General manager “Zenith » Alexander Tserkovny, in an interview with , said that the club managed to retain the basketball players who were to be part of the team for the new season, but not all players were able to sign a contract.
Before the season, among others, Andrei Vorontsevich (UNICS), Alexander Shcherbenev (Lokomotiv-Kuban), Xavier Moon (Los Angeles Clippers, NBA), Alex Poythress (Milan, Italy) came to Zenit before the season. Vince Hunter, Trent Frazier and Sergei Karasev remained. Thomas Ertel left the club.
— Evaluate the transfer campaign before the new season.
“We tried to do our job as best we could and take into account all the mistakes from previous seasons. That’s all we can say for now.
— Did you manage to invite everyone you had planned?
“We managed to invite everyone, but we couldn’t sign.”
— Ertel left the team…
— Thomas is a very high-level player. This is a forced step linked to the restructuring of the team.
– At the same time, Karasev, Fraser, Hunter remained. Can we say that, on the whole, Zenit has retained its leaders?
— Zenit has retained everyone it expected to see in the team for the new season.
“Also, Trent Frazier signed a three-year deal. A young player, one of the best at his position in the United League, who continues to improve. He’s a perfect fit for us,” Church told .
In the 2023/24 season, Zenit won the Russian Cup and Super Cup, and also became the bronze medalist of the VTB United League.
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