Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri says the team has been in contact with Sasha Vezenkov regarding his possible departure from the NBA
That's the message Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri and the Raptors organization are sending as rumors continue to swirl that the recently acquired forward plans to leave the NBA and return to Europe on a multi-year deal with Olympiacos.
"We acquired a player in a trade and we feel we've communicated well. We communicated well with the agent and the team before and so we'll see. We'll see how that goes." The expectation is Toronto and Vezenkov will work toward a buyout allowing the 28-year-old to leave for Europe. He's owed $6.7 million this year by Toronto for this season with a team option for nearly $7 million next year. He is not allowed to sign with another team until Toronto releases him from his contract and will likely have to give back some of the money owed to him for next season before leaving for Europe.
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