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Oleksiy Pecherov

Oleksiy Pecherov
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Free agent
Position Power forward / Center
Personal information
Born (1985-12-08) December 8, 1985 (age 31)
Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality Ukrainian
Listed height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight 232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2006 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18th overall
Selected by the Washington Wizards
Playing career 2002–present
Career history
2002–2004 Polytekhnik Kharkiv
2004–2005 BC Kyiv
2005–2006 Paris Basket Racing
2006–2007 BC Kyiv
20072009 Washington Wizards
2009–2010 Minnesota Timberwolves
2010–2011 Olimpia Milano
2011–2013 Azovmash Mariupol
2013 Valencia
2014 Krasnye Krylia
2015 Kalev/Cramo
2016 Hekmeh

Oleksiy Pecherov (Ukrainian: Олексій Печеров; born December 8, 1985) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player who last played for Hekmeh of the FLB League. He's also a member of the Ukraine national basketball team.

The Washington Wizards 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 Paris Basket Racing internationally.

On June 23, 2009, he was traded along with Etan Thomas, Darius Songaila, and a first round pick to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Randy Foye and Mike Miller.

On August 16, 2010, he signed with Olimpia Milano 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 Valencia BC of the Spanish ACB League.

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 Korvpalli Meistriliiga.


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