are Bogdan and Bojan Bogdanovic.
Todosic was injured and that's why he returned home! Furthermore, Teodosic was already 30 yrs old when he joined the NBA - most players are getting ready to retire at that age!
He’s just not that good. We need to stop this lie that euro league is equivalent to the NBA, just different, Everyone knows Kemba Walker is on one knee so that was a bad example.
I'm starting to realize the cut of age for a successful career in the NBA for Europeans is 25! I don't I can think of much cases of it actually working after that age.
His defense is not a problem in the nba. Even players who are capable of defending 1on1 do not try anymore, even in the playoffs defence is mediocre, while in the euroleague everyone plays defence. Vezenkov will at least try to defend.
Coach Brown wants players who can play defense and create plays for others; areas where Vezenkov is behind his teammates. He’s been given rotation minutes, but hasn’t produced enough to keep them. He’s still learning the NBA and Kings system.
Saying what you said- how is HB playing defense and creating plays for the team?if Sasha was put in the starting lineup from MB and he was playing as HB he was going to to be benched the second game and never touch the court unless everybody on his position are injured…
He's just not getting minutes right now because the Kings are loaded at 4. He needs to learn to play like a 3 of he wants to break the rotation and he doesn't have the quickness on defense for that.
If Luka and Jokic went to other teams. Chances are they would not have the same success they have today. Dallas gave Luka the reigns early while Denver developed Jokic slowly and gave him key to do his thing.
Lmfao I’m a Knicks fan and if Denver ever wanted to trade Joker then let me know If Joker can win a championship with the next best player being at non all star level then that’s someone that anybody should openly be trying to take a “chance” on
We've seen some flashes of his greatness in some games especially during IST, they just need to incorporate him to the system like the 3rd or 4th option, cause he's very good and intelligent player for real
True!
I think warriors really needed him a bigger Klay right?
Why The Euroleague MVP Is FAILING In The NBA...
Because the NBA by design makes him not play well.
European players are generally trash. The kings took the risk, and failed. That simple.
@@vengeancejustice53294th option seems unrealistic when you have Fox, Sabonis, Keegan, and Monk. Really their team is pretty deep with at the very least playable wings.
He would be a great fit in the Nuggets system
Dallas could really use him too.
Yes, he does n't seem to be in the right team. I think Nuggets could be more appropriate since they have been "kind enough" to understand Jokic and Jokic has a unique ability which says "find the open space, find the corridor"
@SDesWriter every dallas fan says they can use everybody but what are they gonna just watch Kylie and luka iso for 48 minutes a game. He belongs on a team that moves the ball. Dallas don't do that
@@Ericrawnsley Um....you are aware that Luka is 3rd in assists for the league, right? I mean I know the common insult about Luka is that he's selfish but he actually is one of the best passers in NBA history. You don't think he would pass to a guy who's a great shooter?
@@SDesWriterhe lacks defense and Dallas needs defense
I think a big reason that smaller European guards haven't succeeded is that they tend to play like more traditional point guards and lack the scoring punch required from heavy ball-handling guards in the modern NBA. When Campazzo played on Denver teams guarding him on pick and rolls would go under the screen and dare him to shoot pull-up jumpshots everytime, which he was always very hesitant to do. Teosic was a better three point shooter from what I remember but that's definitely why Campazzo didn't last.
Edit: I'm aware Vezenkov is a wing player I'm just referring to the other European players who didn't pan out mentioned in the video
Yup euro players play more team ball n more plays
Playing in the US is more me and more fast pace ball
Campazzo didnt last becs he is way too short for NBA
What smaller guards?
@@elg7365 Campazzo, Teodosić, Huertas among others
Vezenkov is not small , he is just old -28. He had the whole system of his team to be constructed about him , that why his method of no dribble worked. He need trade bacause Kings are so stacked at 4 that he have no chance to real play .
