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Alexey Shved

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Have the Rockets become frontrunners for his signature now?, ie if they are interested.

http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/russia/40250/andrei-vatutin-alexey-shved-will-go-the-nba.html

29.06.2012

In an interview, Andrei Vatutin confirmed that Alexey Shved will leave CSKA Moscow for the NBA.
"I can say that Alexey Shved will go to the NBA. There are just few details to finalize. Alexey will leave for the States in the summer. It is not a matter of money but the guy wants to see if he can play in the strongest league in the world. In my opinion it is still to early for him, but his agent the player think that this is the best solution for him. It is their decision" said Vatutin.
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http://en.rian.ru/sports/20120703/174375106.html

03/07/2012

In-demand point guard Alexey Shved will decide which NBA team to sign with on basis of potential court time, he told R-Sport in a recent interview.

The Memphis Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers and Minnesota Timberwolves have all offered contracts to the CSKA Moscow player, his agent Obrad Fimic told R-Sport on Tuesday.

“More than anything, I want to play,” Shved said, when aske
Tags possible transitions CSKA Alex Swede NBAd Tuesday about his criteria for choosing between the three teams.

“You need to see what the roster’s like, what the coach is like, how they’ll relate to me and what role they see me in.”

Shved is currently in Venezuela with the Russian national team at the Olympic qualification tournament, and he suggested the situation could move more quickly when the tournament finishes Sunday.

“I haven’t personally spoken to any of the teams. I’ve talked to my agent, I trust him a lot,” Shved said.

“I’ll probably travel to the U.S. straight after the tournament.”

Shved is one of a number of CSKA players who have been linked with NBA moves this summer, including ex-Utah Jazz small forward Andrei Kirilenko, Serbian center Nenad Krstic and Lithuanian shooting guard Ramunas Siskauskas.
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The Rockets aren't one of the teams mentioned in this later article, but their name has been thrown in there, and he wants playing time. The Rockets are currently on first-come, first-served basis with their PG minutes.

Do the agreements with Roy and Batum suggest the offer from the T-Wolves is off the table?

http://www.sports.ru/basketball/140807279.html
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Agent Swede Alexis "Alex wants in the NBA, but the main thing - playing time"

Then somewhere in writing that we want to contract for 10-12 million dollars. This is not the case. Such money was nobody in the NBA will not. And in Europe, I think, too.

Interest from overseas teams is, of course. In addition to "Minnesota", "Oklahoma" and "Memphis," I called the representatives of "Atlanta" and "Houston." Everyone asks, interested. In the "Final Four" in Istanbul were a lot of scouts.

I think by the end of May we will decide. For Lesha important - playing time and opportunity. So, for example, the "Lakers," he does not get - there is much competition for his position, "- said Fimich.
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#1 hooroo, Jul 6, 2012

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Sounds like a female pornostar. Alexy shaved. :grin:

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Is he OK with being trade bait?

#3 Carl Herrera, Jul 6, 2012
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We get rid of the Slovinian Dragon to go after the Vladivostok Vampire!

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Ooooff has he put on any weightsraftexpress has him listed at 161 lbs he's 6'5 too so that's interesting

#5 Muaz, Jul 6, 2012
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Wow I'm an idiot it says 186 dang he looks good hopefully he can defend at the next level

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Muaz said: ↑

Ooooff has he put on any weightsraftexpress has him listed at 161 lbs he's 6'5 too so that's interesting
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190lbs on Wiki now. Still a little light, needs more muscle lol

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not worth it

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not worth it
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If we can get him on the summer league team, that'll be a good way to gauge talents.

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Xcellerator said: ↑

190lbs on Wiki now. Still a little light, needs more muscle lol
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At this rate he'll be 245lbs before the season starts.

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Height: 6' 6.25"
Wingspan: 6' 4.5"

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Can anyone who's watched this guy post some analysis?

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Shved records 22pts and 6ast in a win over Nigeria which secures Russia an Olympic berth.

It's Nigeria but Nigeria beat Greece on their way to facing Russia.

http://london2012.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/12/olym/p/ct/0/gid/A/grid/17/rid/9052/sid/game.html

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He's no Lester McCalebb.

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His free throw shooting form is Chuck Hayesian.

Any footage of him on defense?

