Vitaly Potapenko

Vitaly Potapenko
Position	Center
Nickname	The Ukraine Train
Height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Weight	285 lb (130 kg)
Team	Sacramento Kings
Nationality	Ukraine
Born	March 21, 1975 Kiev, Soviet Union
College	Wright State
Draft	12^th overall, 1996 Cleveland Cavaliers
Pro career	1996 – present
Former teams	Cleveland Cavaliers (1996–1999) Boston Celtics (1999–2002) Seattle SuperSonics (2002–2006)

Vitaly Nikolaevich Potapenko (born March 21, 1975 in Kiev, Soviet Union) is a professional basketball player who currently plays for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA. He played college basketball at Wright State University and was selected 12th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1996 NBA Draft. Nicknamed "The Ukraine Train", he has played for the Cavaliers, the Boston Celtics and the Seattle SuperSonics in his NBA career. Potapenko's career scoring average is 6.8 points per game.

[edit] NBA transactions involving Vitaly Potapenko

March 11, 1999 - Traded by the Cavaliers to the Boston Celtics for Andrew DeClercq and a 1999 first-round draft pick.

February 23, 2006 - In a four-team, nine-player trade; traded to the Sacramento Kings; the SuperSonics acquired Earl Watson, Bryon Russell, a 2008 second-round pick and cash from the Denver Nuggets, Nuggets also acquired Ruben Patterson from the Trail Blazers, Trail Blazers acquired Voshon Lenard from the Nuggets and Brian Skinner from the Kings, Kings also acquired Sergei Monia from the Trail Blazers.