Yaroslav Korolev
Yaroslav Korolev | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 7, 1987 Russia |
| Occupation | Professional basketball player (retired) |
| Years active | 2005–2016 |
| Known for | Playing for Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA, Russian and European basketball teams |
Yaroslav Igorevich Korolev (; born 7 May 1987) is a retired Russian professional basketball athlete.
Professional career
Korolev's professional journey started with the Russian team Avtodor Saratov. In the 2005 NBA draft, he was chosen as the 12th overall pick by the Los Angeles Clippers. Prior to his NBA draft selection, he competed for CSKA Moscow in Russia's top-tier league, the Russian Super League. Although the Clippers extended a contract offer in July 2007, they withdrew it by September. Subsequently, Korolev signed a non-guaranteed deal for the preseason but was released before the commencement of the regular season.
By December 2007, Korolev had joined Dynamo Moscow. Later, in November 2009, he was chosen in the fourth round of the NBDL Draft by the Albuquerque Thunderbirds and was traded to the Reno Bighorns in January 2010.
In July 2010, Korolev moved to Spain to play for CB Granada, and a year later, in August 2011, he signed with Lagun Aro GBC. He continued his career by signing with Spartak St. Petersburg in December 2012.
For the 2014–15 season, Korolev joined Greek Basket League side Panionios in October 2014. He concluded his playing career after completing his final season with Basket Navarra Club, announcing his retirement on 16 December 2016.
Regular season
|- | align="left" | 2005–06 | align="left" | Clippers | 24 || 0 || 5.3 || .300 || .286 || .700 || .5 || .4 || .1 || .0 || 1.1 |- | align="left" | 2006–07 | align="left" | Clippers | 10 || 0 || 4.1 || .250 || .200 || .500 || .3 || .4 || .3 || .0 || 1.2 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 34 || 0 || 4.9 || .283 || .250 || .625 || .5 || .4 || .2 || .0 || 1.1