Is Sasha Vezenkov DONE in Sacramento? Will the Kings move on?
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- Опубликовано: 8 июн 2024
- Deuce and Mo discuss the conflicting reports from overseas about Sasha Vezenkov's future with the Kings, they talk about his role last year, what his season was like and what could be next for him
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What do you make of the reports? What do you think happens with Sasha Vezenkov and the Kings?
Personally I thought he didn’t get enough regular time in the rotation. But I’m just a fan.
Because nobody stepped up and showed they were reliable. Brown coached way better this year than last. Players have to be made accountable at some point….
I think the NBA sucks. As well as all “pro sports” and all your thoughts about such, mean nothing. Just look at life…. Not to you Deuce N Mo, even though I’m sure you’ll hate me after this. Comment meant to society in general.
No PT
Barnes ALL the PT
Why would he ever want to stay here??? They scouted and courted him, and this is how they do it? If he's this bad the scouting is just as bad
@@Bobfrink15 we're all just fans
Mike Brown rotations were WILD until late in the season. One game Duarte DNP, next game he is starting. Their was no continuity with this group and I feel Sasha never truly got a chance to get settled.
Because nobody stepped up to show they’re reliable.
He had more than enough opportunities. You cant always control whether or not your shots go in but you can control how much effort you give on defense.
Rotations weren’t “wild”.
Mike Brown has said for two years to play good in garbage time (like Keon) and you get more time. Shouldn’t be hard against the other team’s 3rd unit.
I don’t think it’s just a coincidence that this news comes out shortly after Mike Brown is extended. The direction that this organization has committed to has been made clear and judging by the way Brown handled Sasha’s role, it isn’t in his favor. I am disappointed that coach was unable to utilize him or at the very least give him a real chance to earn a consistent role all season. Smh.
I think Sasha was a great player, he just didn't get the play time he deserved. Gonna miss him on the kings
The 2-3 games before initial injury were really good! His team defense was usually solid. Sure he can be hunted individually but if we're being honest so can HB lmao Huerter at times too.
I think Sasha didn't have time to find a rhythm and the injuries threw him off bad
GREAT 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You guys must have been watching a different Sasha . The one I saw was wack
@@JosephArmstrong-nt8vi exactly I thought he was gonna take us to the next level lol
@@JosephArmstrong-nt8vi he barely got to play
I've said it multiple times, Mike Brown cannot learn rotations. Sasha is the type of player that gets better with more playing time.
How do you expect someone to get in rythm when you give him inconsistent minutes and he has to guess if he's playing every game.
Honestly I hope Sasha figures everything out and moves on from the Kings. If he's traded to a team that appreciates the player that he is, I guarantee the Kings will regret how they treated him.
Absolutely 💯
what do you think his ceiling is in the NBA?
@@DeuceandMo he’s easily a ~20 minutes a game player for most teams in the league
@@danikar999lol 🤣
@@SKOOBZTERZ why are you so obsessed with him? How many comments are you going to write?
The moment Brown signed his extension it was over between Sasha and Sacramento.
I never once recalled Sasha getting abused defensively throughout the year. Yea, there were a few mistakes here and there, but he was a freaking rookie in a different league. Like Deuce said, you need him to have consistent minutes to actually learn and find a rhythm. Trey Lyles is a below average defender who mostly just shoots 3s. He is not better than Sasha, yet got 20 minutes a night scoring a measly 7 pts. Brown is 100% at fault for not giving him a chance.
I mean, the sample size wasn't large but he definitely would have some problems if isolated. He did some nice things from a team defensive standpoint. I think you're underselling Trey a bit.
@@DeuceandMo We'll have to agree to disagree on Lyles. He is a decent 3pt shooter who doesn't defend well on the perimeter and can't create his own shot or post up.
