After passing on one Euroleague champion at the top of the NBA Draft this summer, the Phoenix Suns were reportedly interested in signing a different one.
According to reports, the Suns were one of four teams that tried to bring 2017 Eurocup Most Valuable Player Alexey Shved, a 6’6” combo guard, to the desert from Khimki Moscow. Shved was also MVP of the Russian league, VTB United, for the 2016-17 season.
Shved, 29 years old now, won the Russian league MVP in that 2016-17 season after averaging 22.1 points (38% on threes), 5.