The Sacramento Kings made a splash this off season by signing Sasha Vezenkov, reigning MVP of the Euroleague, to a contract. Coming off a solid 48 win season, does he put them over the top in the cut throat Western Conference?? Coach Nick breaks down his game and how he can fit with Mike Brown’s Princeton Offense based attack.
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Finally some more love for Europe♥️
The NBA is a star-focused league.
If you’re watching EuroLeague, you’re watching pure fundamental basketball. Nothing flashy but it gets the job done.
Also, I like that European head coaches are VERY STRICT. When they speak, players STFU and listen. No talking back. No attitude. Egos are kept in check. Unlike NBA where players are protected, European head coaches are the leaders.
And the fans as well are very passionate.
ty for this video keep up the good work
The Kings already have so many sieves on defense, I'm not sure how impactful he'll be without being a plus defender.
So this guy could make an NBA team….but Jerry west couldn't make a HS team
Another spot up shooter that can’t guard the perimeter…
I have been telling people at my work this pickup is going to be a huge impact for the Kings!! He fits perfectly in their offense, and will bring another veteran presence and a certified winner that the young Kings need! The West is going to be tough though
Remember when the Warriors lost in game 7 of the first round in the 2014 playoffs? They won it all the next year.
The Kings just lost to the Warriors in game 7 of the first round in the 2023 playoffs. Could the Kings win it all this year?
I always love when you take digs at the old guard of shooting mechanics lol. You just know there’s some follow-through obsessed coach seething, even though he’s never actually checked to see if this is something that matters haha
If they can hide him on d they will extremely good
It feels like most NBA analysts are criticizing the Kings off-season and sleeping on this pickup. Vezenkov has good size and a lightening quick release. He's going to feast off of Sabonis DHOs and cuts to the basket. Glad the Kings maintained flexibility for the future by not overpaying guys like Jerami Grant and Kuzma and added some potentially nice pieces with Vezenkov and Duarte on team-friendly deals.
the beam shall never dim
he reminds me of prime Dāvis Bertāns
Wonder where he’s gonna get minutes on this Kings team
Lefty klay Thompson
i love watching my team olympiakos on ur videos , i am a sub cause i love ur game analitics, but my man u said that in his cuts he might have bigger problem vs the bigs in nba , ofc nba bigs are more athletic but they have the 3 second rule for defence aswell there, in euroleague some of the bigs just park in the paint
looks like a bench larry bird
Is he eligible for rookie of the year? If he is then hes def a darkhorse ROTY
I think he's gonna get swallowed up by NBA size/speed/athleticism. Even in a showcase, I saw someone who wouldn't make most NBA starting 5's and the Kings already cannot defend, so you can't account for him. If you had a team like the Cavs who could make up for him…maybe.
I was a point guard at a pro level in europe until i injured both my achillies. The main reason my coach gave to justify holding my follow trough was to get easy calls from defenders who were careless. It doesn't affect your shot and add extra time and space for you to get fouled.
Good.
Final position and posing doesn't cause a good shot, it's the result of. Same in golf.
Defense in the NBA is so soft. No problem for Aleks.
yeah the team that had the best regular season offense ever and no defense needs a shooter that cant play defense
we will be checking him out
My only concern about euroleague players is will they be able to acutally keep the same energy for an entire NBA season plus the playoffs. 36 vs 82 in the regular season is a big enough difference that i think it could be an issue. Not just for energy but also for injury.
He seems like a new age version of Peja.
Hello
He should fit like a glove
Half the defense, double the offense.
Holding the follow through is obviously not doing anything. You've let go of the ball so nothing you do can affect it
I remember when Raptors signed Anthony Parker, 2 time Euroleague MVP. He was good but didn't exactly change Raptors fortunes that much. I would say equating him to a serviceable NBA starter on some teams would be all.
Those on-court billboard screens is both distracting and ugly AF. I hope the NBA never does that.
He looks like very 2k stretch bug build ever which more of a compliment tbh let’s see how he does defensively