Hawks Interested in Alexey Shved

[HMFFL]

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

[Superiorblogman]

I will pass on a defensive liability that is not the way of a playoff team

[monsterblock]

Doesn't this belong on the draft thread?

[HMFFL]

Doesn't this belong on the draft thread?

When the Hawks are actually being mentioned in an article related to a prospect, I like for it to have it's own thread, and it can be merged to the draft thread at a later time. It allows fans to become more familiar with the player.

[Jamaaliver]

Doesn't this belong on the draft thread?

Shved weighing NBA options

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.

Based on the last statement above, sounds like he may be a Free-Agent option, should we be lucky enough to dump Marv or Smoove.

His skillset reminds me of Jamal Crawford's impact off the ATL bench.

In the quarterfinals, the 6-foot-5 guard finished with 15 points and 5 rebounds in 19 minutes off of the bench...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.

[Years80HAWKS]

He is a free agent, as his age went away without being selected.

He is a 6-7 combo guard with long arms, good jumping abilities, excellent dribbling (by european standards) and a real decent shot from any place on the court, but especially he can just shoot off the dribbling (usually going left), which is not usual here.

His game is more american than european. Can penetrate against anybody, is streamly thin, has qualities to defend, but sometimes get lost in that area.

Many doubts about his adaptability to live outside Russia and Moscow, such a strange personality they say he is.

If anybody remembers Vazarevitch, he is the modern, taller, thinner version of Serguey V.

I believe he should be a good option playing behind Teague, along him... Also very Sy-ed physique...