I don't think Vezenkov is failing; he's adjusting. The NBA is a faster game than the Euroleague and Sasha has commented on this several times. Also, his teammates are still learning how to utilize his talents because he can definitely shoot. However, he's a bit slow-footed and not a great defender, but once he learns Mike Brown's defensive scheme, you can tell he has a high BB IQ on the floor and he'll be fine on the defensive end. Likewise, there are many times teammates don't see him cutting to the cup or miss those simple plays off a screen that you showed here. They don't know what he is doing and you can see him explaining this to Sabonis or Fox. I think this year is a grace period for him to learn and build chemistry with his new teammates, and then I expect him to explode next year and be ready for a bigger role IMO. He's not failing.....he's acclimating and adjusting because coming to a new country, culture, team, and a new game is not easy for anyone. He'll be a great player by next year!
He's obv failing if has 5 ppg
@@Igor19485 So....let me get this straight. He was supposed to come to the NBA and immediately be a successful starter from day one. Is that what you imagined? LOL
@@Igor19485 I have watched every Kings game and I did NOT expect much from him from the beginning because I know the NBA is tough, esp for foreign players. I like what I see from him but he definitely is learning the NBA pace and game, and that's perfectly fine. He shows flashes of brilliance and times when you wish for more, but there is no doubt he has a high BB IQ. He will improve and the Kings and Mike Brown are developing him as well as Sasha is adjusting to the NBA and his teammates. Have some patience.
@@edbrewington3 I imagined at least 10 ppg lol. Many Euroleague player came to the NBA and averaged over 10 ppg or more in their first season, including both Bogdan and Bojan Bogdanovic. I know that Luka is a generational talent so it's not a fair comparising but he also came from Euroleague and took the NBA by storm.
@@Igor19485 Both the player you, Bogdan and Bojan, had more than 12 minutes per game. They had likely the double amount. And the comparison with Luka is not even fair. We are talking about an All Time Great talent
The Kings are stacked at the 4, which leaves very limited minutes for Vezenkov to prove his talents.
It’s sad because Vezenkov can shoot the lights out and be a great off ball scorer because he excels at moving without the ball and cutting to the basket. Hopefully he either gets more minutes moving forward or treated to a team who will use him enough
Come to Denver then.
vezenkov would be valuable for the gsw or any other team who need stretch 4
dallas?
@@aorm1224 Best for Mavs now! 🎉
In the NBA Vezenkov is basically left handed Doug McDermott, and if you get in the wrong role with that skillset you will look trash or struggle to play. McDermott is pretty useless for the terrible Spurs, but was good on the Pacers as he was the main scorer off the bench
Because he is on the wrong team. Kings are stacked at the 4 position and they are a playoff team. They won't give him enough playing time, so they honestly took him from Olympiacos just for him to ride the bench. What a sad outcome for such an amazing player.
European players are generally trash. The kings took the risk, and failed. That simple.
He's a raptor now
@@andrewmann4067 He is, but I don't think he will be staying.
@@ParadoX-os where do you think he'll end up
@@andrewmann4067 I believe he will go back to Europe. Could be Olympiakos or another European team. I just don't think he will risk another year of his prime in the NBA.
Because olympiacos coach helped him while kings coach is blind.
Im a warrior fan and mike brown is great a big reason we aren't playing too good and he's a 3x champion
Your playing at the highest level everything is not going to go your way
Mike Brown is better than any euro league coach lol
kimgs coach is best in the league
Tell me your not watching Euroleague without saying you're not watching Euroleague@@jerome6578
I wouldn't say he is failing, it's just the Kings are stacked
Come time with the trades in the deadline and he could get more playing time
European players are generally trash. The kings took the risk, and failed. That simple.
As a fellow Bulgarian 🇧🇬 I hope Sasha Vezenkov gets more minutes and a chance to shine. The Kings aren’t giving him enough minutes so it’s impossible for him to get into a rhythm. Mike Brown is doing a bad job with Sasha, FREE HIM 🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬
Mike Brown is doing what’s best for the KINGS! There is no I in Team! Let them develop Sasha slowly, but hell no I’m not putting Sasha out there to get ripped to shreds defensively and lose playoff positioning. That’s crazy talk!
