Alexey Swede basketball player biography

So for what reason did Alexey left the country? You read the material - a special project “The best matches of Russians in the NBA”, prepared by the publication “Championship”. You can familiarize yourself with the rest of the project materials by clicking on the link or clicking on the dick from below. You read the material from July, which, according to the basketball edition of the Championship, deserves special attention.

We updated his date and submitted his main tape so that you have the opportunity to get acquainted with him if you do not have time to do this before. The best matches of the Russians in the NBA are more details in the previous two texts as part of the Rossi Best Matches in the NBA, we wrote about our players with pride and noted their achievements. Here feelings will be very different, because I want to talk about Alexei Swede.

Alexei tried to get to the NBA back in the year and appeared in the draft. For some reason, none of the league teams dared to choose a Russian, despite the good reviews of analysts. The Swedes in the style of the game were compared with Penny Hardue, but noted his thinness, which could prevent him from adapting in North American basketball. How did Alexey reacted?

It worked, and the national team won historical bronze. The second season was much worse for the defender: Alexey was a deep reserve and not in every game went out. Nevertheless, the Swede was called to the match of the rising stars, where he played in the team of the Great Charles Barkley, gaining 14 points and decorating a couple of beautiful Dangs. In the summer of the year, Alexei was exchanged at Philadelphia Sixers, the very team of Sam Hinkka, who radically tank and gathered all kinds of drafts through exchanges.

The franchise was in deep restructuring, the level of composition was indecently low. Nevertheless, the Swede received only 17 minutes on the floor, for which he, however, was gaining decent 9.9 points. The Russian ended up at Houston Rockets, where he had no place at all, especially behind James Harden. And in February, Alexei was again exchanged-at New York NIX. For 16 matches at NIX, Alexei was noted by a number of memorable moments.

The regular season was coming to an end, the matches did not matter, but it was a great opportunity to declare themselves than the Russian and took advantage of - 14.8 points on average per game. Here the Swede was noted by two of his main highlights in the NBA. The first was remembered by its beauty. The meeting took place on March 20, NIKS met with Philadelphia. Two worst teams of the conference at the end of the regular season - which sight can be better?

Nevertheless, due to the popularity of the franchise, the match was even shown on national TV, and the game was commented on by the Great Mike Brin. The Swede showed chic accuracy in terms of distant throws, realizing seven out of eight attempts.

In total, the Russian scored 25 points and made six rebounds. However, Alexei refuses and decides to return to Russia, signing a contract with Khimki. The decision of the Swede caused a violent discussion among domestic fans. Many accused the defender of deciding to follow the light path, was afraid of competition, wanted greenhouse conditions and stable income. But let's try to fall into place of Alexei.

For three years, the Swede played in four teams, although from the first season in Minnesota showed what he was capable of. They did not believe in it again and again, they did not give enough time on the site. A similar attitude towards him was even in the worst teams of the League of that time. I believe that the Swede is simply tired of these instability and distrust.

Games such as Sixers are another evidence that Alexei could gain a foothold in the NBA for a long time. The Swede is a tall defender with a good throw, the ability to create opportunities for himself and partners and an underestimated ability to compete for a rebound. The Russian left the NBA in the midst of the three -foot revolution, when this type of this type of back line began to be appreciated more and more with each season.

But his attacking abilities would allow him to become an elite “sixth” player in a decent team. He could become those who are released on the site when you need to recoup, as well as at the ends of the matches, when you need an accurate throw in the last seconds. However, we did not see all this. You can blame the Swede of chosen money and refused to fight and work hard in order to gain a foothold in the NBA.

But you need to pay attention to how the teams systematically did not trust him, without providing the necessary freedom and opportunities to disclose its potential. You are in a foreign country, and you are sent from one part of the country to another every couple of months. You are constantly playing in matches without tournament significance, you will meet at the meeting without much sense.

In Russia, Alexei was trusted and allowed to fight for the titles as a team leader. The defender repeatedly made it clear in an interview that he was happy and he has no regrets. Is we entitled to judge him? As the great said: our expectations are our problems. The greatest Russian behind the ocean:.