1. Viacheslav "Slava" Kravtsov is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers of the P League+.
11 Facts About Viacheslav Kravtsov
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Viacheslav Kravtsov declared for the 2009 NBA draft, but after not being selected by a team, he returned to Kyiv to play one additional season.
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Viacheslav Kravtsov then joined BC Donetsk, for which he played from 2010 to 2012.
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On 14 July 2012, Viacheslav Kravtsov signed with the Detroit Pistons.
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On 31 July 2013, Viacheslav Kravtsov was traded, along with Brandon Knight and Khris Middleton, to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for guard Brandon Jennings.
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On 30 September 2015, Viacheslav Kravtsov signed a short-term contract with CSKA Moscow, in order to replace injured Joel Freeland.
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Viacheslav Kravtsov averaged 11.1 points and 6.5 rebounds at the Eurocup and 8.4 points and 5.4 rebounds at the Liga ACB.
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Viacheslav Kravtsov came back to Spain on 18 October 2016 to sign with Valencia Basket.
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On 19 July 2018, Viacheslav Kravtsov signed a one-year deal with San Pablo Burgos of the Liga ACB.
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On September 3,2020, Viacheslav Kravtsov signed with Dnipro of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague.
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In 2013, Viacheslav Kravtsov helped the Ukrainian national basketball team qualify for their first FIBA World Cup since the break-up of the Soviet Union by leading everyone in the 2013 EuroBasket tournament in blocks made with an average of two blocks per game.