Alexey Schevid, the elegant Russian magician

Does anyone still remember Alexey Schevid? The elegant Russian magician back then.

Alexey Shved was born in Belgorod, the capital of Belgorod State, Russia in December 1988. He is 6 feet 6 inches (198 cm) tall and plays as No. 1 (PG point guard). In July 2012, Schevid, who had been playing for five seasons in CSKA and Dynamo, signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves to enter the NBA as a free agent.

Schauder has played in the NBA for three seasons, and has played for four teams, the Timberwolves (2012-2014), the 76ers (2014), the Rockets (2014-2015) and the Knicks (2015). He has played in a total of 182 games in his NBA career, including 25 of which have won the starting opportunities, averaging 18.0 minutes per game, scoring 7.4 points, 2.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.3 blocks, and has no chance to play in the playoffs.

, Alexey Schavid, known as the "Russian Magician", is one of the best ball-holders in Europe who can "make cakes". He is tall, has a broad field of vision, skilled in operation and control skills, has a very imaginative pass, is good at finding the defensive gaps of pick-and-roll, and can find open teammates in the moment of holding the ball. He has comprehensive offensive skills, excellent personal offensive ability, has a shooting range covering the entire half, has a high ball quotient, is good at cheating fouls, but his contribution on the defensive end is relatively limited, and in NBA-level games, he is somewhat unacceptable, and has ordinary confrontation, and physically poses hidden dangers.

Although Schevid's NBA career has only been three years, he still left some outstanding performances. On December 20, 2012, local time in the United States, in the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 99:93 at home, Alexey Schevid started for 33 minutes, sending 12 points, 7 rebounds, 12 assists and 1 steal. 12 assists were the best in his NBA career, and this was his first double-double in the NBA.

On March 12, 2015, in the New York Knicks' away game against the Los Angeles Lakers 101:94, Schavid started for 33 minutes, contributing 14 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists, and 11 rebounds also set Schavid's NBA career single-game record. On March 20, 2015, in the New York Knicks' away game losing to the Philadelphia 76ers, Schevid started for 35 minutes, made 8 of 14 shots (7 of 8 three-pointers), and made 2 free throws, scoring his NBA career highest 25 points, plus 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. After the end of the 2014-2015 season, Alexey Schevid left the NBA and returned to the Russian League (2015-2023, 2025), and was still playing in the CBA (2023-2024). He is currently playing in Zenit, St. Petersburg, Russia, but at his age, his retirement may not be far away.