- Pavel Podkolzin
Infobox Euroleague Player
name = Pavel Podkolzin
nickname = SiberianShaq
league =
height_ft = 7
height_in = 5
weight_lb = 305
position = Center
birth_date = birth date and age|1985|1|15
birth_place =Novosibirsk , Russian SFSR,Soviet Union
league = Russian League
team =Sibirtelecom Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
college = None
nationality =Russia n
career_start = 2001
draft = 21st overall
draft_year = 2004
draft_team =Utah Jazz
former_teams =Sibirtelecom Lokomotiv Novosibirsk (2001, 2007)
Metis Varese (2002–2004)
Dallas Mavericks (2004-2006)
Khimki BC (2006-07)Pavel Podkolzin (born
January 15 ,1985 inNovosibirsk , Russian SFSR,Soviet Union ) is aRussia n professionalbasketball player formerly in theNBA and theNBA Development League . He is a 2.26 m (7' 5"), 138 kg (305 lb) center.Podkolzin made his debut with
Lokomotiv Novosibirsk , in the Russian second division, during the 2001-02 season. He moved to Italy in December 2001, signed by Metis Varese, for which he played from 2002 to 2004. He was selected by theUtah Jazz in the2004 NBA Draft and promptly traded to theDallas Mavericks for their first-round pick in the2005 NBA Draft (Utah later traded that pick to thePortland Trail Blazers , which used the pick to draftLinas Kleiza ). He was originally available for selection in the previous year's draft, but abruptly pulled out just days before because he declared he was not yet ready to propel himself into the NBA. Podkolzin was considered to be a high draft pick in he 2004 draft because of his size, blocking ability and strength, but he was chosen late in the draft. OnAugust 5 ,2006 , he was waived by the Mavericks after appearing briefly in just six games spanning two seasons. [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2539808 ESPN - Mavs cut loose former first-round big man Podkolzin - NBA ] ]In 2006-07, he played in the
Russian Basketball Super League forKhimki BC and former team Lokomotiv Novosibirsk.Podkolzin was a member of the Russian national team which won the silver medal at the 2000 European Cadets Championship.
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External links
*NBA-profile
*basketball-reference
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