Vezenkov is 28. There's little to no room for Kings to develop a player his age "slowly." His style of play just doesn't resonate with a coach like Mike Brown. He'd flourish better on either OKC, Utah or Miami. Kings are full of ballhog players outside Domas.
@@SoBor911 he’s a EuroLeague MVP, he doesn’t need to develop his game much except defense
@@SoBor911 Sure he does, he is not Luka or Wemby….he needs to develop…but it’s what’s best for the team, not the individual
@@SoBor911the Kings are full of ball hog players? What the hell are you talking about? The Kings pass the ball a ton, sometimes too much. You don't know what you're talking about and just spitting BS
I don’t understand WHY WE DONT GIVE HIM MINUTES. The super close in season tournament game we won because of him and his defense. WHY DO WE PLAY BARNES OVER HIM?? Sure he’s not as athletic, but he’s smart, can shoot, and has good defense. His defense in that warriors in season tournament 4th quarter was so good
Duh. They winning
Because Barnes is a better defender in general who can rebound the ball. Sasha is a shooting guard who has his defending moments. The last thing the kings need right now is more shooters. Heurter, Fox, Monk and even Keegan can shoot well most of the time.
If he can't get time as a 4, Brown would be smart to implement Veze as a 3 & let him feed off of Fox & Sabonis Kickouts, I haven't watched enough Kings ball to see how they usually deploy him & rotations though..
Yes, he is not a NBA style 4, put him at SF
European players are generally trash. The kings took the risk, and failed. That simple.
Last year Sasha had a def. rating fs 109.5, playing for the 2nd best defense in the EL. He also averaged 70% in the paint on 5.6 attempts, which is just unreal, playing against tough, tight EL defences. I guess he is somehow doesn't quite fit in the individualistic NBA game? I don't know, I don't care, I just want him back
He’s just acclimating to the change of pace. The nba takes some time to adjust to and the kings coaching staff understands that
European players are generally trash. The kings took the risk, and failed. That simple.
You have to understand also that the EL have smaller courts and smaller game time. The NBA plays 48 minutes and is still fast pacing than the EL. He has not adjusted to that yet. And NBA players are harder to guard.
Cmon cuh, when he played against Partizan last season we ate him on both offense and defense. He wasn't THAT good tbh
He’s a scrub in the NBA. The EL is for the scrubs that can’t cut it in the NBA.
Am I trippin or did he never explain the title of the video?
You are not trippin. He goes on 10 minutes about Vezenkov's career and the history of Euroleague MVPs in the NBA (getting many things wrong in the process) only to briefly mention his defensive woes at the end. The guy running this channel obviously does not have any basketball expertise to say why Vezenkov is actually failing. It's just a click-baiting, smartly sounding NBA channel like so many others on TH-cam.
Hard time for Sasha receiving multiple DNPCD for some Kind of reasons: 1st Mike Brown this Season values Defense more than Offenes (without success so far). 2nd Trey Lyles playing very well of the bench lately hitting 3s beeing physical, drawing charges etc & eating up all of Sasha's min ... 3rd Kings doesn't draw up many or call many specific plays mostly rely on some kind of motion offense what makes it very hard for any new Player to gel in imediatly..it takes time on the floor do so especially for a player like Sasha who needs to be found by his Teammates in the right spots to succeed. All in all rite now he's the odd man out :( but i'm still optimistic that can change within the season he needs to be pationt and wait for his shot ...Lyles injured himself last Game so he might see another opertunity soon...also it was told Kings are open to trade Harrison Barnes what would open up a lot of min at the wing ..another option for sure is Sasha himself can be part of a trade sending him to a team with less ambition to instand success where he finds more freedom and minutes to adjust his game to the NBA but i think thats not very likely after Kings pushing so hard for him whole summer...i think Monte McNair still has a lot of faith in him succeeding in a Kings uniform
European players are generally trash. The kings took the risk, and failed. That simple.
