Shved in 2014
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No. 1 – Khimki | |
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Position | Shooting guard / Point guard |
League |
VTB United League Euroleague |
Personal information | |
Born |
Belgorod, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
December 16, 1988
Nationality | Russian |
Listed height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
Listed weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2010 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2006–present |
Career history | |
2006–2012 | CSKA Moscow |
2007 | →Khimki |
2009–2010 | →Dynamo Moscow |
2012–2014 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
2014 | Philadelphia 76ers |
2014–2015 | Houston Rockets |
2015 | New York Knicks |
2015–present | Khimki |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Alexey Viktorovich Shved (Russian: Алексей Викторович Швед, alternate spelling: Aleksey Shved; born December 16, 1988) is a Russian professional basketball player who plays for Khimki of the VTB United League. Standing at 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in), he plays at the shooting guard and point guard positions.
Shved began his professional career with CSKA Moscow in a Russian Basketball Superleague game, against Ural Great Perm, on November 4, 2006. He made his Euroleague debut in a game against Žalgiris, on January 17, 2007. In February 2007, he joined Khimki Moscow Region, on loan from CSKA Moscow. He then returned 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 Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA. Two days later, he signed a multi-year deal with the Timberwolves.
On August 23, 2014, a three-team trade was completed, involving the Timberwolves, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Philadelphia 76ers. As part of the deal, Shved and teammate Luc Mbah a Moute were traded to the Sixers, along with a 2015 first round draft pick from Cleveland. The Cavaliers received Kevin Love from Minnesota, whereas the Wolves received Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Bennett from Cleveland and Thaddeus Young from Philadelphia.