After the game, coach Aleksander Sekulic announced that Bine Prepelic and Jan Span are the two last players to be left out of the squad that is traveling to Athens this Sunday in order to participate in the OQT that will be held in Piraeus the coming week.
On the other hand, Luka Doncic, Vlatko Cancar and Josh Nebo are the only players currently in the world’s top competitions, the NBA and the EuroLeague.
Slovenia will join Group A also featuring Croatia and New Zealand – in the second group are Greece, Egypt and the Dominican Republic, and only the winner of the tournament will qualify for the Olympics.
“So, according to those in position to know, reports that Sasha Vezenkov is leaving NBA to play in Greece are … not true,” wrote Grange on his X (formerly Twitter) account.
“The former King has 1yr left on his NBA deal, Raptors control his rights, & have no intention of waiving him & expect to have him in training camp. Carry on.”
Sasha Vezenkov moved to the NBA with the Sacramento Kings after the end of the 2022-23 season, in which he became the EuroLeague MVP with Olympiacos Piraeus.
After a middling season, the forward was traded to the Toronto Raptors two days ago.
In his inaugural NBA season, Vezenkov averaged 5.2 points and 2.2 rebounds with the Sacramento Kings.
