Hawks Interested in Alexey Shved
Posted: Thu May 17, 2012 1:44 pm
Shved weighing NBA options
After the show Alexey Shved put on last Friday at the Euroleague Final Four against Panathinaikos, it's no wonder he has a handful of NBA teams keeping close tabs on him over the last few months.
In the quarterfinals, the 6-foot-5 guard finished with 15 points and 5 rebounds in 19 minutes off of the bench for CSKA Moscow, who advanced to the Finals before dropping a heard breaker to Olympiacos on Sunday. But now as CSKA's focus shifts to Khimky and the Russian League finals, Shved continues to look ahead and weigh his NBA options.
In an interview with Sports.ru in Moscow on Tuesday, Shved's agent Obrad Fimic said while no official NBA offers are on the table at this moment, five teams have shown interest in his client -- Atlanta, Houston, Oklahoma City, Minnesota and Memphis.
As it stands, Shved remains under contract with CSKA but all signs point to him making the jump to the NBA, despite Fimic refuting a recent report that his client was asking upwards of $10 to $12 million on a three-year deal.
Interest in Shved peaked in mid-winter and later in February Pete Philo, an international scout for the Minnesota Timberwolves, was on hand in Moscow to check in on Shved according to a league contact in Moscow. But the question remains how will Shved's game translate to the NBA?
Offensively speaking his game is sound -- versatile and athletic, a guard who can shoot from the perimeter and can get into the paint. The trouble is defensively and being able to handle stronger, faster NBA guards. Shved would certainly excel and an up-tempo offense in a reserve role and it will be interesting to see if more teams step up to inquire about the Russian guard in the comings weeks. http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2012/5/ ... ba-options
