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Vitaly Potapenko
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Personal information
Born	(1975-03-21) March 21, 1975 (age 37) Kiev, Ukraine SSR, USSR
Nationality	Ukrainian
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	280 lb (127 kg)
Career information
College	Wright State (1994–1996)
NBA Draft	1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall
Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers
Pro career	1992–2008
Career history
1992–1994	Budivelnyk (Ukraine)
1996–1999	Cleveland Cavaliers
1999–2002	Boston Celtics
2002–2006	Seattle SuperSonics
2006–2007	Sacramento Kings
2007–2008	MMT Estudiantes (Spain)
Career NBA statistics
Points	3,995 (6.5 ppg)
Rebounds	2,725 (4.5 rpg)
Assists	418 (0.7 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Vitaly Nikolaevich Potapenko^[1] (Ukrainian: Віталій Миколайович Потапенко, pronounced vee-TAH-lee poe-TAH-pen-koe,^[1] born March 21, 1975 in Kiev, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR) is a Ukrainian former 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",^[1] he played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Boston Celtics, the Seattle SuperSonics, and the Sacramento Kings of the NBA, as well as MMT Estudiantes in the Spanish ACB.^[2]^[3]

Since retiring as a player, Potapenko has served as an assistant coach with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the Indiana Pacers, and the Dakota Wizards.^[4]

NBA transactions

September 27, 1995 - 1996 first-round draft pick that was eventually used to draft him traded by the Washington Bullets to the Cavaliers for Mark Price.

March 11, 1999 - Traded by the Cavaliers to the Boston Celtics for Andrew DeClercq and a 1999 first-round draft pick (used on Andre Miller).

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 (used on DeVon Hardin) 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.^[5]

1996 NBA Draft

First round	Allen Iverson Marcus Camby Shareef Abdur-Rahim Stephon Marbury Ray Allen Antoine Walker Lorenzen Wright Kerry Kittles Samaki Walker Erick Dampier Todd Fuller Vitaly Potapenko Kobe Bryant Predrag Stojaković Steve Nash Tony Delk Jermaine O'Neal John Wallace Walter McCarty Žydrūnas Ilgauskas Dontae' Jones Roy Rogers Efthimios Rentzias Derek Fisher Martin Müürsepp Jerome Williams Brian Evans Priest Lauderdale Travis Knight

Second round	Othella Harrington Mark Hendrickson Ryan Minor Moochie Norris Shawn Harvey Joseph Blair Doron Sheffer Jeff McInnis Steve Hamer Russ Millard Marcus Mann Jason Sasser Randy Livingston Ben Davis Malik Rose Joe Vogel Marcus Brown Ron Riley Jamie Feick Amal McCaskill Terrell Bell Chris Robinson Mark Pope Jeff Nordgaard Shandon Anderson Ronnie Henderson Reggie Geary Drew Barry Darnell Robinson

Persondata
Name	Potapenko, Vitaly
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	March 21, 1975
Place of birth	Kiev, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR
Date of death
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