Just some context coming from an Olympiacos fan, first of all, Sasha before coming to Olympiacos he was at a really young age, transferred to Barcelona, a huge European club after coming from an amazing season as the Greek top scorer from a relatively smaller and low budget club, called Aris B.C. In Europe, there isn't just one organisation like the NBA. What I mean is that there is the Euroleague at the top, the Eurocup at the middle and BCL after and the national championships at the bottom (apart from Spain which is really competitive). So, Sasha had to move from a level like BCL to the Euroleague, where the level is by far higher. There he was faced with the same thing that he faced last season. A coach that didn't trust him and at times he wasn't even playing. At some point, Georgios Bartzokas (the current coach of Olympiacos) came to Barcelona as the new head coach. Then he started playing and bettering himself. However, when the coach was fired, Barcelona stopped playing him once again (ruclips.net/video/PZscJUR_sa0/видео.html from 6:40).
When his contract was done, he came to Olympiacos (without Bartzokas initially). Again, not given the opportunity to play. Some years later and after the head coach of Olympiacos (Blatt) was fired, then Bartozkas came to the team. Everything again changed! He started playing again and Bartzokas centered the whole team around Sasha and his off-ball movement. Just to imagine, he was similar to Klay Thompson but with the importance of Curry at Olympiacos. During his time, even in Europe, he had major defensive problems but since offensively he was so important, it was ok (imagine a situation like Sabonis).
In all honesty, I think that the problem here is that the Kings' scouting was insufficient. You can't follow a player that closely and not realise how defensively he might be a problem. Also, he isn't the sharpshooter that you say. He is mostly making the contested shots, I mean he is mostly a scorer and not a pure shooter. So again, they should have wondered if there would be a possibility of adapting to a smaller role, considering that previously the whole team was based around him (imagine suddenly Sabonis having to play only 15 minutes without him being the hub of the Kings' offence, weird right?) (ruclips.net/video/tYL-B0ecaVU/видео.html)
It's difficult at his age to get used to a small role. It's not an ego thing of course, he is a great guy and he only cares about the team winning, but the thing is that he will turn 29 and these are his best years. The fact that his girlfriend (Nicole Eleftheriadou) still plays for Olympiacos' polo team and that even his best friend returned to Olympiacos (Nikola Milutinov) and he has so many other friends in the team, makes you realise that he might want to come back. His father and a large portion of Bulgarian people really wanted him to go to the NBA, so I feel like he had no choice but to go to the NBA.
Moreover, a thing that you need to take into consideration is that in Greece players are getting paid the full amount of money on their contracts since the owners are the ones who pay the tax (which is considerably lower than in California), they are also given a free place to level and a free car. What I mean by this is that the money isn't that far apart from what he gets in the NBA. He is most likely going to find a 4 million euro contract here, so with all these in mind he is probably going to get the same amount of money as in the NBA.
Lastly, as I mentioned on Twitter, Michalis Stefanou is one of Sasha's closest friends and probably the most legitimate source you can have from Sasha's side. (here is the interview that Sasha gave to Stefanou a few months ago, when Stefanou came to Sacramento to visit him ruclips.net/video/J07BfITnY1M/видео.htmlsi=0s9niUERyNM8ybUG . Unfortunately, it's only in Greek)
appreciate that in-depth breakdown
@@DeuceandMo I figured that, just for the sake of all of your excellent basketball breakdowns, if I can give a bit more context in something, it's probably only on this subject 🤪
@@alexap7 hahah hey, it's helpful and appreciated!!
@@DeuceandMo ❤️
There’s some people MB won’t play unless he absolutely has/had to.
Luckily for us this season, 2 stretches he had to play Keon Ellis because of injuries or he would have had 70 DNP’s.
Unfortunately Sasha was injured when MB would have had to play him so we will never know
I posted it a long time ago in an earlier podcast, but it was apparent that Sasha never adjusted to a new home, and never adjusted to his role. Coming back from injury, it was apparent he checked out and was ready to go home. Mike browns rotation didn’t help any either. But Sasha had one foot out a little after all star break.
I'm not sure we should get all worked up on these reports. Sasha is still under contract, so he needs to finish his obligation or get traded. I just think it's all talk to sway negotiations, most likely by his agent, and once Monte and MB talk to him we'll know exactly what's going on. I think fans need to take these reports with a grain of salt.....that's all I'm saying.
