A potential sleeping giant the Sacramento Kings acquired on the day of the 2022 NBA Draft was Sasha Vezenkov of Olympiacos Piraeus, one of many Greecian teams in the EuroLeague.
Vezenkov’s draft rights (and cash considerations) were acquired by Sacramento from the Cleveland Cavaliers on Draft Day in exchange for Sacramento’s 49th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. The Kings were quiet on draft night outside of their No. 4 overall addition of Keegan Murray, but now, just about a week later, Vezenkov talked to Maria Mitsova of BG Basket about his status, and told her that while he doesn’t plan to play in summer league, he is glad to be with Sacramento:
“I’m excited that my Draft rights are in a club that really wanted to have it.