Zenit GM: 'We did the best we could to make this the best transfer market in the history of the club' / News - Basketnews.com

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Alexander Tserkovny, the general director of Zenit, spoke to the Russian website RIA Novosti about the summer that the team just had and the main decisions that the club had to make. Tserkovny is sure that the club did 'the best they could to make this the best transfer market in the history of the club'.

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"Is our transfer campaign the best in our history? For the moment, I can only say we did the best we could to make it like this, but of course, only the season will tell us if that it's true or not," Tserkovny said during the interview. "The coaching factor plays a huge role in our transition. Coach Pascual has the ability to maximize the talent of the players, it's not a coincidence that Pangos had the best season of his career with us".

Pangos left the club to pursue his NBA dream but Tserkovny said that Zenit tried everything in their powers to make him stay: "The club did everything to make Kevin stay with us but he had a goal that he wanted to reach so, in the end, it wasn't possible. We understand and respect his decision".

To replace Kevin Pangos, the Russian club decided to go on the NBA market and signed Shabazz Napier, a player with a lot of NBA experience. "Shabazz took his time to evaluate our offer, for his coming to Europe was an unexpected turn in his career. But he evaluated all the pros and cons and he fully understands what we expect from him. I don't think it's fair to compare him to Brandon Jennings". Jennings played briefly for Zenit in 2018 and had clashes with the coach of that period.

Zenit made several important moves over the summer with the signings of Conner Frankamp, Jordan Mickey, Jordan Lloyd and Mindaugas Kuzminskas.

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