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NBA Hasn’t Seen A Player Like Sasha Vezenkov
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 พ.ย. 2023
- Sasha Vezenkov is unlike any other NBA player: he is able to score while barely dribbling. So far, the 28-year-old Sacramento Kings’ rookie & EuroLeague MVP has racked up 33 points with 2 dribbles. In this video, BasketNews’ Augustas Suliauskas takes a look at how a below average athlete (by NBA standards) can be successful in the strongest basketball league.
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Too bad he never played for the Greek national team :(
He made wonders with the Bulgarian one!
He looks and plays like Luke Walton XD
I am somewhat concerned due to his lackluster defence. If he fixes that and is not a total minus there, he would get way more offensive chances as well.
There is a guy who plays like him at a very high level. Lauri Markkanen lead the league in points per touch last year (at almost .500) and was super effective in almost every single playtype and location. One of the best cutters in the NBA and the first player ever to produce 200 3 pointers and 100 dunks in the same season. This season he averages 0.73 dribbles per touch to Vezenkovs 0.31. Most of his damage is done by him being active off the ball and having a very fast trigger and accurate shot from the perimeter.
@@cybernaut667 he is 1000 percent bulgarian.......
As a kings fan I've been paying close attention and hoping for the best from him. He had a rough couple of shooting nights along with most of our other guys in Fox's absence. But I have loved his movement and if he gets that touch back in rhythm he can be a great piece.
He plays small minutes and with the 2nd unit, where passing the ball is not a priority for these players. Only Monk passes the ball, but he too wants to score more in order to be a starter. Vezenkov needs team play, team movement and teamates who can pass the ball to him when he cuts. Only Sabonis and Fox can do that, but Brown never uses him with those two. So I guess he won't make an impact to the Kings, who are a mediocre team anyway
He seems like a rhythm guy
That's a great point. How to stagger his minutes with Sabonis is the big question. Will Brown sacrifice defense for their offense, I'm interested to see@@TMPOUZI
He's definitely getting back his rhythm sooner or later. Should become a valuable piece for the Kings
@@TMPOUZI I'm not sure Monk cares about being in the starting lineup. I've never once heard him complain about his role and he fits into that 6th man role very well. He has more of an opportunity to score and facilitate on the 2nd unit. I do agree that Sasha will succeed more by playing with more players that like to pass the ball such as Sabonis but I also believe that Monk to Sasha could be a good combination in the future. The Kings just need some time to gell together. They have some new pieces to the puzzle and need to make the pieces fit.
I live in Sacramento and watch all the Kings games. Vezenkov is in a perfect situation and playing super well. He had a great preseason too playing bigger minutes. He's fun to watch.
Glad you like him. I think even better days are ahead. Quite a big learning curve for any European that comes over
Why is Sacramento perfect for him? Genuine question.
I have a feeling Sasha will return to Europe many years from now with a ring (not necessarilly won in Sacramento). He is the type of player that performs better in the playoffs and he is way more experienced in title deciding matches than his current teammates. As much as I hated seing him leave, I hope and believe he will be very successfull in the NBA.
I need him in Miami.
Get him to San Antonio
Bro getting a ring as a role player is more a matter of luck, so you have no clue if he ever gets one or not. He's going to have a challenging road being a 28 year old rookie but he can definitely carve out a nice little place for himself in the NBA. Anything beyond that will be a bonus, c'mon.
@@michaelhaydenbell championships are won by great teams, not individuals. So, everyone contributes in a title-effort. I am just saying that Vezenkov has all those qualities that make a great teammate in a title winning team.
His lateral movement looks really slow, I actually see him being unplayable in the playoffs because of how much NBA playoff basketball has turned into targeting the weakest link on the opposition's defense over and over and over. I really like his style of play though, he's perfect for Sacramento's offense
He's perfect for the Kings and so valuable. They are lucky to have him
as a greek i saw him play in olympiakos and he was destroying everyone in every situation he is ungurdable
If only Vezenkov was playing with Jokic rn…The Nuggets would be even more lethal. Jokic would be able to find him on open possessions and it would generate the nuggets offense and make them an even bigger threat on offense.
They need to trade for vezenkov. I dont see Much players that fits perfectly in Denver. The classical catch and shoot player with a constant try on backdoors Is almost extinct in the NBA.
This is exactly what I was thinking.