DID I SOUND WORKED UP, EDDIE?!! IS IT THE ALL CAPS?
@@DeuceandMo No. I just know Kings' fans. I think it was put out there so Sasha can get something out of it, but perhaps this is an opportunity for him to prove himself, or a trade asset for a player like Kuzma. Perhaps, the 13th, Duarte, Mitchel, and Sasha...maybe throw in a 2nd rd pk too. I thought MB never gave him a chance and when he did get some run, he was ok; and I got the feeling he was learning as he was going through the season. His injuries definitely did not help. He deserves another chance bc we really don't know what he can do bc MB never gave him the opportunity.
🤔Sasha wants trade? then trade him with Duarte or Barnes to Orlando for Either Chuma Okeke, or Caleb Houstan, or Kevon Harris or all 3🤔
Mike Brown is 80% the reason why and the other 20% being injury. There were plenty of times where he could have had minutes down the stretch. The analogy Mo uses about earning minutes is understandable but she’s lying to herself to say he wasn’t good enough to play 15 consistent minutes. I know you guys can’t always speak your total mind due to your positions so close to the team and I’ll accept that but on top of all that his team defense wasn’t drastically bad. For reference his defensive rating was 115, lyes was 116.5, Barnes 118.8, and Keegan 115.6. A lower rating is a better thing. So to imply he wasn’t good enough defensively is just not correct. He looks stiff as hell, and I wouldn’t want him defending sf or sg on the wing but he wasn’t trash. I know defensive rating isn’t a perfect stat (nothing is) but it’s a start. Harrison Barnes was damn near awful. Barnes isn’t as good a shooter and I’d argue he’s not as good a rebounder. On top of all that, we didn’t make the playoffs. We had injuries and scoring was an issue and one of our best shooters didn’t get play. I feel Brown just has/had some bias against Vezenkov and I definitely question some of his choices this season. I hope next seasons better and if Vezi gets traded I wish him well and if he gets a chance to play, I think he will be solid and appreciated on a team that dedicates 15-20 mins a game to him.
definitely not holding back...we're free to speak our minds. Thought we covered all of the angles. I don't think Brown trusted him out there like other players who knew a little better. It's a shame he got banged up a couple of times because I think he was really turning the corner and earning that trust.
Thank you! That is the simple truth. The whole "Sasha is bad defender" crap is just an excuse for Mike Brown and a rumor, that he planted in front of the media and the local fans.
i had high hopes. i hope it works out
Sasha Vezenkov is at 8th place in points in the team if you look at per 48 minutes stats
Also, 6th in off reb, 8th in def reb, 4th in steals.
Mo was right 3:34 his shot is great but the kings which he signed for was all out attack but they moved away from that. Slight pressure on Monty after all of last seasons moved while being minor didn’t work out. His lateral quickness is a problem but I still think he could play 10 minutes off the bench and shoot a bunch of threes. Mike Brown was odd with his bench goes, he acted like if you missed once you’d always miss
was looking forward to Sasha’s impact on the team the most last season so his lack of minutes & injury were disappointing, to say the least. it also doesn’t feel reasonable to expect a seamless europe to nba transition the first year. unless its certain Sasha wants out already, i have an even greater anticipation to see his impact on the team this season…esp w/ the effort put into bringing him over and frontcourt needs.
Mike Brown wouldn’t play him, so how are we supposed to know if he was any good or not. I woulda way rather seen Sasha get playing time while Barnes was putting up 3 points and a board in a bunch of games.
Vezzy is a great player. It's unfortunate that he didn't see a lot of consistent playing time. However one player is not greater than a whole team and the direction the Kings went was the right direction (developing defense). Looking back it feels like the Kings had to go out of their way to convince him to come over and he never seemed to show complete confidence in his decision to join the Sacramento Kings. Buy in has to be 100% to reach full potential of any player.
It feels like this guy could go somewhere (as you joking in Spurs or Dallas) and be truly impactful if given the time. It would be so sad for the missing opportunity here. So, better the office find a truly good trade, so we get something meaningful in return to mitigate the loss.
