Zenit basketball general manager Tserkovny on signing Moon: “The season will tell everything”

General Director of St. Petersburg “Zenith” Alexander Tserkovny, in a conversation with , commented on the signing of a contract with American basketball player Xavier Moon.

The St. Petersburg club announced on Friday the signing of a contract with the 29-year-old American defender. The agreement is valid until the end of the 2024/25 season.

— A contract with a strong player is already a success; no matter how big it is, the season will show it. Xavier is not only capable of scoring points consistently and creating chances, but he should add athleticism to our back line, both defensively and offensively. This is clearly what we lacked last season. VTB United League basketball is evolving towards more power and contact. We try to take this into account when recruiting the team and follow the path of reasonable rejuvenation of the squad and athleticism, while selecting players with a high game IQ to meet Chavi Pascual’s basketball requirements, “Church told .

Since 2021, Xavier Moon has been playing in the NBA for the Los Angeles Clippers; he has had several short-term contracts in the Clippers’ system. Last season in the NBA regular season, he appeared in 14 games, averaging 2.4 points per game, 1.5 assists and 1.3 rebounds.

The new VTB United League competition starts on September 21. Watch live broadcasts of the tournament matches on the TV channels of the Match holding company, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.

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Source : MatchTV

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