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Kings officially announce Vezenkov signing, reportedly add C Nerlens Noel

July 18, 2023 / 6:35 PM PDT / CBS Sacramento

SACRAMENTO — The Sacramento Kings officially announced the signing of EuroLeague MVP Sasha Vezenkov on Tuesday.

The specifics of the deal are unknown at this time, per team policy.

The 27-year-old Bulgarian forward competed for the Olympiacos and averaged 17.6 points on 55.3 FG%, 6.9 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game in 40 games during the 2023-23 season. He also received the Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy and Vezenkov was selected to the All-EuroLeague First Team for a second straight season and earned was the league's top leading scorer.

This move had been anticipated heavily by Sacramento fans. The Kings secured the draft rights to Vezenkov in a trade with Cleveland during the 2022 NBA Draft. Vezenkov was originally selected by the Brooklyn Nets in the second round of the 2017 NBA Draft.

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Also on Tuesday, ESPN reported another key signing for Sacramento in center Nerlens Noel. The Kings reportedly signed Noel, 29, to a 1-year, $3.1 million contract.

Noel rounds out the group of big men led by all-star Domatas Sabonis, who earned a big contract extension this season, and including recent re-signings Alex Len and Trey Lyles.

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Richard Ramos

Richard Ramos is a web producer for CBS Sacramento who was born and raised in Sacramento. He graduated with a BA in Journalism from CSUS.