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Once we are able to clear Scola or Martin off the cap, or once NY matches the Lin offer sheet, we should have the space to sign this guy. But this is one of those situations where I completely trust our foreign scouting. If this guy is worth having, we'll be pushing hard to get him.

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He is shooting guard. But this dude can play. Dead eye shooter, very good passer and ball handler.

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Draftexpress 2010 June article

Watching Shved play, it’s tough not to be enamored with the terrific talent he displays, particularly his ability to play the pick-and-roll and operate in the open floor. He’s got great size for either backcourt position at 6-5 and is an extremely fluid, creative player with the ability to create his own shot, which is rare for a European prospect. He has all the typical tricks you see from Euro-style slashers, relying heavily on timing, pace, change of speed and herky-jerky shakes and crossovers to get his man off balance, but he also has an extra gear he can go to to get by his man using either hand, particularly in transition.

In this regard, his style of play is very similar to the way Goran Dragic played for Phoenix this season. Shved is an even better passer, though. He instinctively makes smart, simple passes within the flow of the offense, but he can also wow you at times with his imagination and his ability to thread the needle and find the open man diving to the rim for an easy basket.

Shved has the ability to create shots for himself and his teammates, and he’s capable of finishing lobs and transition plays above the rim, but he simply isn’t strong enough to finish around the basket in traffic. Shved’s frame is narrow and it hasn’t seemed to improve much over the last few years. This creates a major problem for him because of the extremely physical league he plays in—the Russian league is one of the slowest-paced, most half-court oriented leagues in Europe.

Shved’s lack of physicality forces him to rely on his jump shot a bit more heavily than you’d like, particularly in the mid-range area. He does have an effective off-the-dribble jumper, though, and he looks confident in his shot, using excellent shooting mechanics and terrific touch. This is a part of his game that should translate nicely to the NBA. Generally speaking, Shved has a pretty American-style game
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Well, I saw him on number occasions this season playing for CSKA Moscow. He improved everything in his game, he looks stronger, more confident, imrpoved his shot selection and decision making and his 3pt shot accuracy dramaticly increased from below 30% to 50%(33/67 in Euroleague). He is a dead eye shooter. His ability to play P&R and create shot for others is also great. Basically he is a rich man's Rudy Fernandez with better ball handling and ability to run a team's offence. He would have problem defending stronger SGs in this league, so I only see him mostly playing PG as he has quickness and foot speed to keep in front of elite league point guards. You could call me crazy, but in my humble opinion he is a better player than Jeremy Lin, maybe it's because I'm super low on Lin, or maybe not. Don't know why he is overlooked by NBA GM's, but he stated that he is moving to the NBA next season, so we will see him in the action. Just for the record I'm not russian and I don't even wish Svhed succes, but he is simply the best guard nba-prospect in Europe.

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Husky said: ↑

Draftexpress 2010 June article

Well, I saw him on number occasions this season playing for CSKA Moscow. He improved everything in his game, he looks stronger, more confident, imrpoved his shot selection and decision making and his 3pt shot accuracy dramaticly increased from below 30% to 50%(33/67 in Euroleague). He is a dead eye shooter. His ability to play P&R and create shot for others is also great. Basically he is a rich man's Rudy Fernandez with better ball handling and ability to run a team's offence. He would have problem defending stronger SGs in this league, so I only see him mostly playing PG as he has quickness and foot speed to keep in front of elite league point guards. You could call me crazy, but in my humble opinion he is a better player than Jeremy Lin, maybe it's because I'm super low on Lin, or maybe not. Don't know why he is overlooked by NBA GM's, but he stated that he is moving to the NBA next season, so we will see him in the action. Just for the record I'm not russian and I don't even wish Svhed succes, but he is simply the best guard nba-prospect in Europe.
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There is no question, if he is better than Lin. But it's not that impressive tha he is better than overrated no defense, volume scorer and turnover prone player.

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Sigmund said: ↑

He is shooting guard. But this dude can play. Dead eye shooter, very good passer and ball handler.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Got this from NBA scout whose seen Shved a lot: Solid, but true PG, not 2. So either Wolves are planning Luke/JJ gone or are miscalculating</p>— Jerry Zgoda(@JerryZgoda) <a href="https://twitter.com/JerryZgoda/status/220743548268580864" data-datetime="2012-07-05T04:58:57+00:00">July 5, 2012</a></blockquote>
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now to switch over to the tennis

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