I was thinking exactly this lol
Amazing movement but he is kinda slow. If he was faster, he would average at least 18 ppg with Jokic in denver
@@petarnikolic5552 i don't think that he needs to be superb fast. Look how doncic plays with the ball. A good catch and shooter only need to be i'm the right place.
He’s a product of hard work and commitment, and really developed and excelled under coach Bartzokas style of play at Olympiakos, which calls for a lot of movement and passing, and finding the open player.
It will probably never happen, but I'd love to watch him play with Jokic.
Nice thought, but his draft rights were available. If they wanted him they could’ve taken or traded for his rights like the Kings
His 'Movement' is so pristine that he does 'You Can't See Me' jukes just to get to his spots (obviously never disrupting his own teammates).
Ive watched Vezenkov a couple of times with Bulgarian NT and even tho the quality of basketball was lower, you could really see what a star performed during the games. I've never seen a player move so much without a ball. Everyone looks so static around him.
I am kinda jealous he is in nba as I watch euroleague only, but I really hope he proves himself there.
Поздрави, Саше, и много успехи!
Да не забравяме че ролята в НО и в Сакраменто са мноооооого различни.....
@@user-zy7hy5cg8l безспорно, безспорно, но е факт, че много се движи без топката и с това се отличава където и да играе.
For those saying title is clickbait or Klay Thompson plays exactly the same, here's my explanation behind the title idea: Klay does most of his damage running from off-ball actions set up specifically for him. Staggers, pindowns, all that stuff. Sasha, as we see in the video, does most of the stuff without sets: backdoors, slip screens, just moving without the basketball & keeping the spacing perfect. That's why I think the NBA has never seen a player like him.
Thompson is technically a guard
You're wrong, he does that Because he's a big men and that's technically his job, Klay is a Sg, he doesn't need to do that because that's not his job
Thanks for the video. Looking forward to Sasha succeeding in the NBA. Greetings from Bulgaria!
Thanks for the comment! Greetings back from Lithuania
Sasha is fire but no one is passing to him. Half of his missed shots are with 2 defenders on his back and 2 seconds on the clock. Plus, Brown is using Europe's MVP as 3-pointer catapult, at about 20% of his potential. Coach of the year my a**
blud no ones giving him the green light over Fox or Sabonis
@@mikhailavanesov5912They play in different positions, brother, of course not. But Keegan Murray gets 30+ minutes a game and has been shooting 25% for a month without even being criticized
Nba is well known for ignoring and not appreciating non American players so it doesn't surprise me at all. Pretty much all stars outside of us started as low drafted underdogs only to be really recognized 2-3 years later
Send this man to great passers and suddenly he might be putting up 10 points consistently. Imagine if Harden agrees to come off the bench and receives a great cutter to pass to.
@@jmillanoff actually thats a good point ngl
Great breakdown! I do think Sasha will play well in the NBA. I knew he could shoot but I didn't realize that he was this good at moving without the basketball. He's also a better defender than I thought he would be. As time goes on I believe he will get more comfortable and his teammates will find more ways to get him his shots. He is an offensive weapon and I believe he will help the Kings advance further in the playoffs.
We appreciate that, thank you. Hoping for the best for Vezenkov
casual, he's been like that all his career
@@jeortiz-luis4288 you're right, I'm a casual because I didn't know that much about someone who played in the Euroleague, lol. I've been a Kings fan for twenty five years, through the good and the many bad years. Nothing casual about that.
With time he get better but he don't have a lot of time he is 28 in 4 years he be out of his prime in 6 he will be bench player
I am from Greece, so I have seen Vezenkov in tens of games... in his good day, he will 'kill' any defence plan and drive the opposite coach mad... in his bad day, he will miss it all... but thankfully for his team, the ratio between good/bad days is 3/1, or even better
I love watching Vezenkov play. He's going to cause a lot of headaches soon!
I wasnt expecting much when it came to his defense but he’s actually been a pleasant surprise on that side. His footwork isnt as slow as scouts had us believe and hes got really active hands and a good feel for passing lanes. Once he (and the whole team) start hitting open looks this offense is going to be just fine.
