President and Head Coach “Lokomotiv-Kuban” Andrei Vedishchev explained to the reasons for his break-up with the defender Alexander Shcherbenev and forward Devon Akun-Purcell .
Shcherbenev became a Zenit player this summer, and Akun-Purcell joined UNICS. Last year, both basketball players became silver medalists in the VTB United League as part of Lokomotiv-Kuban. Last season, the “red-greens” lost to “Zenith” in the United League bronze medal series.
— Shcherbenev is leaving for Zenit? Alexander made this decision himself. Loko was ready to negotiate, but the player and his agent had other plans. Let’s see how Alexander will show himself in real competition. I hope everything will work out for him.
— How did you perceive the fact that Akun-Purcell became an actor in UNICS?
– Good. In the playoffs, it seemed to me that the player was more focused on individual performance. That’s why we decided to take advantage of the option provided in the contract. But I thank Devon once again for his play for Loko and wish him success, “Vedishev told .
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