Vitaly Potapenko

Vitaly Potapenko
Віталій Миколайович Потапенко
Position	Center
Height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Weight	285 lb (129 kg)
Born	March 21, 1975 (1975-03-21) (age 33) Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Ukrainian
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) Sacramento Kings (2006–2007) CB Estudiantes (2007–2008)

Vitaly Mykolayovych Potapenko (Ukrainian: Віталій Миколайович Потапенко, born March 21, 1975 in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player. 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, the Seattle SuperSonics, and the Sacramento Kings in his NBA career. Potapenko's career scoring average is 6.8 points per game.

[edit] NBA transactions

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.

v • d • e 1996 NBA Draft

First Round Allen Iverson • Marcus Camby • Shareef Abdur-Rahim • Stephon Marbury • Ray Allen • Antoine Walker • Lorenzen Wright • Kerry Kittles • Samaki Walker • Erick Dampier • Todd Fuller • Vitaly Potapenko • Kobe Bryant • Predrag Stojaković • Steve Nash • Tony Delk • Jermaine O'Neal • John Wallace • Walter McCarty • Žydrūnas Ilgauskas • Dontae' Jones • Roy Rogers • Efthimios Rentzias • Derek Fisher • Martin Müürsepp • Jerome Williams • Brian Evans • Priest Lauderdale • Travis Knight

Second Round Othella Harrington • Mark Hendrickson • Ryan Minor • Moochie Norris • Shawn Harvey • Joseph Blair • Doron Sheffer • Jeff McInnis • Steve Hamer • Russ Millard • Marcus Mann • Jason Sasser • Randy Livingston • Ben Davis • Malik Rose • Joe Vogel • Marcus Brown • Ron Riley • Jamie Feick • Amal McCaskill • Terrell Bell • Chris Robinson • Mark Pope • Jeff Nordgaard • Shandon Anderson • Ronnie Henderson • Reggie Geary • Drew Barry • Darnell Robinson

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