This is the main thing I notice from his Euroleague highlights. It requires his team mates to make the right play, at the right millisecond.
I would love to have him on the wolves. Perfect fit to space the floor, cut, low usage and also does the little things like boxing out. I've heard that his defense and slow feet are his biggest flaws but from what I've seen, he actually tries on defense and is quite physical. However I seriously doubt the kings are gonna trade such a valuable player on a pretty good deal.
Don't trust the so-called "couch experts". Sasha is actually pretty decent in defense. He isn't Annunoby, obviously, but he's doing just fine. There are far worse defenders in the league who are hyped. Kyle Kuzma, for example, is a pathetic defender. Yet, he's rated as one of the "better guys" in the league.
European players are generally trash. The kings took the risk, and failed. That simple.
Turning to the EuroLeague alone to scout for talent is massively outdated now. Because of the way the EuroLeague is set-up not every great player is in the EL. Out of the 18 teams, 13 of them are permanent while the rest are wildcards and champs from EuroCup and ABA League. So, most of the great clubs from Europe's national leagues play in the FIBA Champions League and FIBA Europe Cup (after they began in 2016) where all clubs have an equal shot at promotion or relegation. Nowadays the EL clubs, who are by default richer, typically pillage players from the other clubs after they've proven themselves in the two FIBA leagues, but by the time any NBA scout could look at them in the EL they're either much older or they're comfy staying there.
Another thing we've been seeing lately is that when said clubs fall out of the FIBA Europe Cup, they opt for the EuroCup as their second option. If NBA teams want to scout of young talent that are actually hungry they need to pay attention to the Champions League, Europe Cup, Spanish league (ACB), Turkish league (BSL) and ABA League because that's where most of the prospects are. The teams should have people on payroll overseas whose part-time job is paying attention to that year-round. I want to see every NBA team or their G-League affiliate sign overseas players every year, not every few years.
All teams in Europe can play in EuroLeague. It's a myth that they can't. Teams like Zenit, Monaco, and Virtus came from not even existing or playing in second or even third national divisions to EuroLeague within several years. It's a complete myth that not every team can be in EuroLeague. They can. All they have to do is spend a certain amount of money and have a good arena, and then get some good results in whatever league they are in. The will even take teams that are just a few years old. Also, the Champions League and Europe Cup also have wild card teams and also have teams with contracts.
Can you please not clickbait videos for attention thank you. You didn't one time talk about his stats or him failing. Great euro league video but this has nothing to do with the person your talking about. Please don't click bait
He’s not playing bad the kings just aren’t using him right nor is he getting much opportunity
European players are generally trash. The kings took the risk, and failed. That simple.
Perfect timing! Was just looking for something to watch🔥🔥🔥
That foul draw at 2:42 is insane 🤣. I’m so glad they got rid of that in the NBA
Its because the NBA depends more and more on personal talent and athletisism and less on actual basketball. Unfortunately the what used to be, lovable nba, is now a trash league with a great daily highlight reel. It really is a shame. Completely unwatchable.
He would be a great fit for Houston Rockets.This guy doesnt need dribble.He just needs a good passer big guy like Alpi.He has great cuts and a great spot up shooter.
Andrei Kirilenko is legend
AK47
Yup, AK47 was a beast. Above average in like everything, shooting, scoring, dribbling, rebounding, defense, and blocks. Didn't really excell in anything (maybe defense) but was soo well-rounded.
Very underrated player
@@GrinPuck HE EXCELLED IN EVERYTHING! He was the best shot blocker in the league and steals getter.
@@GrinPuck He was an animal on defense.
Welcome to Toronto!! Coach Darko gonna use you proper.
its something about his shooting form that i just like so much, idk if its just bc its so quick but at the same time i feel like it looks buttery smooth (pause). i hope vezenkov makes it in the league fr
Euro league built on passing and cutting. NBA wings are corner standers in this league
I think if he gets minutes he will succeed, so many Euro players are not given a chance, Drazen Petrovic comes to mind, barely getting minutes with the Blazers goes to the Nets and scores over 20 pts per game.
