Ho Chi Minh City Wings bid farewell to Amir Williams, recruiting striker Yevgen Sakhniuk
After a few days of appearing in the form of rumors, Yevgen Sakhniuk finally landed in Ho Chi Minh City Wings. According to information just published on the official fanpage of the tournament, the Ukrainian striker will replace Amir Williams and play as a foreign player City Wings for the rest of VBA 2023.
10 days ago, Yevgen Sakhniuk bid farewell to Danang Dragons during the break between phase 1 and phase 2, being replaced by former Saigon Heat player Jairus Holder.
After a few days of silence, Sakhniuk suddenly appeared on the VIP stand of fashion designer Ho Xuan Huong, watching the match between Ho Chi Minh City Wings and Hanoi Buffaloes. Coincidentally, Yevgen's appearance was on the day City Wings was absent from Amir Williams.
This sparked rumors that the Ukrainian striker might replace Williams in the foreign position of the city's half-blue team named Uncle.
During the focused phase of VBA 2023, Yevgen Sakhniuk averaged 17.2 points along with 13.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists on the offensive front. That comes with 2.0 steals and 1.5 blocks on the defensive side.
Besides Jermaine Marrow playing explosively (average of 29.5 points/match), Sakhniuk is somewhat inferior in scoring and mainly shows himself in the ability to create. He is a very good bridge between Marrow and the internal soldiers of the Dragons, creating scoring opportunities for his teammates.
This role has become extremely suitable for Ho Chi Minh City Wings, who have an equivalent version of Marrow, Jeremy Smith, and a strong internal army.
On the side of Amir Williams, one of the highest strikers in VBA history did not leave an impression as expected. Although he defended quite well with 3.3 blocks (leading the whole tournament), the aggressiveness in his gameplay is always a big question mark surrounding Amir.
It is still unclear why Ho Chi Minh City Wings decided to "go their separate ways" with Amir Williams, only knowing that they left this foreign soldier behind to look to the future with Yevgen Sakhniuk.
According to information obtained by Webthethao, Sakhniuk has been practicing with Ho Chi Minh City Wings for many days. He is expected to make his VBA debut in a new shirt in the July 18 match against Cantho Catfish.