Its such a shame he didnt get a chance to show us his full potential. Amazing player hope he stays in the NBA and gives it another shot with a team thats a better fit for him. Would hate to see him go back to Europe
That game when Brown put in everyone and waited 2 mins before he put in Vezenkov was the moment Brown and Vez split. That was a message, a very disrespectful one, but a message. He had to miss a win vs the World Champs for this treatment, the guy loves the game and is such a nice kid. He will be fine, the Kings will be fine, but I for one will be happy to see him play somewhere else and see less of Brown. Also will be sad to watch less of D&Mo, but thank you for the season (assuming its over).
It seems like Monty and Brown are not on the same page. Monty wants to build a top offensive team. While Coach Brown wants a physical defensive team like the Nicks. It’s a little early to declare Sasha a bust when he has only played 511 minutes.
The best teams can be an potent offensively and defensively. Don't think you have to pick one or the other.
I think the Kings couldn't truly gauge his ability to be in the NBA with Sasha's shortcomings on defense coupled with his injuries. That doesn't mean he is done in the NBA, I just think with Coach Brown's contract extension, Sasha didn't show enough to get a second chance with the Kings. Knowing the Kings and their bad luck, Sasha will get traded and become a rotation player. I just want to know which story to believe. Does Sasha want to stay in Europe or do the Kings want to move on from him. Probably a combination of both. I saw him play in a couple of different cities this year and he didn't look happy to be here.
I thought sasha was one of the only good things the kings had considering monk is most likely leaving
I think Morgan is talking cr*p… how can you figure out if Sasha fits or doesnt in the Kings rotation when he didn’t have two consecutive games with more than 13 mins playing time… even when HB was playing totally wrong and had bad times he was starting and playing 30 minutes even when missing shots and not doing anything in defense MB didn’t give Sasha a shot… for me giving a shot was giving Sasha 7-8 consecutive games 20 and more minutes and then if he didn’t play up to expectations- let him sit on the bench…
Mbs rotation last year was crazy. Any other team will know how to use Sasha..
This was another case of mismanagement by the Sacramento Kings. The guy as you mentioned was a Euroleauge MVP and really was THE man in Europe, who the Sacramento Kings went after feverishly, who he taught would be give SIGNIFICANT playing time but, was not. He was given some opportunities, but struggled to adjust to the NBA style of play like a lot of players do in their first season, especially the ones coming from outside of the U.S. Look, the mighty freak, Giannis Antetokounmpo, played pretty much the whole season his first year yet average less than 7 points a game and, and this is for someone who later became the MVP and a champion, that tells you the difficulty of first year NBA players.
I believe the Sacramento Kings' expectations and his expectations which were out of whack are to blame for the disastrous outcome. Sacramento could use his services next season especially if Monk bolts for more money elsewhere. Too bad for your Sacramento Kings because it looks like the relationship has soured.
Sasha Vezenkov fits more with championship caliber teams, especially teams with next to nothing bench production. For example, the Mavs' bench 7 points in Game 2 finals, the Denver Nuggets' 5 bench points in the important Game 7 against the Wolves, the Golden State Warriors push for another title run could use his services. These are just some teams that would surely make him happy to join.
Some food for thought: Sasha Vezenkov's numbers are definitely better than Giannis Antetokounmpo in their first year given the same playing time.
Giannis was also 19. Why are we comparing Sasha to Giannis?
@@DeuceandMo And? Do you expect an older person would perform better? Ah, because of experience?
@@mellarx1277 I think comparing Sasha to Giannis is wild.
Mirotic was a Euroleague MVP as well, after he failed out of the NBA. I don’t doubt that Sasha could potentially find a role in the NBA, but it’s also possible he just doesn’t have what it takes.
Just like Mike Brownie got a chance with his extension, Sasha should also get it by getting decent minutes.
Some players are great coming off the bench, most aren't. Sasha is probably the type of player that can give his best as a starter. Probably on another team. Not an NBA team.