Its different game in all aspects, if eu player is not tall and athletic and you add discrimination, less chances until they adapt and its downhill..
Personally as an Olympiacos fan I would consider him a great fit for our team. He would push us onto a title challenge once again.
Imagine him playing with Luka or Jokic
I hope Mavs FO will get him soon. Mavs did very good trades with Kings...
Or with Lebron cp3 Halliburton anyone with great court vision would feed this man his IQ is insane off ball playmakers would love to have him on the court
Sabonis is a hell of a passer, they just need to utilize him properly
and defence?who?
If he gets enough play time he would easily prove what a player he is,but I guess the anti eu players policy in the nba is too much
Sounds like Klay.. with Mike Brown coming from GSW, I'm not surprised the Kings see value in Vezenkov. A Euro league MVP NBA rookie is still a rookie; Vezenkov has never played vs. NBA speed, length, athleticism, etc.
He's from 3 months in US. Even with limited minutes he show his talent. Kings won only one game against Warriors cuz Sasha enter when Kings was -16 and turn the game.
Good to see Vezenkov from my favorite Greek team here in America that 275 points on 26 dribbles is WILD tho lol
bringing up kemba and his production after his last nba seasons rly serves no point, he is in europe for a reason.
Why The Euroleague MVP Is FAILING In The NBA...
Because the NBA by design makes him not play well.
he's definitely fit in Dallas, Luka always plays pick n pop, forwards like Kleber, Williams, and DJJ already got a lot of touches by just those plays, he's a quick shooter, teams probably have hard time to defend him on pick n pop
He doesn’t match up well against smaller teams so there’s certain teams we can’t play him for too many minutes against. But he should be getting more minutes against bigger lineups. There’s been games where he was a huge momentum changer for us, but he’s getting so few minutes that he’s losing his rhythm
Yeah he’s struggling because they don’t give him enough minutes. Coach Brown is wasting his talent.
Great video
There are quite some differences between European Basketball and NBA. In NBA the ball handler ends up 1 against all or 1 against 2 or 3 in a drive. You shoot 3 pointers from as far as you can. Regular season is less important in NBA. After every loss in European regular season there is a small or big crisis in the teams. Pressure gets higher as months go by. 10.1 points per dribble means that there is a team effort for constant ball movement, the rest of the players clear the path for Vezenkov in this case and you shoot fast without losing time for dribble. Team plan is more important than personal statistics in Europe.
European players are generally trash. The kings took the risk, and failed. That simple.
@@zzdahaewaeIt's like you confused Sex with Politics somehow with your answer. You put everything in the blender. What have the national teams to do with the style of Basketball? To give yοu a few metrics USA has 332m population. Spain 47.5m, Germany 83.2m, France 67.8, Italy 59.1m, Greece 10.3m, 6.3m Serbia, Croatia 3.9m, Slovenia 2m, Lithouania 2,8 all together 283m and are sort by 50m compared to USA. If we want to make basketball comparable we should have a European Dream Team to compete against USA. But I have a small question for you. I think only Toronto Raptors have a European coach at the moment in NBA. Do you know why?
He’s failing because they won’t play him.
He should be playing a lot of minutes with Sabonis with his off ball movement but I knew it would be an uphill climb for him when the Kings brought back both Harrison Barnes and Trey Lyles.
Since Huerter fell off the face of the earth, Sabonis has lost his favorite dribble hand off targets. Sasha could be his guy but I don’t see it happening now.
He’ll probably be traded at the deadline. He’s looked good. Surprisingly it’s his shooting that hasn’t quite come along yet. Most everything else is better than we expected. Even his defense
Teodosic was waived because he was competing for minutes with a young Shai and Pat Bev who returned from injury. He didn't have many chances.
