Celtics Sign Svi Mykhailiuk

6'7", 205#, 26 years old.

Career 36% from 3, but 40.4% last season for Charlotte.  4213 total minutes, two > 1000 and the rest in the 400 minute range.   8 teams in 5 seasons.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mykhasv01.html





Bob


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https://www.nba.com/celtics/news/sidebar-offseason-20230912-five-facts-svi-mykhailiuk



Five Facts: Svi Mykhailiuk


Taylor Snow
Sr. Writer

September 12, 20239:46 AM EDT

The Boston Celtics signed another sharpshooter to their roster last week with the addition of five-year veteran Svi Mykhailiuk. The 6-foot-7 wing will look to build off the most efficient season of his career, after shooting 42.4 percent from downtown in 2022-23, and he also has the potential to provide a playmaking boost off the bench.

But before the newest Celtic hits the parquet floor, let’s get to know him off the court more. Here are Mykhailiuk’s Five Facts:


1.  His full name is Sviatoslav Yuriyovych Mykhailiuk, but you can just call him “Svi.” He was born in Cherkasy, Ukraine to a family of academics; his mother is a high school biology teacher, and his father is a college history professor.

2.  Mykhailiuk began his professional career at age 15, playing for his hometown club Cherkaski Mavpy from 2012-14 before heading to the United States for college hoops. He has also played for the Ukrainian junior and senior national teams and in 2017 was the leading scorer in the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship with an average of 20.4 points per game.

3.  Mykhailiuk began his collegiate career at age 17 with the Kansas Jayhawks, making him the youngest player in Big 12 history. He four years in Lawrence, Kansas, and set the program’s single-season 3-point field goals made record during his senior season with 115 makes at an impressive 44.4 percent conversion rate.

4.  The 26-year-old is one of nine Ukraine natives to make it to the NBA and is one of two active players along with Sacramento’s Alex Len. He’s just the second Ukrainian to suit up for the Celtics, joining Vitaly Potapenko (1998-2002).

5.  Mykhailiuk publicly opposed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, issuing a joint statement with Len in which they both condemned the war and declared unity with their fellow countrymen.

https://twitter.com/Sviat_10/status/1496972690623807492?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1496972690623807492%7Ctwgr%5E2a4f09a4b24535da1bc4bd91d1a0373a1c2b1189%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nba.com%2Fceltics%2Fnews%2Fsidebar-offseason-20230912-five-facts-svi-mykhailiuk


Bob
MY NOTE:  Yeah, I'll stick with 'Svi' over his full name.  Hit your 3s like last year, put focus and energy into your defense and you should be fine.  You averaged 22.5mpg with Charlotte last season.  Unless you do both of those things you're not a clear upgrade over Sam, who has proven that he can do both of them, and then you're going to sit a lot.  The "battle" between Svi and Sam over who Joe picks to be the first wing off the bench is an intriguing sub-plot to start this year.

I did not know Potapenko was Ukrainian until just now.


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