Kings officially announce Vezenkov deal

The Sacramento Kings have officially announced that the team has signed Alexander Vezenkov. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Vezenkov was named the 2022/23 EuroLeague MVP after averaging 17.6 points (55.3 FG%, 38.3 3pt%, 84.0 FT%), 6.9 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game in 40 games (39 starter) for Olympiakos. He also received the Alphonso Ford Trophy for the EuroLeague’s top scorer and was named to the All-EuroLeague All-Star Team for the second consecutive season.

Vezenkov began his career in the Greek Basketball League with Aris, spending four seasons with the team from 2011-15. He joined Barcelona where he spent the next three years (2015-18) before joining Olympiakos before the 2018/19 season.

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Vezenkov was originally drafted with the 57th overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft by the Brooklyn Nets. Sacramento acquired his draft rights in a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 2022 NBA Draft.