Regarding the number of dribbles in relation with the points made, he rivals Klay
I don't think there's someone else in the NBA right now apart from those two. Less and less shooters that are not dribbling
Vezenkov is a beast, needs more playing time in the NBA to get used to the game there
Great Analysis, Arturas. Vezenkov will have a good time, as he gets stronger every day. We should expect some clutch plays from Sasha 😎
It's Augustas, but hey thanks
What makes him unique is that we've seen guards move without the ball (Reggie, Steph, even Doug McDermott), but forwards that are as tall as him rarely fill space this way and he does it very intelligently. Young players should watch how he plays
None of them even remotely touch Rip. Dude would deplete every ounce of the defenders energy running around like the Energizer bunny
I think he will succeed, i think he may even be an All Star in a few years. I would like to see vezenkov playin with the starters, like you said chemistry with sabonis looks good, include fox hurter and barnes, they would be rollin
Oh wow, as a Kings fan I hope you're right. If Sasha started, do you think Murray would play the 3 and Barnes would come off the bench or do you think Murray would come off the bench?
@@davidhagler8475 i guess that would vary. Most teams don't play the same starting5 all season long. But for starting it may be to early yet
Klay Thompson used to do a lot of this same stuff with the Warriors before he got injured. I remember specifically him scoring like 70 points in 3 quarters with like 0 dribbles. His off the ball movement was elite.
With Venzenkov's addition Kings became one of my top teams to watch, just loving the potential here
We miss him ⚪️🔴
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don't worry he it getting that money
Position at 3:56 sums up McGee's career perfectly lol
ahah lol
😂 yep
Haha true
Very good and fun analysis , really liked the content, subd!
Glad you enjoyed!
As a Bulgarian, I really hope he does well. Watching every Kings game for sure!
Thanks for this video!
I remember in HS I averaged like only 11 ppg my junior year as 2-3 before moving to point senior. The school sports section wrote a article about how I scored 120 points straight without taking a dribble. I didnt know that given I was like the 3rd 4th option on our team...I just used back cuts, curl screens, and corner 3s to get all my points...easy game.
First thing that came to my mind is that Denver should try to sign him for Jokic as soon as its possible.
I wish Sasha for Mavericks, but I admire him everywhere.
Just imagine if Vezenkoz and Jokic played together, all those cuts and open spaces would absolutely destroy any team
Man his shot looks so pure
At some point he had 265 points with only 26 dribbles last season. Pretty mad.
I feel like Keegan Murray is also a great cutter. It is going to be interesting to see all the off-ball movement, especially with a good passing big like Sabonis.
3:55 i love how he stare down after the block then didnt bother to get the rebound and defend.. thats auto bench for eu coach
That was Shaqtin A Fool moment right there!
Great video man. He would've fit perfectly in Golden State
I said before the season that with how efficient he'll be and with enough chances we should watch out for him being a ROTY finalist and average almost 20PPG. Looks like he wont be utilized like that but he still should be solid
Vezenkov come back or at least call :)
Sasha is a great character and a player who trained himself so much. He deserves this :)
having watched all veznekov games the last 3 years he just needs to earn the right to get the pass to him when he is free then he will start to play without stress to prove what kind of player he is
I agree. Watched so many Olympiakos games and he played better every year where teammates got used to his style and that grew confidence in him
its just tough to guess if he is cutting in out faking screens and stuff if you dont know him vezenkov can spot so many mistakes on enemies D and punish them offensively.@@AugustasSuliauskas
Sasha could and should be Sacramento’s secret weapon. It’s shaping up that our best 5 is
Fox
Sabonis
Murray
Hurter
Vezenkov
We have our own foreign badass in Houston - The Dragon aka Apleren Sengun - the dime throwing, paint dancing playmaker takes alot of his game from The Joker & The Dream.
Reall happy he is getting a chance to play!
This is all good so far. He will be good 👍
Thanks man👍🏾
a lot of nba players dont have fundamentals anymore.
in europe you get taught SPD which means 1. shoot when open 2. pass and third is dribble.
nba players often times dribble first and then look what happens. this dude just shoots when open and otherwise passes. and he can move really good off the ball.
Vezenkov + Sabonis = dream team
great video!
Thank you
they need to utilize him well and he'll do just fine in the nba :P that's the thing with european players without reputation coming into the nba, nba teams and coaches usually dont utilize them as well as they could've because they simply dont bother spending the time and effort actually coaching the player, seeing where he's good at, how to use his strengths and mask weaknesses
he seems to be of the same mold as Ersan Ilyasova, who was highly underrated player for 14 NBA seasons. I mean that as a compliment.