I like him 🔥
This the Mike brown dilemma- will anyone drafted at 13 be able to make a real impact on this roster next year with brown as the coach? If Sasha couldn’t, I have a hard time believing a rookie will be able to earn his trust too. Trading for a decent role player is just as questionable too- brown has such an incredibly short leash a trade is hardly a safer option
I think it depends on who the player is. There's some players who are capable of filling a role and playing now but you also have some really raw talents that will likely take some developing.
How do you, as a team, determine after one incomplete year that "it didn't work out" with a player? He never got an opportunity to work anything out. The scouting report was that he was such a great shooter, and we didn't get shots for him. For a team that had ZERO scoring off the bench outside of Monk.
It's kinda like Keegan Murray, in that we know how good of a shooter AND scorer he is, but we didn't get him enough shots, besides DHO threes (and we often forgot about him even when he would get hot). This offense makes guys who aren't named Fox or Sabonis exclusively three points shooters, which pigeon-holes and limits their potential. And even Fox settled for threes FAR too often. There's real no motion, just checking threes. There's no "making guys better". I get Mike Brown came from Golden State, but he also has experience BEYOND just Golden State, and just because living and dying by the three worked THERE does not mean it's gonna work HERE. We're not Golden State and we DON'T have Steph & Klay. Matter of fact, that style of play hasn't worked for ANYBODY else. Our stubbornness and inability to adapt is our downfall, and I feel like we wasted a guy like Sasha if he does leave. Look how long we stubbornly refused to play Alex Len last year while getting punished by so many bigger lineups. We waste people for no reason. Sometimes I wonder, if we HAD "drafted Luka", whether Mike Brown would find some dumb ass reason not to play him. "He's not a good defender", after all...
You can deterime that it did not work last year because it didn't. I think they also need more creators on this squad so it's going to take someone like Keegan taking a step.
As far as your last point, I know you're really not comparing Luka and Sasha...
Right decision for Vezenkov and Sacramento given how things went out.There were lots of inconsistencies in Brown rotations .Not just Vezenkov but other players too, it was very sporadic and desperate at times. Imo there is something which both sides dont say as both were too political. There was even something before season , it was evident from the press release by Brown when he even said that before season that Sasha might not be in the rotation. It was evident that Vezenkov was under-utilized. One game he plays well and contributes to a win then 4 DNPs and then 20min and then 3 DNPs for example. As you said, he wasnt given a proper chance. The thing with Vezenkov is that he is a system player that relies on a system that creates him shots, passes him the cuts while in Sacramento there was lots of Iso outside of Sabonis and Fox. Additionally, there are other things which are subjective and not on public eye, I think a similar case with Campazzo in NBA who was a dog on defense and fought for everything, he was still snubbed although he is a top guard internationally.
The next Kings news that drops needs to be positive... please!!! I agree with you Deuce, I feel Sasha didn't get enough burn out on the court and I get you have to make the most of the time you do get, but I'm not sure they utilized him right. Although maybe in the end he's just not a good fit. 🤷🏻♀️
I think Mike Brown did Sasha dirty. In the games where he did play, he was always a sparkplug off the bench. Getting everybody hyped and the team going. And Brown himself hardly ever talked about him when asked. He would just repeat the same "he's a great shooter and rebounder, but I don't know if he'd make the rotation". I think if Sasha had come in during the 2022-23 season, there may have been more of a role for him. But it looks like by the time he got to the Kings, Mike Brown had a different outlook on what their brand of basketball would be like this year. I really hope Sasha stays in the NBA and gets traded to another team, like the Bulls, for example. They could use him.
Let's be honest... he really never got the opportunity to be a regular in the rotation. What do they expect him to understand the nba playing 6 min a game... he needed to have a real opportunity
yeah, like I said...I would've liked to see him getting a bit more run to show what he could/couldn't do on a consistent basis.
@@DeuceandMoThe match agains Lakers was great for him. I was expecting more minutes after such a performance. Instead got less and less minutes. I guess HB contract is so heavy that he needs to play. But its all good now. The Kings will continue paying HB wages and get nothing in return. Vezzy will continue his carrier somewhere else where he can make people happy ❤ MB will not lead King to the playoffs every again.
