basketball CEOZenith Alexander Tserkovny named for the main reasons for the transfer of American center Vince Hunter from UNICS at Zenith.
On Tuesday, Zenit announced the signing of Hunter to a two-year contract. In the St. Petersburg club, the player will play under the 32nd number.
— How did the negotiations with the American center Vince Hunter go? Why did the choice fall on him?
— It is very important that Vince already has experience of playing in the VTB United League, where he played last season. Therefore, when we thought about his candidacy, we had an idea of the type of player he was. Moreover, they observed him for a year. How he proved himself in the United League eventually became the deciding factor to invite him to Zenit. He also knows our team well – we had many games with UNICS during the season. I think this fact helped the player himself to make a decision when he chose between Zenit and other teams from which he had invitations. And they were, I’m sure.
Did the fact that Hunter was one of the best players in the league in terms of defensive performance at the end of the season play a role? After all, as you know, Javier Pascual builds a game from defense.
– Without a doubt. We know that defensive play is one of his main qualities. And that, of course, was one of the main factors in choosing his candidacy, Tserkovny told .
Last season, Zenit and UNICS played in the semi-final series of the VTB United League playoffs. In a streak of up to four wins with a score of 4–3, Kazan won, who later became tournament champion.
Source : MatchTV
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