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Victor Khryapa

Victor Khryapa
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Khryapa with CSKA Moscow in October 2013.
No. 31 – CSKA Moscow
Position Power forward / Small forward
League VTB United League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1982-08-03) August 3, 1982 (age 34)
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality Russian
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 22nd overall
Selected by the New Jersey Nets
Playing career 1999–present
Career history
1999–2000 Khimik Engels
2000–2002 Avtodor Saratov
2002–2004 CSKA Moscow
20042006 Portland Trail Blazers
20062008 Chicago Bulls
2008–present CSKA Moscow
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Victor Vladimirovich Khryapa (also trans. Viktor;Russian: Виктор Владимирович Хряпа; born August 3, 1982) is a Russian professional basketball player who plays for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. A versatile forward standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), he is a three time All-EuroLeague selection and won the EuroLeague Best Defender award in 2010.

A regular member of the Russian national basketball team, he was instrumental in their triumph at the EuroBasket 2007, where they won the gold medal. He also won two bronze medals at the EuroBasket 2011 and at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.

Khryapa played for Khimik Engels in 1999–00, and for Avtodor Saratov in 2000–02. In 2002, Khryapa was signed by CSKA Moscow, with whom he won two Russian Championships in 2003 and 2004.

Khryapa was the 22nd overall selection of the 2004 NBA Draft. He was chosen by the New Jersey Nets and then subsequently traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for Eddie Gill. Then on June 28, 2006, he was traded to the Chicago Bulls along with Tyrus Thomas, for the rights to LaMarcus Aldridge.


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