The title of this video is confusing, from the tumbnail it looks like this is about vezenkov (and this baiting a lot of the angry comments defending vezenkov) but its a general view on how all euroleague mvps have done so far. I think it was a bad decision to add the "fraud" word when you clearly mention vezenkov is doing pretty well. Sadly we have to conclude you are using false clickbait
To fail it means that you've tried first, when u get 5 minutes to play, you cant really prove shit
He’d go crazy next to Ja or Hali ngl
Only love for mentioning Fontecchio, but just know that is not how you pronounce his name 😅 Keep going man, great video!
Vezenkov is definitely not the best defender, but he is a very smart player with deep understanding of basketball and of course a very good offensive player, so it’s very unfortunate that Vezenkov is doing only DNP and definitely not something that coach Brown should be proud of. At the end of the day Brown chose him after he travelled a lot of times to see him in Greece, talk with him personally etc. and he actually promised to Vesenkov that he would have a serious role in the Kings. We will see in the future, maybe he manages to adapt, if not Olympiakos would gladly take him back
Could also be said that some nba stars would not necessarily thrive in Europe. The way the game is played determines to some extent how well some NBA players’ style and strengths would translate to Europe.
Kings fan here 👑 I think he hasn’t gotten enough opportunity to show his game off yet. When he does get minutes it’s a very small amount where he seems like he needs to prove he’s capable of getting minutes like Keon Ellis did a while ago during garbage minutes. This causes sasha to just shoot the 3 ball recklessly. I think when he plays he does fairly well on defense which surprised many Kings fans. Unfortunately for Sasha and the Kings, right now isn’t the best time to learn how to play the style to satisfy him like the Olymipiacos did but time is on his side.
He just needs to adjust to this team style of play, even if he had gone to Real Madrid or generally to an other team(Euroleague or Nba) he needs time and some "green light" from his coach. It's difficult for a player of any level to be such productive, in a short 10 minutes of play, such as in 25+ minutes.. Also coaches belief on players is really important on new prospects, the players need to know that coaches trust them and they can let them play without switching them for making a turnover or a bad shot.. I believe especially for Vezenkov that he needs just the green light and probably he can be one of the best role players (even a sixth man).
What does it matter the ball handling time if the points are the same tho? It isn’t necessarily better that he requires less touches since there’s only one ball and you score once per play right?
great vid, seen vids on same topic but you made urs stand alone
There pretty good but let's not make it seem like they're taking over the NBA
Sasha's defence was suspect even for the Euroleague standards where he mostly played at PF and SF positions (not a swingman as stated in this video). NBA PF's are too strong for him to defend while most SF's will be too fast. He's a great perimeter shooter but the 7.25m 3 point arc will definitely hinder that so it al comes up on scoring vs recieving.Unless he finds a good fit on some other team or upgrades his game, he looks like another euro player who's weaknesses make him a bad fit for the NBA...and that's not bad actually
He is more evidence to show that having useful skills is far more valuable than just being an all around pretty good player. There are lots of guys in the lesser leagues who are better 1 on 1 basketball players than a good chunk of the NBA, but they aren’t good enough to do it in the league and their support skills aren’t good enough to justify keeping them around. That is why Davis Bertans has been in the NBA for so long and made so much money while Mario Hezonja is stuck in Europe.
Need em in Dallas or that kind of player high scoring low dribble count but needs to excel on defense
each player has his own strengths and weaknesses, it's up to the coaching staff to play on their strengths and improve/hide their weaknesses with the right system, this is where nba is failing for the most part, this is why european basketball is catching up and quickly overtaking nba, just my 2 cents
Welcome to the raptors my boy
The problem is that NBA teams arent really "teams" in the general meaning of the word.They are players running around a star player or two.They are all concerned about their stats and nothing more.Coaches have 0 impact on their teams.So,Euro players and esp MVPs are used to be part of a team playing basketball with distinctive principles in their game and star players are excelling within their teams
Vezenkov is very intelligent player. His positioning and passing are excellent. Great shooting skills too.
He just needs to play more time to integrate himself to the team.
Go Sasha and GO Kings!