He is a Omri Casspi
He is geniu in finding free space 😮
Looking vood going great with consistency and I think it only can get better with Sasha and learning everyday something new he'll vastly and improve moving forward
Ow Mullen that baseline 3 👀 exactly like Chris
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I've click the subscription button just now. Man i need that jersey badly😢😢😢
The league saw a forward like Vezenkov before. Omri Casspi. And the Kings espcially
Sasha has the European game IQ and global view. Being said that, I think he will come and by without much noise. First, he doesn't have the glammour and second, he is not spectacular. Same as Jokic has been overlooked for years.
Although, in my opinion, he will keep his specific, narrow role, not jumping to a main role.
And, either he adapts or he will come back to Europe.
Im from Bulgaria too like him and from his own word like my own mind the NBA in America is the highest LEVEL , Basketball in Europe is not on that high level and to be a part of any NBA Team you should be for real great player , and also 90% of nba players from Europe their dream is NBA Draft... Europe is popular in football/soccer but America is the home of Basketball , he said that it will be hard to be a part of team and also with player/stars on that high level but he wont give up.
Sorry for bad english
BS Vezenkov is destroying them in his first season . If he actually play full games he will average 30 points at least . NBa is a clown circus without defence to gain more audience.
He will be a great fit in San Antonio
Many wing players should have similar off-ball movement at the corners instead of being stuck in one corner at the 3-pt line all the time. Just look at Aaron Gordon's recent success. Whether they cut in for a layup, cut in for a post up with a mismatch, cut all the away across the baseline for a better 3 point attempt, the defense won't enjoy having to deal with all of that. Shouldn't require a passer of Jokic's caliber to accomplish too.
Also notice his super fast release, it goes perfectly with his playstyle. Hopefully he can work on athleticism though for defense.
Nice video!
Thanks!
Coaches love players like Vezenkov.
The problem is Vezenkov plays defense about as well as Duncan Robinson and Mike Brown so far hasn't decided to run out a zone to try to hide him the way euroleague teams use zone to hide guys like that.
I am thinking imagine what he will do if he comes back to europe after two years of successful playing in the nba.
I only watched the 2 games he played against my Warriors and what I saw was a crafty player. He's willing to muck it up in paint. The movement he brings in half court offense creates opportunities either on the initial action or for the hockey assist if his teammate stay locked on him. The more he gels with this team, the more he's going to tilt games.
My only gripe with this video is the thumbnail, and lead text - prime Klay Thompson has been that guy. 60 points on 11 dribbles in 2015 and 43 points on 4 dribbles just last year.
Damn. He really does have a crazy quick release.
Good point!
I hope he becomes even more solid. I hope this does not turn out to be like Barcelona where he was getting inconsistent minutes and he was in a mental slump from all that .The problem is that West is massively stacked and with the return of Lyles, he may see his role reduced. SAC this season are aiming higher than just playoffs appearance and pressure is much higher on coaching and GM to achieve results. Not sure what expectations are but if he stays around 7-8pts on 15-20min. first season, this will be good. He just needs to stay positive and forget bad games quickly otherwise, the slump can get worse and his role even more reduced. He needs to adjust to the pace and divensive intensity faster otherwise his role will be diminished. This will be a key to be more recognized by teammates and get more touches from them .There are barely no week teams in the West and almost every night SAC will be tested .
I just hope he gets back his rhythm shooting before Lyles comes back. Because him taking his minutes could break the psychology of Sasha
His defence so far is ok and his cuts are fast. Also he rebounds great despite the limited time he spends on court. The problem is the Sacs are a typical iso play NBA team with offensive talent, but only that, no creation at all, no domination on court, little defence, little extra pass and PnR or PnP
@@AugustasSuliauskas Definitely. He has around 2 weeks to show improvement because if Lyles starts good, Brown might not patient enough given the pressure he has on his shoulders and he will have to put a lot more effort to earn back his backup role . Oftentimes he plays, right next to his name comes the tag (Euroleague MVP) which makes him more of a target inside the team than for his opponents as performing better than Lyles is to be expected and everything less than that will lead to a reduced role. US media compares him to a taller Klay thompson which means hitting 3s which are even contested. They dont care if contested or not, they will look at the % of shots and simply say he is good/bad. All the expectations are that he is the missing piece to their next step which implies competing with Barnes for minutes not with Lyles and helping the team go up in the standing.
can we show this to his coach? :D Please move him to warriors!
