Yaroslav Igorevich Korolev (russian: Ярослав Игоревич Королёв; born 7 May 1987) is a Russian former professional

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player.

Professional career

Korolev began his pro career with the Russian club Avtodor Saratov. Korolev was then selected 12th overall in the

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, by the

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. Korolev played for

CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet era, it was a central piece of the big So ...

in the

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, before joining the Clippers. On 6 July 2007 the Clippers offered Korolev a contract to remain with the team, but then rescinded their offer in September 2007. He then returned to the Clippers during the preseason, on a non-guaranteed contract, but was waived before the season began. In December 2007, Korolev signed with

Dynamo Moscow MGO VFSO "Dynamo" (russian: МГО ВФСО «Динамо»), commonly known as Dynamo Moscow (russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. Founded by Felix Dzerzhinsky on 18 April 1923, Dynamo Moscow was the first ...

. In November 2009, Korolev was drafted in the fourth round of the

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, Draft by the

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. He was traded to the

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on 19 January 2010. On 26 July 2010 he signed a contract with Spanish club

CB Granada Club Baloncesto Granada, S.A.D. was a professional basketball team based in Granada, Andalusia. The team was founded in 1994 and has had notable players during its history, including Curtis Borchardt, Darvin Ham, Giorgos Sigalas, Scott Padgett, P ...

. In August 2011, he signed with Lagun Aro GBC. In December 2012, he joined Spartak St. Petersburg. In October 2014, Korolev signed with the Greek League team

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

for the 2014–15 season. On 16 December 2016 Korolev announced his retirement. His last team was

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, with which he played in 2016.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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References

External links

Twitter Account
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Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileGreek Basket League Profile

Spanish League Profile

Draftexpress.com ProfileYaroslav Korolev Pictures
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