I am a clippers fan so I watched a lot of Teodosic. I feel like his failure was more due to the situation of the team at the time. The clippers signed him right after the CP3 trade. He was good to start the season, but after Griffin was traded, the direction of the team did not mix with his talents. The team gave up on the season for the future when he was signed to help with a championship run. In that following draft, the Clippers drafted two pgs, SGA and Robinson, with back to back picks. With Pat Bev still on the roster, it was over from there. If Griffin was never traded, they could have made a solid 1 2 punch.
Marcelanius of the Golden State Warrios was a great player in the 80 and also Petrovic. There were both guards.
You mean Marculionis....
Struggling is a harsh word to use. He is an incredibly offensive player in an already super offensive team that lacks defence. The kings do not need a shooting guard at the moment. As a kings fan its sad to see him on the bench because we simply don't need him. He would be a great match for a team that needs a good 3 point shooter.
Good vid but you did Kemba dirty bruh 😂 Man is on the last leg of his career, in his prime he would've dominated Euro league.
I’m a kings fan and watch a good amount of the games. It really bothers me when he doesn’t hold his follow through on his shots. Sometimes he does, sometimes he doesn’t, but it seems like when he does his shot is beautiful and hits nothing but net
1. Training for show V. Training for win/ 2. Playing for money V. Playing for enthusiasm/ 3. Game for business V. Game for competition. --- These are the difference between NBA and Euroleague.
Most good basketball players in Europe aren't "making millions". Most clubs operate while being in debt, and even good clubs often end up shutting down.
The EuroLeague itself doesn't generate that much revenue and its TV coverage and fees outside Europe is sadly borderline non-existent.
The average salary in the EuroLeague is around $2 million, in how the NBA counts it (gross and before all deductions). The highest paid players in EuroLeague, make between $8-$12 million a season in salary, in how the NBA counts it (gross and before all deductuions).
The highlight clips of the Euroleague shows so many empty seats I thought I was watching the WNBA.
@@vangarang3667 I smell a bs ignorant take. Even if that's true, the European fans create a great atmosphere that puts the hot dog chugging American ones to a shame.
Probably because Vezenkov couldn't adjust to the coaching system. He played with great efficiency when he got some minutes but played his own style, which probably didn't please the coach. Hopefully, he will be better in Toronto.
*Send him to Memphis. He’d go crazy with Bane and Kennard.*
So why is he failing? Such a long-winded video akin to those get instantly rich programs which go on and on about tangential topics without ever saying how to actually get rich. These click-baiting NBA channels have infested YT and I'm getting really tired of them constantly popping up in my feed.
It’s like how Klay scores a lot without dribbling much at all.
Now that Lyles came back from injury he is not the backup 4, but he still good enough for more offensive lines, if kings don't mess this up, he will be a solid 13ppg from the bench in his 3rd year.
Why is he failing? Well he isn't failing. He's doing good as you said and he'll adjust. Then he'll get the minutes he deserves 💪
This guy went from unknown to me to one of the players im most excited to follow in one 10 minute video
WE NEED HIM IN MIAMI💯😮💨
big contrast of playing style. Euro players are more of ball movement, player movement, team play and shooting.
while NBA is more of a finesse type, athletism, alpha dog mentality and rarely team play.
One reason why EU MVPs not always work in NBA is that they have to renounce to their star role to become undervalued in US. JC Navarro is a great example, his style was and would be now perfect for the NBA, but it didn’t work also because NBA lifestyle is harder to digest for an European: distance is bigger in US and is less perceived by Americans (for many American friends working at 2h car distance is a good deal, for Europeans is crisis), and personal life was the major constraint for Navarro back in the days. Easier for younger prospects to adapt to it.
He doesn’t want to play for European coach in Toronto. Man can’t cut it in NBA!
As far as money goes, money in Europe for basketball players is peanuts compared to NBA.