I love Mike Brown but he should have gave Sasha more consistent time. Especially a player like that who's still trying to adjust the NBA. He showed improvement every time he went out. Instead they decided to roll barns out there with his two rebounds and three shot attempts for half the season.
Starting over HB might be the best solution
They blew this so hard
I agree Sasha really didn't get a chance to adapt to the NBA or the Kings. We definitely need his shooting ability on the roster.
NBA and Euroleague/FIBA are very different league. Sure, some adjust easily but usually it takes much more than 511 minutes
thats fair
Historically I think older players play way better in their second year, when coming to the nba from Europe. If he ends up coming back I would bet on him shooting 40%+ from 3 and just being a better player overall
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🤔Sasha wants trade? then trade him with Duarte or Barnes to Orlando for Either Chuma Okeke, or Caleb Houstan, or Kevon Harris or all 3🤔
We should definitely roll the dice on Chuma. He has everything we need defensively and I bet a change of scenery would help his shooting.
An absurd low risk hi reward candidate in my book.
I wasn't really a fan of the Sasha experience with the Kings and wouldn't be sad to see it end. The fact is in the NBA you take chances on things and sometimes they just don't work out. The Kings took a chance on him, he took a chance trying the NBA, and for I'm sure a number of reasons, it just didn't work with this particular team at this time. Life goes on. I feel like some of the reactions to this in the comments a little too dramatic for what it is and I think it's partly because of how much fans started to hype him last summer imagining what he could contribute, but the caveat was always going to be "if it works out" and "best case scenario." I just don't think he fit here and the injury didn't help.
This is a totally unfair characterization by me and just my opinion but my biggest issue with him was he just didn't seem to bring any positive vibes to the team at all. I'm not saying every player has to be Mason Jones, but he always seemed to be at the end of the bench, maybe talking to Sabonis or someone, not really seeming to be engaged in the huddles or anything like that. Again, totally unfair by me, just my opinion from my very limited window to the team as a fan. This is supposed to be an "all in" team and he just did not feel like an "all in" player. It was more about him as an individual and his transition to the NBA and the states, which is perfectly understandable considering it was such a huge life and career change for him, but this is a team that is driven by real aspirations to win and win as a team and he just didn't fit that culture. I'm not saying he can't for another team or whatever, but every team is different and I just found his whole presence underwhelming.
Maybe Sasha Vezenkov didn't like huge emphasis on the defense this year? In terms of what it costs to the players when it comes to their offensive performance. So he wants out.
What if the Kings have a deal 🤔 like with the wizards who want expiring contacts. 🤯
If anyone thinks Malik Monk wants to play under Mike Brown I have an island in New Mexico to sell you. Maybe he stays by some miracle but it would be in spite of the coach
are you breaking news or just talkin?
@@DeuceandMo He's just talkin. Malik obviously likes to play in Sacramento, but it also comes down to money. He wants to get paid like anyone else in this business.
🤔Sasha wants trade? then trade him with Duarte or Barnes to Orlando for Either Chuma Okeke, or Caleb Houstan, or Kevon Harris or all 3🤔
Mike Brown should have given him more playing time.
I looked at it more as Monte went and got someone Mike didn’t really want. Even games Sasha played decent D he’d get DNP the next game
I don't think Mike Brown handled the rotation well. He trusted Barnes even when he was terrible and just few times gave around 20 minutes to Sasha. Sasha's time was also very inconsistent. To have some rhythm you should know your basic role in the rotation - when will be your time to play and who will be your teammates then. Yes, the injury he got was really bad but the coaching staff didn't help him to find himself with constant role on the field. Look Micić, another Euro MVP. He is like reborn when he moved from OKC to Hornets and got more minutes. Vezenkov had similar situation before in Barcelona like now in Sacramento. He just changed the team with Olympiacos and everything fitted. That's why I think indeed he wants to do the same, moving to another NBA team and to use his last year guaranteed to be somewhere he will play more consistent minutes. I'm betting on Brooklyn, Washington, Chicago or Phoenix. I'm sorry for the Kings.
Brown acts like he has a defensive team but the reality is besides 1-2 guys the other are below average defenders!
