Ponkrashov’s appearance in Dynamo Vladivostok is connected with the club’s task to play in the United League, Elevich believes

Dynamo Vladivostok signs contract with European champion and Olympic bronze medalist Anton Ponkrachov is connected with the club’s goal of becoming a member of the VTB United League, the honored coach of Russia suggested in a conversation with Sergei Elevich .

On Saturday, the Vladivostok Super League club announced the transfer of Ponkrashov. Last season, the 38-year-old defender played for Paris Nizhny Novgorod. As the basketball player reported to , the contract was signed for two years.

This year, Dynamo Vladivostok has already applied for inclusion in the United League, but it was not granted due to the club’s insufficient material and technical base for playing in the VTB League. Last season, Dynamo won the Super League championship.

— Vladivostok won the Super League this year, they have a well-balanced team. I think that now this team is strengthened and good players are invited who can help the team. Of course, Ponkrashov is a great acquisition, he is a top player, despite his age. And he is a man of the regime. Their task is probably to win the Super League again. And of course, they want to consistently get into the VTB United League. Perhaps this is to some extent connected with the invitation of a player of such a level as Ponkrashov.

“Playing several years in the Super League and winning there is a mistake. We need to solve more serious problems, think long term, and the long term is playing in the United League. Personally, that’s exactly how I imagine it,” Elevich told .

In 2007, Ponkrashov, as a member of the national team, became the winner of the European Championship in Spain, and in 2012 – the bronze medalist at the London Games.

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