Vitaly Potapenko

infobox NBA Player


name = Vitaly Potapenko
Віталій Миколайович Потапенко
nickname = The Ukraine Train
position = Center
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 10
weight_lbs = 285
league =
team =
nationality = Ukrainian
birth_date = Birth date and age|1975|3|21|mf=y
birth_place = Kiev, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR
college = Wright State
draft = 12th overall
draft_year = 1996
draft_team = Cleveland Cavaliers
career_start = 1996
career_end =
former_teams = Cleveland Cavaliers (1996–1999)
Boston Celtics (1999–2002)
Seattle SuperSonics (2002–2006)
Sacramento Kings (2006–2007)
awards =

Vitaly Nikolaevich Potapenko ( _uk. Віталій Миколайович Потапенко, pronounced "vee-TAH-lee poe-TAH-pen-koe", born March 21 1975 in Kiev, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR) 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", [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/vitaly_potapenko/bio.html NBA.com: Vitaly Potapenko Bio] ] 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.

NBA transactions

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

* July 22, 2002 - Traded by the Celtics with Kenny Anderson and Joseph Forte to the Seattle SuperSonics for Vin Baker and Shammond Williams.

* 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. [ [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2006-02-23-notebook_x.htm Trade deadline: Watson, Patterson move in four-team deal] ]

Notes

External links

* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/vitaly_potapenko/ NBA.com Profile]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/potapvi01.html NBA statistics] at "basketball-reference.com"