Alexey Shved
Alexey Shved | |
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| Born | December 16, 1988 Russia |
| Occupation | Professional basketball player |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Known for | Playing for CSKA Moscow, NBA teams, Khimki, and the Russian national team |
Alexey Viktorovich Shved (Russian: Алексей Викторович Швед; born December 16, 1988) is a professional basketball athlete from Russia currently playing for UNICS Kazan in the VTB United League. Measuring , he is versatile in handling both the shooting guard and point guard roles.
Following his leadership of CSKA Moscow to the EuroLeague final in the 2012 season, Shved spent three seasons competing in the NBA before making a return to European basketball. He was honored with a place on the All-EuroLeague Second Team in 2018. Representing the Russian national team, he secured bronze medals at both the 2012 Summer Olympics and EuroBasket 2011.
CSKA Moscow (2006–2012)
Shved launched his professional journey with CSKA Moscow during a Russian Super League match against Ural Great Perm on November 4, 2006. His first appearance in the EuroLeague came on January 17, 2007, facing Žalgiris. In February 2007, he was temporarily transferred to Khimki Moscow Region before rejoining CSKA for the 2007–08 season. December 2009 saw another loan spell, this time to Dynamo Moscow, after which he returned to CSKA for the 2010–11 campaign. He played a key role in CSKA’s run to the EuroLeague Final in 2012.
Minnesota Timberwolves (2012–2014)
On July 23, 2012, CSKA Moscow confirmed Shved’s move to the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA. He officially signed a multi-year deal with Minnesota two days later.
Philadelphia 76ers (2014)
Shved was involved in a three-team trade on August 23, 2014, that sent him to the Philadelphia 76ers, alongside teammate Luc Mbah a Moute and a future first-round pick from Cleveland. This transaction saw Kevin Love join Cleveland, while Minnesota acquired Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Bennett, and Thaddeus Young.
Houston Rockets (2014–2015)
On December 19, 2014, Shved became part of a three-team trade that brought him to the Houston Rockets, involving both Philadelphia and Minnesota.
New York Knicks (2015)
On February 19, 2015, Shved was traded to the New York Knicks along with two second-round draft picks in exchange for Pablo Prigioni.
Khimki (2015–2021)
Returning to Russia on July 16, 2015, Shved inked a three-year contract with Khimki valued at $10.2 million after taxes. On March 27, 2017, he earned the title of EuroCup season MVP, becoming the first player in EuroCup history to average no less than 22 points, 5 assists, and 4 rebounds per contest. Additionally, he received the VTB United League MVP award for his outstanding performance during the 2016–17 season.
In July 2017, Shved extended his agreement with Khimki through to the conclusion of the 2019–20 season. The following year, Khimki advanced to the 2018 EuroLeague Playoffs quarterfinals but were ultimately ousted by CSKA Moscow. Shved led all scorers in the EuroLeague with a personal best average of 21.8 points per game and was awarded the prestigious Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy. In May 2018, he earned selection to the All-EuroLeague Second Team for that campaign.
Return to CSKA Moscow (2021–2023)
On August 12, 2021, Shved rejoined CSKA Moscow, competing in the VTB United League and the EuroLeague until the latter was suspended following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. He committed to a two-year contract structured as a 1+1 agreement. On August 4, 2023, Shved and the club mutually agreed to terminate their association.
Shanxi Loongs (2023–2024)
In October 2023, Shved inked a deal with the Shanxi Loongs of the Chinese Basketball Association. He renewed his contract in October 2024, stepping in for Ibrahima Fall Faye. Nevertheless, by December 7, Shved was removed from the team roster and Fall Faye resumed his position. Despite this roster change, Shved remained affiliated with Shanxi until December 24, when his agent announced his status as a free agent.
Zenit Saint Petersburg (2025)
On January 18, 2025, Shved signed with Zenit Saint Petersburg.
UNICS Kazan (2025–present)
Shved joined UNICS Kazan on November 4, 2025.
National team career
Shved represented Russia at various junior levels, participating in the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship as well as the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship tournaments in 2007 and 2008. At the senior level, he played a key role in securing Russia’s bronze medal at EuroBasket 2011. During the 2012 Summer Olympics, Shved led Russia with 25 points in their 81–77 victory over Argentina to claim the bronze medal.
He also competed at EuroBasket 2013 and was the top scorer at EuroBasket 2017, where he earned a place on the prestigious FIBA EuroBasket All-Tournament Team.
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;"| New York | 16 || 9 || 26.4 || .403 || .371 || .780 || 4.6 || 3.6 || .9 || .3 || 14.8 |- class="sortbottom" | align=center colspan="2"| Career | 182 || 25 || 18.0 || .369 || .306 || .762 || 2.0 || 2.5 || .6 || .3 || 7.4
EuroLeague
| † | Indicates seasons when Shved won the EuroLeague |
| * | Denotes league-leading performance |
|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2006–07 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=6 | CSKA Moscow | 1 || 0 || 2.2|| —|| —|| —|| —|| —|| —|| —||0.0||0.0 |- | style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;" | 2007–08† |8||0||4.1||.538||.500||.667||0.3||—||0.1||0.1||2.8||2.1 |- | style="text-align:left;" | 2008–09 |3||0||3.2||—||1.000||1.000||0.3||1.0||0.3||—||2.3||5.0 |- | style="text-align:left;" | 2009–10 |2||0||1.9||.000||—||.500||0.5||0.5||—||—||0.5||1.0 |- | style="text-align:left;" | 2010–11 |7||1||12.3||.550||.444||.500||1.4||1.1||0.3||0.1||4.4||4.6 |- | style="text-align:left;" | 2011–12 |21||3||21.6||.487||.493||.833||2.6||3.0||0.6||0.2||10.6||11.0 | |- |- | style="text-align:left;" | 2015–16 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=5 | Khimki
|24||18||26.6||.409|||348|||737|||2,8|||4,0|||1,3|||,3|||15,9|||14,5
|- |- | style="text-align:left" | 2017–18 EuroLeague
|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 EuroLeague
|14|||14|||32,0|||393|||365|||806|||2,8|||6,6|||1,6|||,3|||23,3|||23,2
|- |- | style="text-align:left" | 2019–20 EuroLeague
|26|||26|||31,2|||390|||329|||892|||2,7|||6,2|||0,9||||.4||||21,4||||19,4
|- |- | style="text-align:left" | 2020–21 EuroLeague
|23||||22||||style="background:#CFECEC;" |32,5*||||386||||333||||899||||3,7'||||style="background:#CFECEC;" |7,7'*||||1,3||||.4'||||style="background:#CFECEC;" |19,8*||||19,6
|- |- | style="text-align:left" | 2021–22 EuroLeague
|PBC CSKA Moscow |24||||22||||25,0||||397||||325||||878||||2,6||||3,6||||1,1||||'.4'||11'||10
|- class="sortbottom"
| align=center colspan=2 | Career |187||||140||||26,4||||406||||347||||835||||2,6||||4,6||||1,0||||'.3'||16,1'||15,3
External links
- Alexey Shved profile on eurobasket.com
- Alexey Shved statistics at euroleague.net
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- BC Khimki players
- Houston Rockets players
- Minnesota Timberwolves players
- NBA players from Russia
- PBC CSKA Moscow players
- Point guards
- Russian men's basketball players
- Philadelphia 76ers players