I dont think he acts like he has that team...He just knows the team defense has to be drastically better to be a real threat. They definitely need more versatile pieces.
@@DeuceandMo It will be quite a story if Vezenkov gets traded to other NBA team and comes back and drops 25 on the Kings
Were we watching the same season?? Sasha was being picked on the defense side and his shooting wasn't making up for the lack of defense. He got plenty of opportunities and then got hurt. Like come on yall...he didn't live up to the hype.
Did you watch the clip because we literally talked about that?
This is almost just exactly like the Luka Doncic's draft. Mike Brown when reach deep into his bench would still rather play the more defensive-minded Kessler Edwards over Sasha. We should've given Sasha a more legitimate shot the exact same way we should've let Luka and Fox figure it out, instead, we threw the baby away with the bath water and just giving up these talented guys (which I'm sure if he's gone and trying to stay in the NBA, knowing the Kings, Sasha will come back and drop 40 on us with the Pistons or something haha) before putting them through some thicks and thins.
Let's not compare the Sasha thing to the Luka draft. Also, Kessler played a grand total of 275 minutes this year.
Sasha needed more playing time to showcase his talent
I see a lot of people blaming Mike Brown. It's not Mike Brown's fault that Sasha is limited defensively, it's not Mike Brown's fault Sasha showed no playmaking game, it's not Mike Brown's fault Sasha showed no offensive ability off the bounce - Sasha made only 9 unassisted baskets all season long.
(When a coach's rotations seem wild, it's typically because he's trying to find *something* on the roster that will work).
If the Kings want to move on from Sasha, if Sasha wants out of Sacramento, honestly, I get it either way. It's really hard for a competitive NBA team to give a guy more than 12 minutes a night when all he can do at the NBA level is spot-shoot. At the same time, Sasha's been paid millions of dollars, more money than he'll ever need, so might as well go back home where he can be The Guy in a city that's not thousands of miles away from everyone & everything he knows.
So all told, it's probably best for all parties involved if they can find a way to move on amicably.
Coaches have diffrent standard. Mike browns standard is Harrison Barnes. Lol😂😂😂
Ahahah yeah 🤙 Imagine Vezenkov to play instead of Barnes. Just look at the salaries. People will start asking questions why Barnes is not playing and holding such a big part of the salary cap.
He played better defensive than HB..
he did?
@@DeuceandMo Знаеш много добре, че е по-добър от него. Барнс му е все тая, защото треньора не изисква от него да вкарва, ама има мачове с 20 мин игра / 0 точки / 2 търновър-а .... Защо го държиш такъв човек на терена, като не му е ден вместо да пуснеш Саша. Гони играчи из терена за 20 мин? Това ли е тактическата полза от присъствието му? 2-3 борби и 2-3 опита за стрелба. 100% и Саша се е издразнил от това, а и след като си разочарован не е много лесно да покажеш 100%.
@@ivannikolov4242 Не мисля, че говорят български, но съм съгласен с теб. :D
@@LethalProtector8000 как бе :) този е българин... ако не се лъжа :D Като купиха нашия беше споменал някъде, че е пристрастен поради тази причина :) Deuce are you Bulgarian?
@@LethalProtector8000
Deuce Mason се казва :D някой друг ще е от тези Ютюбъри, който беше българин. Все тая :)
If someone looked at Sasha's face in those team photos after wins you would progressively see him being less happy. (generally speaking)
we're gonna trade him for klay aren't we ffs
lol what?! no.
But… he played him in extended minutes against the owls in the play in tourney out of no where
It wasn't out of nowhere...Kings were banged up and Keegan got hurt in that game.
Too early to judge, one more year
hey, i'd love for him to stick around
Kings need Filipowski at 13. Getting slept on this draft.
what do you like about him?
Mike’s rotations became genuinely infuriating by the end of the season
hey Shasa came over entitled and never put in the effort to crack the rotation and then refused to play defense when he did get minutes so at this point don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out the door.