What the video narrator is failing to point out is that there has been a bias against Euro league players for a long time since they started coming over during the 90s. They hardly ever used to get enough minutes to really get their feet wet in the NBA style of play, and then they'd get cut or traded after not having good numbers (despite the fact that they hardly ever got enough minutes to evendevelop on this level). After Dirk, Tony Parker and now Yiannis, Jokic and Luka, they are only now starting to get more playing time. A lot of Euro-league guys from the past who didn't pan out could have been either stars or at least decent role players in the NBA if they didn't come in to a situation where the coach had an inherent bias against foreign players and never guided them properly.
Such a phenomenal player. But they are just so full at the 4 position. He needs to be on a different team to get quality minutes. He's a fuckin sniper and a phenomenal off ball creator.
As a Kings fan, Sasha has actually been pretty solid as a team defender. Individually not always so much but none of us expected it with his lateral movement. The team D is a pleasant surprise though, high IQ and great hands. Knows how to use his length. I wish coach would play him more, his D can’t be any worse than “what is being phsyical?” HB
I do agree he will stick in the league if he wants to though, and when the Kings get their heads outta their ass and play like themselves he will thrive in such a system with tons of cutting and ball movement
Who's that one TH-camr who swore this dude would be great lmao that TH-camr cracks me up with his takes and how he says it
Nikola Mirotic was a human torch when he played in the NBA.
Never heard of this dude but I don’t see how he doesn’t succeed over here with that shooting ability. I think a deep team like the kings is probably a bad fit
I didn’t think you were gonna say “begging on their knees”😭
You mention Kemba Walker as an example of an NBA good player that underperforms in EL. What about Kendrick Nun ? He is actually one of the best this year in EL.
This dude should be on the warriors with all that non-dribbling
His 3pt is not consistent. He doesn't have the ball much but when having it, he is wide open to shoot. However, his 3pt percentage is not high.
Never listen to people who don’t watch Kings basketball tell you about Kings players. Half of these comments are calling Mike Brown a bad coach after he won COTY last year and the Kings a current 5 seed. Half y’all watch 2k videos and get actual ball videos in your algorithm. We don’t except you.
Jokic, Doncic, Giannis, Markannen they all came young and now Victor also young only players in the last 10 years that come to mind that didnt come that young and is solid nba players are Bogdan and Bojan Bogdanovic.
Todosic was injured and that's why he returned home! Furthermore, Teodosic was already 30 yrs old when he joined the NBA - most players are getting ready to retire at that age!
He’s just not that good. We need to stop this lie that euro league is equivalent to the NBA, just different, Everyone knows Kemba Walker is on one knee so that was a bad example.
I'm starting to realize the cut of age for a successful career in the NBA for Europeans is 25!
I don't I can think of much cases of it actually working after that age.
His defense is not a problem in the nba. Even players who are capable of defending 1on1 do not try anymore, even in the playoffs defence is mediocre, while in the euroleague everyone plays defence. Vezenkov will at least try to defend.
He has a good shot and smart player hope to see him get more opportunities
Coach Brown wants players who can play defense and create plays for others; areas where Vezenkov is behind his teammates. He’s been given rotation minutes, but hasn’t produced enough to keep them. He’s still learning the NBA and Kings system.
Saying what you said- how is HB playing defense and creating plays for the team?if Sasha was put in the starting lineup from MB and he was playing as HB he was going to to be benched the second game and never touch the court unless everybody on his position are injured…
He's just not getting minutes right now because the Kings are loaded at 4. He needs to learn to play like a 3 of he wants to break the rotation and he doesn't have the quickness on defense for that.
If Luka and Jokic went to other teams. Chances are they would not have the same success they have today. Dallas gave Luka the reigns early while Denver developed Jokic slowly and gave him key to do his thing.
Lmfao I’m a Knicks fan and if Denver ever wanted to trade Joker then let me know
If Joker can win a championship with the next best player being at non all star level then that’s someone that anybody should openly be trying to take a “chance” on
Great fit for the Heat or Nuggets. Miami loves this kind of players, off-ball movement, 3pt. shooting, cutter.