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Alexey Viktorovich Shved ( Russian: Алексей Викторович Швед; born December 16, 1988) is a Russian professional basketball player for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. Standing at , he plays at the
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position. After helping lead CSKA Moscow to the EuroLeague final in
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, Shved spent three years in the
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, before returning to Europe and earning an
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selection in
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. As a member of the Russian national team, he won the bronze medal at the
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, as well as a bronze medal at EuroBasket 2011.


Professional career


CSKA Moscow (2006–2012)

Shved began his professional career with CSKA Moscow in a Russian Super League game, against
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, 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 BC Khimki (russian: БК Химки) is a Russian professional basketball team that is based in Khimki, Moscow Oblast. The club's senior men's first team participates in the Russian Basketball Super League 1. The club's full official name is BC Kh ...
,
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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 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 ...
, 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.


NBA (2012–2015)

On July 23, 2012, CSKA Moscow 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
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, and the
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. As part of the deal, Shved and teammate
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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. On December 19, 2014, Shved was acquired by the
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in a three-team trade that also involved the 76ers and the Minnesota Timberwolves. On February 19, 2015, Shved was traded, along with two second-round picks, to the
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in exchange for Pablo Prigioni.


Khimki (2015–2021)

On July 16, 2015, Shved returned to Russia, and signed a three-year contract with
Khimki Khimki ( rus, Химки, p=ˈxʲimkʲɪ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, 18.25 kilometres northwest of central Moscow, and immediately beyond the Moscow city boundary. History Origins and formation Khimki was initially a railway station tha ...
. The contract was worth $10.2 million net income over three years. On March 27, 2017, Shved was named the European-wide second tier level EuroCup's season MVP. He was the first player in EuroCup history to average at least 22 points, 5 assists, and 4 rebounds per game in the same season. Shved was awarded the VTB United League MVP award for the 2016–17 season. In July 2017, Shved extended his contract with Khimki, through the 2019–20 season. In 2017–18 season, Khimki made it to the 2018 EuroLeague Playoffs quarterfinals, where they were eliminated by CSKA Moscow, with 3–1 series result. Over the season, Shved led the EuroLeague in scoring, with a career-high 21.8 points per game, which earned him the
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. In May 2018, he was named the
All-EuroLeague Second Team The All-EuroLeague Team is an award for Europe's premier level league, the EuroLeague, that is given to the league's top ten basketball players for each season, since the 2000–01 season. During the FIBA era of the EuroLeague, players were honor ...
for the 2017–18 season.


Return to CSKA Moscow (2021–present)

On August 12, 2021, Shved officially returned to CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League, and of the EuroLeague until it was suspended due to the
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, signing a two-year (1+1) deal.


National team career

Shved played with the Russian junior national teams. He played at the
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, and at the
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and
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FIBA Europe Under-20 Championships. Shved has also been a member of the senior men's
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. He won the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2011. At the
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, on August 12, 2012, Shved scored 25 points, to lead the Russian national team to an 81–77 victory, over Argentina, in the bronze medal game. He also played with Russia at the EuroBasket 2013, and at the EuroBasket 2017, where he led all scorers and was named in the All-Tournament Team.


Career statistics


NBA


Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Minnesota , 77 , , 16 , , 23.9 , , .372 , , .295 , , .720 , , 2.3 , , 3.7 , , .7 , , .4 , , 8.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Minnesota , 63 , , 0 , , 10.5 , , .321 , , .294 , , .756 , , 1.3 , , 1.1 , , .4 , , .3 , , 4.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Philadelphia , 17 , , 0 , , 16.8 , , .400 , , .298 , , .842 , , 1.3 , , 2.7 , , .8 , , .1 , , 9.9 , - , style="text-align: left;", , style="text-align: left;", Houston , 9 , , 0 , , 6.6 , , .333 , , .333 , , .818 , , .4 , , .3 , , .1 , , .0 , , 3.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;",
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, 16 , , 9 , , 26.4 , , .403 , , .371 , , .780 , , 4.6 , , 3.6 , , .9 , , .3 , , 14.8 , - class="sortbottom" , align=center colspan="2", Career , 182 , , 25 , , 18 , , .369 , , .306 , , .762 , , 2.0 , , 2.5 , , .6 , , .3 , , 7.4 , -


EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2006–07 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=6, CSKA Moscow , 1 , , 0 , , 2.2 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2007–08† , 8 , , 0 , , 4.1 , , .538 , , .500 , , .667 , , .3 , , .0 , , .1 , , .1 , , 2.8 , , 2.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , 3 , , 0 , , 3.2 , , 1.000 , , 1.000 , , 1.000 , , .3 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , .0 , , 2.3 , , 5.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , 2 , , 0 , , 1.9 , , .000 , , .000 , , .500 , , .5 , , .5 , , .0 , , .0 , , .5 , , 1.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...
, 7 , , 1 , , 12.3 , , .550 , , .444 , , .500 , , 1.4 , , 1.1 , , .3 , , .1 , , 4.4 , , 4.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , 21 , , 3 , , 21.6 , , .487 , , .493 , , .833 , , 2.6 , , 3.0 , , .6 , , .2 , , 10.6 , , 11.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=5,
Khimki Khimki ( rus, Химки, p=ˈxʲimkʲɪ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, 18.25 kilometres northwest of central Moscow, and immediately beyond the Moscow city boundary. History Origins and formation Khimki was initially a railway station tha ...
, 24 , , 18 , , 26.6 , , .409 , , .348 , , .737 , , 2.8 , , 4.0 , , 1.3 , , .3 , , 15.9 , , 14.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , 34 , , 34 , , style="background:#cfecec;", 32.2 , , .407 , , .330 , , .820 , , 2.6 , , 5.2 , , 1.3 , , .2 , , style="background:#cfecec;", 21.8 , , 20.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , 14 , , 14 , , 32.0 , , .392 , , .365 , , .806 , , 2.8 , , 6.6 , , 1.6 , , .3 , , 23.3 , , 23.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , 26 , , 26 , , 31.2 , , .390 , , .329 , , .892 , , 2.7 , , 6.2 , , .9 , , .4 , , 21.4 , , 19.4 , - , style="text-align:left;",
2020–21 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen b ...
, 23 , , 22 , , 32.2 , , .455 , , .333 , , .899 , , 3.7 , , 7.7 , , 1.3 , , .4 , , 19.8 , , 19.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;", CSKA Moscow , 21 , , 20 , , 25.2 , , .500 , , .369 , , .848 , , 2.4 , , 3.3 , , 1.0 , , 0.3 , , 11.6 , , 10.3 , - class="sortbottom" , align=center colspan="2", Career , 140 , , 96 , , 24.7 , , .411 , , .353 , , .822 , , 2.4 , , 4.3 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , 16.3 , , 14.5


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