Oleksiy Ivanovych Pecherov ( uk, Олексій Іванович Печеров; born December 8, 1985) is a Ukrainian former professional

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player. He was also a member of the

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Professional career

The

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selected him with the 18th pick in the 2006 NBA draft; Pecherov signed a contract with the Wizards on July 5, 2007. Pecherov had previously played with

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internationally. On June 23, 2009, he was traded along with

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, and a first round pick to the

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for

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and Mike Miller. On August 16, 2010, he signed with

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of the Italian league and the Euroleague for the 2010–11 season. On August 23, 2011, he signed a two-year deal with BC Azovmash of Ukraine. On November 9, 2013, he signed a one-month deal with

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of the Spanish

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. On January 22, 2014, he signed with Krasnye Krylia of Russia for the rest of the 2013–14 season. He left them on May 6, 2014. On February 4, 2015, he signed with Kalev/Cramo of the

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. On September 28, 2015, Pecherov signed with the Denver Nuggets. However, he was later waived by the Nuggets on October 24 after appearing in one preseason game. On February 3, 2016, he signed with Hekmeh of the

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NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

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