AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – The Detroit Pistons announced today that the club has signed free agent center Viacheslav Kravtsov to a multi-year contract. Per team policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed.
“We are pleased to add Viacheslav Kravtsov to our roster and welcome him to the organization,” said Joe Dumars, Pistons President of Basketball Operations. “He’s a young player with good size, rebounding and shot-blocking ability. He will provide us with some quality depth at the center position.”
Kravtsov, 24, has been a member of the Ukrainian national team since 2006. The 6-foot-11, 254-pound center was named Ukrainian Superleague Domestic Player of the Year the past two seasons, averaging 10.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in Superleague play a year ago. He also averaged 8.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in EuroCup play for BC Donetsk, his team the past two seasons after having played for BK Kyiv previously.
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