2024-04-26 14:57:54
I have 5-6 months until next season and I will use them to improve my performance overall.
This is what Alexander Vezenkov, Bulgaria’s No. 1 athlete, said at a special press conference after the end of his first season in the NBA. Since last summer, the “Sacramento” team has been carrying native pride in basketball. Due to injury, however, Vezenkov missed 22 games for the Kings. And his team did not make the playoffs in the NBA.
“I can say it’s been a strange season. With highs and lows. For me, it was the beginning of a new life and a touch with a completely different style of play, and I also got two injuries. I tried to adapt as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, we ended the season too early. We all wanted to go on and get further in the playoffs. My goal was to get better every day, but injuries stopped my progress. There were also situations that were difficult and different for me,” said Vezenkov.
“The NBA differs with the quality of the talented players. This is downright crazy. It’s one thing to watch it on TV, but it’s very different in reality – the pace of the game, the speed of the transfer. I personally need improvement in every aspect. The only good thing is that we will have a long break until next season. This allows everyone to work and become better,” Vezenkov added.
“I don’t have any plans for the break between seasons yet. I really feel at home here, but first I’ll go home and then we’ll see. I always train during the break. In Europe we don’t have that much time as the seasons end in mid-June. I have 5-6 months until the next season and I will use them to improve my performance in general”, said the Bulgarian.
“It’s difficult when there’s a core team of seven and the rest of us are waiting for our chance. Today it could be me, tomorrow someone else. That’s what we’re paid for and that’s what we have to do, but it’s hard to keep a rhythm because you’re playing today and then you might have a chance in five games. You have a limited time to show what you can do. If I have to be completely accurate – it is very difficult. You need to be mentally stable, and only after that you need to be physically healthy in order to cope throughout the year,” Vezenkov also stated.
“There’s no doubt that I made the right decision to play in the NBA. I certainly doubted other things, but at no point did I think that my choice was wrong. It’s a big opportunity that you can’t turn down. Still it’s difficult to go from the most valuable player in Europe to the NBA level,” concluded Vezenkov.