Alexey Shved

Alexey Shved
Алексей Швед
	; Alexey Shved (right) in a game between Lithuania and Russia
No. 1 – Minnesota Timberwolves
	Shooting guard / Point guard
Personal information
Born	December 16, 1988 (age 24); Belgorod, Russian SFSR
Nationality	Russian
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	182 lb (83 kg)
Career information
Pro career	2006–present
League	NBA
Career history
2005–2006	CSKA Moscow Junior Team
2006–2012	CSKA Moscow (Russia)
2007	→ Khimki Moscow Region (Russia)
2009–2010	→ Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
2012–present	Minnesota Timberwolves
Olympic Games
FIBA EuroBasket

Alexey Viktorovich Shved (Russian: Алексей Викторович Швед, alternate spelling: Aleksey Shved; born December 16, 1988) is a Russian professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Professional career

Shved began his professional career with CSKA Moscow in a Russian SuperLeague A game, against Ural Great Perm, on November 4, 2006.¹ He made his Euroleague debut in a game against Žalgiris, on January 17, 2007.² In February 2007, he joined Khimki Moscow Region, on loan from CSKA Moscow. He then returned back to CSKA Moscow before the start of the 2007-08 season. In December 2009, he moved to Dynamo Moscow, on loan from CSKA Moscow. He moved back to CSKA Moscow before the start of the 2010-11 season. The following season, he reached the Euroleague final with the Reds.

On July 23, 2012, CSKA Moscow officially announced the departure of Shved in order to sign with the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves on a 3 year, $10 million contract.³ Two days later, he signed with the Timberwolves.⁴

Russian national team

Shved played with the Russian junior national teams. He played at the 2006 FIBA Europe U-18 Championship, and at the 2007 and 2008 FIBA Europe U-20 Championships. Shved has also been a member of the senior men's Russian national basketball team. He won the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2011. At the London Olympics on August 12, 2012, Shved scored 25 points to lead the Russian national basketball team in an 81-77 victory over Argentina in the bronze medal game.

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Correct as of April 18th, 2013

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2012–13	Minnesota	77	16	23.9	.372	.295	.720	2.3	3.7	0.7	0.4	8.6
Career		77	16	23.9	.372	.295	.720	2.3	3.7	0.7	0.4	8.6

References

^ CSKABasket.com Russian Superleague (Division A): Regular season 04.11.2006, Moscow, 2500 spectators.
^ Euroleague.net Regular Season Game 12 - January 17, 2007 - UNIVERSAL SPORTS HALL CSKA.
^ "Alexey Shved moves to Minnesota". CSKABasket.com. July 23, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
^ "Wolves Sign Free Agent Alexey Shved". NBA.com. July 25, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-26.

External links

[1] CSKABasket.com Russian Superleague (Division A): Regular season 04.11.2006, Moscow, 2500 spectators.

[2] Euroleague.net Regular Season Game 12 - January 17, 2007 - UNIVERSAL SPORTS HALL CSKA.

[3] "Alexey Shved moves to Minnesota". CSKABasket.com. July 23, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-23.

[4] "Wolves Sign Free Agent Alexey Shved". NBA.com. July 25, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-26.

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Persondata
Name	Shved, Alexey
Alternative names	Shved, Aleksey
Short description	Russian basketball player
Date of birth	December 16, 1988
Place of birth	Belgorod, Russian SFSR
Date of death
Place of death

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