I never felt Sasha got comfortable in the NBA maybe it's too physical for him but at the same time injuries & inconsistent playing time didn't help either you would think a euro league MVP would want to prove himself over here but whatever happens I wish him nothing but success in his future endeavors on a side note monte's off season last year seems to be a complete failure 👎
The game looked really fast for him at times. Never looked totally comfortable buuuut would that have looked better with more time?
Malik and Sasha heading to the Spurs together now lol
BITE YOUR TONGUE.
That would be a team to watch
Sasha, do what Neemias Queta did and join a team that will win. Don't ruin your career in your age by staying in Sacramento.
Biggest league jump for that guy.. from Stockton Kings to Boston Rings😂😂
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooopoooooooooooooooooo
Plus - about the defense crap- when Sasha was playing- he did better defensively than most of the kings squad on the floor… this defense thing is just an excuse… and Mo- you (Kings organization) won’t get a more “Elite” player than Sasha any time soon, this kind of talks shows how wrong it would be for his career to stay in the Kings where he is not appreciated…
So, if the defensive thing is an "excuse" than why didn't he play?
@@DeuceandMo because the coach desides who to play and not in a million years you can convince me or anyone in Europe(who has actually seen Sasha play for more than two minutes per quarter) that HB is better than Sasha… but still MB decided to play HB (no matter how he was playing) and its his decision that matters… there were games where Sasha had good times last season and next game MB decided Sasha will be DNP… as a former player do you think that this is fair(from professional point of view) and do you think that giving anyone every end of the quarter 2 mins playing time (when you are cold of the bench) will make him contribute enough for the team? You are damn right Sasha is a competitor- multiple time champion and mvp of a team, which plays Euroleague Final Four three consecutive years and as Yannis Andetokoumbo said two weeks ago - Euroleague is the best basketball league (talking basketball wise, not business and showtime wise)
@@peterspassov2019Barns contract is $54,000,000. That is 18 per year. If Brown was using Sasha instead of him ppl will ask why they are paying so much for HB. 😊
@@DeuceandMo You telling me Barnes do it better? :D
Watch. Me. Leave. A. Join. The. Warriors.
Yeah I think it is time to move on from Sasha. It was a risk that unfortunately failed. Let him go back to Europe where he is comfortable.
Doo doo Duarte can kick rocks
I am sorry to say it but Mike Brown made extremely poor decisions last season. Did not adapt to the opponents at all. And I am not saying it only cause I am a Bulgarian (GO SASHA!) but it was the case.
This sounds harsh but I feel like he just wasn’t that good 🤷♂️ It’s an easy excuse to say he didn’t get consistent play time. Same can be said for half the players in the league yet plenty of them manage to work their way into the rotations anyways
Trade Sasha and a pick to Indiana for Obi Toppin.
He never got a chance to play!
Kings played the double in Houston and the entire team looked bad including cringe performance by Sasha. Trey came back right after, and that was it. Sasha looked great game 4 IST, but never had a moment after that. Trey was comfortable Sasha was not.
Keep Sasha, trade HB.
$54,000,000 contract for HB. How can you expect Sasha to play with his contract
Bro yall got the most delusional kings fans in this comment sections lol .. Sasha was great yea okay 🤣👌🏼
He was better than Kevin huerter
@@X2CCarbon that I can agree huerter was trash IMO
Get that goofball out of Sacramento please
Bye bye Sasha, time to find a new home in Chicago 👋
Dude can't dribble or play NBA level defense and started moping when he wasn't instantly put right into the rotation. Good riddance!
Forget Sashas credentials, they played Barnes over him.
Maybe cause Barnes is better ?
@@Drewskiifadez Didja bump yer head? Did you watch any games Barnes was in? HITH can you think Barnes was better this year???
@@DrewskiifadezNot the reason. Its because HB contract is for $54,000,000. If you dont play a guy with such a contract that means BAD BUSSINES.
I don’t even think he is a NBA level player. Not to mention his defence sucks, offensively all he does is jack up a bunch of low percentage 3 points shots. We are in a win now mode, and we don’t have time for him to slowly develop his role in NBA. Please just trade him.
Its gonna be funny when he goes to another team and pops off. This franchise will forever be cursed