Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri is willing to be patient with Sasha Vezenkov. The 28-year-old forward was traded from the Sacramento Kings to the Raptors on June 28 during the second day of the NBA Draft, along with Davion Mitchell, the draft rights to Jamal Shead, and a 2025 second-round pick. While Mitchell and Shead have signed deals with the Raptors, Vezenkov has not, with media reports indicating he wants a multiyear contract with Greece’s Olympiacos in the EuroLeague.<\/p>\n
“We’re still going through that situation,” said Ujiri. “I think that should develop in the next few days or we’ll see whether it\u2019s a few months.” Vezenkov, a 6-foot-8 Bulgarian born in Cyprus, averaged 5.4 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 0.5 assists in 12.2 minutes per game in his first NBA season. He played in 42 games in 2023-24 and could add some depth at forward to Toronto’s bench.<\/p>\n
“We acquired a player in a trade and we feel we have communicated well,” added Ujiri. “We communicated well with the agent and the team before and so we’ll see how that goes.”<\/p>\n
Source: John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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