Kings GM things fans ‘will be surprised’ by Vezenkov

Sacramento Kings general manager Monte McNair believes team’s new acquisition Sasha Vezenkov will surprise the fans with how good he is.

“A lot of people hear ‘international’ and they don’t know them, and then they come over and all of a sudden it’s (Nikola) Mirotic or it’s the Bogdanovics (Bogdan and Bojan) or (Nemanja) Bjelica,” McNair said. “Or you can obviously go back to the Pejas and Turkoglus (former Kings Peja Stojakovic and Hedo Turkoglu). And once they’re over here, then people get excited about them. But I think people will be surprised, just because they don’t know him very well and what he can do.”

The Kings officially signed Vezenkov on Wednesday with a three-year, $20 million-dollar contract that includes a team option for 2025-26.

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At 27 years of age, Vezenkov comes to the NBA after establishing himself as one of he elite players in Europe. The Bulgarian made the All-Euroleague First Team in 2021-22 and 2022-23 while winning MVP and Top Scorer honors in the competition last season.