Vitaly Potapenko | 20
Season statistics & Notes Season splits Game-by-game stats Bio Printable player file
2006-07
Statistics
 PPG
 RPG
 APG
 EFF
Position:  C-F
Born: Mar 21, 1975
Height: 6-10 /  2,08
Weight: 285  lbs. / 129,3  kg.
College : Wright State
Career Highlights
  • Ranked 16th in the NBA in field-goal percentage (.499) in 1999-00
  • Had career-high averages of 10.0 points and 6.6 rebounds per game in 1998-99
  • Made his NBA Playoffs debut in 1998 for the Cavs, averaging 4.3 ppg and 2.8 rpg in 4 games
  • Made his first NBA start against the Boston Celtics on 3/1/97
  • Participated in the Schick Rookie Game during the 1997 NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland
  • Named to the All-Midwestern Collegiate Conference team during both of his seasons at Wright State
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  • Head-to-Head Comparisons



     CAREER AVERAGES
                    REBOUNDS PER GAME  
    YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
     96-97 CLE   80 3 15.5 .440 .500 .736 1.3 1.4 2.7 .5 .33 .43 1.36 2.70 5.8
     97-98 CLE   80 0 17.7 .480 .000 .708 1.4 2.5 3.9 .7 .34 .35 1.65 2.50 7.1
     98-99 CLE   17 12 27.5 .437 .000 .673 1.4 4.2 5.5 .9 .65 .94 1.65 3.10 8.4
     98-99 BOS   33 32 28.1 .521 .000 .547 2.8 4.5 7.2 1.8 .73 .61 2.18 3.50 10.8
     98-99 --   50 44 27.9 .495 .000 .587 2.3 4.4 6.6 1.5 .70 .72 2.00 3.40 10.0
     99-00 BOS   79 72 22.7 .499 .000 .681 2.3 4.0 6.3 1.0 .52 .37 1.84 3.00 9.2
     00-01 BOS   82 7 23.2 .476 .000 .728 2.5 3.5 6.0 .8 .63 .28 1.28 2.80 7.5
     01-02 BOS   79 9 17.0 .455 .000 .742 2.1 2.3 4.4 .4 .47 .23 .80 2.20 4.6
     02-03 SEA   26 2 15.5 .441 .000 .759 1.0 2.5 3.4 .2 .35 .31 .96 1.80 4.0
     03-04 SEA   65 39 21.8 .489 .000 .641 1.6 2.9 4.4 .8 .34 .43 1.18 2.50 7.1
     04-05 SEA   33 1 10.2 .517 .000 .871 .9 1.5 2.4 .3 .21 .09 .36 1.60 3.5
     05-06 SEA   24 12 13.4 .500 .000 .588 1.1 1.5 2.6 .3 .08 .08 .58 1.80 3.1
     05-06 SAC   9 0 3.6 .714 .000 .000 .1 .1 .2 .2 .00 .00 .22 .70 1.1
     05-06 --   33 12 10.7 .521 .000 .588 .8 1.1 1.9 .3 .06 .06 .48 1.50 2.5
     Career   607 189 19.1 .479 .167 .694 1.8 2.7 4.5 .7 .43 .30 1.29 2.50 6.6
     Playoff     13 0 8.9 .448 .000 .500 .5 .9 1.5 .2 .23 .00 .46 1.40 2.4


     CAREER TOTALS
                    REBOUNDS  
    YEAR TEAM G GS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OFF DEF TOT AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
     96-97 CLE 80 3 1,238 186-423 1-2 92-125 105 112 217 40 26 34 109 216 465
     97-98 CLE 80 0 1,412 234-488 0-1 102-144 110 203 313 57 27 28 132 198 570
     98-99 CLE 17 12 467 55-126 0-1 33-49 23 71 94 16 11 16 28 53 143
     98-99 BOS 33 32 927 149-286 0-0 58-106 91 147 238 59 24 20 72 116 356
     98-99 -- 50 44 1,394 204-412 0-1 91-155 114 218 332 75 35 36 100 169 499
     99-00 BOS 79 72 1,797 307-615 0-1 109-160 182 317 499 77 41 29 145 239 723
     00-01 BOS 82 7 1,901 248-521 0-0 115-158 206 289 495 64 52 23 105 228 611
     01-02 BOS 79 9 1,343 137-301 0-0 89-120 167 180 347 30 37 18 63 174 363
     02-03 SEA 26 2 403 41-93 0-0 22-29 25 64 89 4 9 8 25 46 104
     03-04 SEA 65 39 1,419 200-409 0-0 59-92 101 188 289 53 22 28 77 161 459
     04-05 SEA 33 1 335 45-87 0-1 27-31 30 48 78 9 7 3 12 53 117
     05-06 SEA 24 12 321 32-64 0-0 10-17 26 36 62 7 2 2 14 44 74
     05-06 SAC 9 0 32 5-7 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 6 10
     05-06 -- 33 12 353 37-71 0-0 10-17 27 37 64 9 2 2 16 50 84
     Career 607 189 11,595 1,639-3,420 1-6 716-1,031 1,067 1,656 2,723 418 258 209 784 1,534 3,995
     Playoff 13 0 116 13-29 0-0 5-10 7 12 19 3 3 0 6 18 31

    CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Ranked 16th in the NBA in field-goal percentage (.499) in 1999-00
  • Had career-high averages of 10.0 points and 6.6 rebounds per game in 1998-99
  • Made his NBA Playoffs debut in 1998 for the Cavs, averaging 4.3 ppg and 2.8 rpg in 4 games
  • Made his first NBA start against the Boston Celtics on 3/1/97
  • Participated in the Schick Rookie Game during the 1997 NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland
  • Named to the All-Midwestern Collegiate Conference team during both of his seasons at Wright State

  • CAREER TRANSACTIONS

    Selected by Cleveland as an undergraduate out of Wright State with the 12th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft … Traded by the Cavaliers to Boston for forward Andrew DeClerq and a 1999 first-round draft choice (3/11/99) … Dealt by the Celtics with guards Kenny Anderson and Joseph Forte to Seattle for forward Vin Baker and guard Shammond Williams (6/22/02) … As part of a four-team deal, the Sonics received guard Earl Watson, swingman Bryon Russell, and a future second-round pick from Denver in exchange for Seattle forward Reggie Evans and swingman Ruben Patterson and guard Charles Smith from Portland. The Trail Blazers acquired guard Voshon Lenard from Denver and Seattle center Vitaly Potapenko. To round out the trade, the Kings received Potapenko from Seattle and forward Sergei Monia from Portland in exchange for center-forward Skinner (2/23/06).


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