Alexey Shved

Alexey Viktorovich Shved (Russian: Алексей Викторович Швед; born December 16, 1988) is a Russian professional basketball player who plays for Shanxi Loongs of the Chinese Basketball Association.

Standing at 1.98m, he plays at both the shooting guard and point guard positions.

Shved began his professional career with CSKA Moscow in a Russian Super League game, against Ural Great Perm, on November 4, 2006.

He played at the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and at the 2007 and 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championships.

Shved has also been a member of the senior men's Russian national basketball team.

He made his EuroLeague debut in a game against Žalgiris, on January 17, 2007.

In February 2007, he joined Khimki Moscow Region, on loan from CSKA Moscow.

He then returned to CSKA Moscow before the start of the 2007–08 season.

In December 2009, he moved to Dynamo Moscow, on loan from CSKA Moscow.

He moved back to CSKA Moscow before the start of the 2010–11 season.

The following season, he reached the EuroLeague Final with the Reds.

He won the bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2011.

After helping lead CSKA Moscow to the EuroLeague final in 2012, Shved spent three years in the NBA, before returning to Europe and earning an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2018.

As a member of the Russian national team, he won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, as well as a bronze medal at EuroBasket 2011.

On July 23, 2012, CSKA Moscow announced the departure of Shved in order to sign with the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA.

Two days later, he signed a multi-year deal with the Timberwolves.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, on August 12, 2012, Shved scored 25 points, to lead the Russian national team to an 81–77 victory, over Argentina, in the bronze medal game.

He also played with Russia at the EuroBasket 2013, and at the EuroBasket 2017, where he led all scorers and was named in the All-Tournament Team.

On August 23, 2014, a three-team trade was completed, involving the Timberwolves, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Philadelphia 76ers.

On December 19, 2014, Shved was acquired by the Houston Rockets in a three-team trade that also involved the 76ers and the Minnesota Timberwolves.

As part of the deal, Shved and teammate Luc Mbah a Moute were traded to the Sixers, along with a 2015 first round draft pick from Cleveland.

The Cavaliers received Kevin Love from Minnesota, whereas the Wolves received Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Bennett from Cleveland and Thaddeus Young from Philadelphia.

On February 19, 2015, Shved was traded, along with two second-round picks, to the New York Knicks in exchange for Pablo Prigioni.

On July 16, 2015, Shved returned to Russia, and signed a three-year contract with Khimki.

The contract was worth $10.2 million net income over three years.

Shved was awarded the VTB United League MVP award for the 2016–17 season.

On March 27, 2017, Shved was named the European-wide second tier level EuroCup's season MVP.

He was the first player in EuroCup history to average at least 22 points, 5 assists, and 4 rebounds per game in the same season.

In July 2017, Shved extended his contract with Khimki, through the 2019–20 season.

In 2017–18 season, Khimki made it to the 2018 EuroLeague Playoffs quarterfinals, where they were eliminated by CSKA Moscow, with 3–1 series result.

Over the season, Shved led the EuroLeague in scoring, with a career-high 21.8 points per game, which earned him the Alphonso Ford EuroLeague Top Scorer Trophy.

In May 2018, he was named the All-EuroLeague Second Team for the 2017–18 season.

On August 12, 2021, Shved officially returned to CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League, and of the EuroLeague until it was suspended due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, signing a two-year (1+1) deal.

On August 4, 2023, Shved parted ways with the Russian powerhouse.

Shved played with the Russian junior national teams.