Timberwolves Eyed Vezenkov Before Signing Kuminga
Minnesota explored a move for two-time Euroleague MVP Sasa Vezenkov before turning to Jonathan Kuminga, but the forward showed no interest in an NBA return.
Minnesota looked at Sasa Vezenkov before turning to Jonathan Kuminga, according to insider Marc Stein.
The Timberwolves explored options that might have persuaded the Euroleague's two-time MVP to come back to the NBA, but the interest never became a formal offer. By all accounts, the 31-year-old forward was not looking to return to the league in the first place.
Vezenkov told Stein as much himself.
He spent the 2023/24 season with Sacramento before going back to Olympiacos a year later. Asked about that spell in the NBA, he called it valuable, even if the opportunity wasn't entirely fair.
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