2024-04-16 04:58:40
Even after the suspension of the clubs, they try to attract foreign coaches and players with serious money. A considerable number of basketball players agree with the big money offered and, regardless of sanctions and suspensions, agree to sign contracts with teams and “split” only in Russia.
One of them is the 29-year-old 193 cm tall Canadian basketball player Xavier Rathen-Mays, who has agreed to play this season in the Yenisei team of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk.
The basketball player, who had a ten-day contract with the NBA club “Memphis Grizzlies”, after which his career was blocked in Australia, Greece, China, Turkey and the USA, hastened to please the Russians, declaring that this country’s VTB League championship is one of the best in Europe, equal to the Euroleague.
Speaking to the Russian media, the Canadian looked like a lick, saying what the environment wants to hear and seeking benefits for himself.
X. Rathen-Mays is trying to guarantee himself another season’s contract with “sweet talks” about the powerful VTB league.
“Jovica Arsicius, the Serbian coach of “Jenisej” in Krasnoyarsk, explained that the VTB United League is not inferior to the Euroleague? In my personal opinion, the VTB League is a bit not the EuroLeague, but we are still talking about one of the best championships in all of Europe, – said the Canadian to the championat.com portal. – If leagues were to be built according to capacity, I would put Spain in first place, and immediately behind it – the VTB League and the Turkish Championship.
The VTB League is highly valued and respected by everyone. After all, CSKA Moscow, Uniks Kazan, Lokomotiv Krasnodar and Zenit Saint Petersburg are participating in the tournament – these are four Euroleague-level teams. This cannot be found in many of the world’s top basketball leagues.
Therefore, VTB is a special league that I love very much, in which I see myself as a player for a very long time. The president and CEO of the league have done an amazing job in terms of marketing in finding players that can be a part of this league as a whole.
They are doing something really special. They’re trying to emulate the style and atmosphere of the NBA in terms of the All-Star game, the broadcasts, and they’re doing great at it.”
2024-04-16 04:58:40