OTB is a very valuable asset for low spec players. If you got good eyes and can fit in the right spots you can be a valuable weapon that can normally fly under a defenses radar in the heat of a game.
I'm just happy he's a rotation player. He's not great yet but he's re-learning the game especially on the defensive side. Things he doesn't have to re-learn, that shot is automatic and he knows exactly when and where to cut and where the soft spot in a zone is. Plays great off of Monk and Sabonis. He's a lot stronger than I thought as well. I'm saying it now, he's going to have a takeover game in this coming 2024 playoffs.
As I like Vezenkov I hope will fail to the nba so to come back to Olympiakos. If not at the the start of 2024 at least the summer. We need you Sasha...
There are tons of great basketball players overseas that are not allowed to play in the NBA by the gatekeepers of the league.
could you explain - who are those gatekeepers of the league.?
@@drobiIIka..... You'll be waiting a while
Vezenkov!
This is Klay Thompson modified with backdoor cuts rather than spot-up threes. But it's not news that he can thrive, as NBA players are loathe to exert on the defensive end. Even virtually all of the stars work harder on offense than the do on defense. It's a curious paradox of the NBA. Imagine the NFL where the cornerbacks exerted less effort than receivers ...
Fake at 0:20 was so nasty it worked even without a player in that spot
He is the Thomas Müller of Basketball aka. „der Raumdeuter“ 😄
We want a video of you speaking about micic. What he can do in the nba, if he has a spot on the roster in OKC and how long do you think he will stay in the nba
That's going to be tough to make. OKC drafted another PG this summer and he's playing very well for a rookie. Plus, there's Giddey & SGA>. Unless injuries or trade happens at the deadline, I don't think Micic is going to have any kind of role this season
@@AugustasSuliauskasYea, I watched OKC vs Denver Nuggets, he barelly played, 2-3 minutes maybe in total, entered twice, touhced ball five times... I think he will not stay long in NBA, types like him cannot warm bench, he will ask for realease and return to Europe on the end of this season, maybe even sooner, unless something drastic happened to OKC playmakers and one of them get serious injury...
He has a high basketball IQ...he know where to go and what to do when he has the ball👏👏👏👏
Very insightful and you speak English better than most American pundits.
I hope yes.
thanks
Nice to see David Faustino working again
A proud Bulgarian 🇧🇬
What i get from seeing these moments is that they have virtualy stopped defending in the NBA. Sasha is not even doing anything truly extraordinary here. He is just moving around, trying to lose his defender, the same way we were taught to do when we were freaking teens. He is very good at it of course. But still, he is just implementing the basics.
On the contrary. The defenders - wholeass NBA players here - are NOT doing the absolute basics of defending. NEVER lose sight of the ball and NEEEEEEEEVER lose sight of the player you are defending against when on man to man defence.
I am not a basketball pro by any means. This is just what i was taught when I was like 12.
Why has everyone forgot about Klay all of a sudden?.
There is a bulgarian football(soccer) player, called Dimitar Berbatov, whose playstyle was something similar and that's how he became famous - for not expending too much energy and yet being extremely useful. Maybe Sasha Vezenkov is the Dimitar Berbatov of bulgarian basketball. I'm sure Vezenkov will greatly improve in the next 2-3 seasons and get mentioned next to the Joker, Luka and Sabonis jr.
Sasha is what Luka needed. Dallas staff really sucks
At worst he'll be a a solid role player. At best, he will be a silent star.
33pts and 2 dribble was like Klay Thompson on regular season game on 2017.
Quick release? Moves quickly off ball.
No one is like him huh?
I see a good addition for my Nuggets 👀
Saša is great. If he is given a real chance (not to play players based on the contracts) he can be great in any team
Kinda reminds me of prime Klay!
Reggie Miller, Rip Hamilton....etc etc
Y'all really want to reinvent the wheel
He is the absolute Euroleague player
He was really good playing in Europe.
Too many great players in euro, we need them in NBA!!!!!!!!!!
Hasn't seen a player like Vezenkov? Man that's basically Klay Thompson. 🤦