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Alexander "Sasha" Olegovich Kaun (
High school
In high school at the
per game as a junior and 15.3 points and 12.6 rebounds per game as a senior. He led his team to a 23–0 record and to the Florida state championships.College career
During the fall of 2003, Kaun committed to the University of Kansas. He also received offers from Duke and Michigan State.
During his freshman season with the
Professional career
CSKA Moscow (2008–2015)
Kaun was drafted 56th overall in the 2008 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. He was the final draft pick in Sonics history, before the franchise moved to Oklahoma City. His NBA draft rights were then traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers for cash considerations.[1]
He signed a three-year contract worth €2,700,000 with the Russian team CSKA Moscow in 2008.[2][3] On May 23, 2012, Kaun re-signed his contract with CSKA, staying three more seasons with the team.[4]
In the 2014–15 season, CSKA Moscow has managed to advance to the
After winning his fifth VTB United League championship with CSKA, there were some reports that Kaun had retired from professional basketball.[8][9] A day later, Kaun denied these reports, adding that he was, however, done playing basketball in Europe.[10]
Cleveland Cavaliers (2015–2016)
On September 9, 2015, Kaun signed with the
On July 15, 2016, Kaun was traded, along with cash considerations, to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for the rights to Chukwudiebere Maduabum.[18] He was waived by the 76ers on July 17,[19] and six days later, he announced his retirement from professional basketball.[20]
Russian national team
Kaun was a member of the senior
Personal life
Kaun is married to Taylor Kaun (
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
† | Won NBA championship |
League leader |
NBA
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2015–16† | Cleveland | 25 | 0 | 3.8 | .529 | .000 | .455 | 1.0 | .1 | .2 | .2 | .9 |
Career | 25 | 0 | 3.8 | .529 | .000 | .455 | 1.0 | .1 | .2 | .2 | .9 |
Euroleague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2008–09 | CSKA Moscow | 10 | 0 | 5.1 | .429 | .000 | .417 | 1.5 | .1 | .0 | .3 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
2009–10 | 21 | 17 | 22.4 | .713 | .000 | .569 | 4.6 | .6 | .4 | 1.0 | 9.1 | 11.5 | |
2011–12 | 21 | 4 | 11.4 | .712 | .000 | .516 | 2.0 | .1 | .4 | .2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | |
2012–13 | 30 | 27 | 20.8 | .716 | .000 | .520 | 4.0 | .5 | .4 | 1.2 | 8.1 | 10.8 | |
2013–14 | 30 | 16 | 18.4 | .701 | .000 | .590 | 3.5 | .5 | .8 | .8 | 8.4 | 11.2 | |
2014–15 | 30 | 30 | 20.1 | .691 | .000 | .673 | 4.5 | .5 | .4 | .9 | 9.9 | 13.7 | |
Career | 143 | 94 | 17.8 | .702 | .000 | .581 | 3.6 | .4 | .5 | .8 | 7.6 | 9.8 |
References
- ^ "Cavaliers Acquire Draft Rights to Darnell Jackson and Sasha Kaun". NBA.com. June 26, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ "CSKA signs Terence Morris, Sasha Kaun". Euroleague.net. June 22, 2008.
- ^ "Kaun signs with CSKA". Kuathletics.cstv.com. June 24, 2008.
- ^ "CSKA re-signs Alexander Kaun". cskabasket.com. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ "CSKA Moscow routs Panathinaikos to claim Final Four berth". euroleague.net. April 22, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ^ "Spanoulis comes through again as Olympiacos stuns CSKA". euroleague.net. May 15, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ^ "CSKA Moscow beats Fenerbahce in third-place game". eurolague.net. May 17, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ^ "Former Kansas center Sasha Kaun retires from pro basketball at the age of 30". The Kansas City Star. June 8, 2015.
- ^ "Sasha Kaun anuncia su retirada". acb.com (in Spanish). June 8, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- ^ Bedore, Gary (June 9, 2015). "Former KU center Sasha Kaun has not retired from professional basketball". kusports.com. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- ^ "Cavs Sign Center Sasha Kaun". NBA.com. September 9, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ^ "Love leads Cavaliers past Grizzlies 106-76". NBA.com. October 28, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ^ "Sasha Kaun 2015-16 Game Log". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
- ^ "Cavs Assign Sasha Kaun to Canton Charge". NBA.com. April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^ "Cavs Recall Kaun and McRae". NBA.com. April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^ "Cavaliers Assign Kaun and McRae to Canton Charge". NBA.com. April 12, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
- ^ "Cavs Recall Kaun and McRae - April 13, 2016". NBA.com. April 13, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ "Sixers Complete Trade With Cleveland". NBA.com. July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ^ "Sixers waive Sasha Kaun". philly.com. Philadelphia Media Network. July 17, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- ^ Bedore, Gary (July 23, 2016). "Former Jayhawk Kaun reveals retirement". kusports.com. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ Pluto, Terry. Cleveland Cavaliers can thank Danny Ferry for the addition of Sasha Kaun -- Terry Pluto, Cleveland Plain Dealer, August 25, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Sasha Kaun at euroleague.net
- Sasha Kaun at kuathletics.com
- Sasha Kaun at vtb-league.com