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Dmytro Skapintsev
No. 44 – New York Knicks
PositionCenter
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1998-05-12) 12 May 1998 (age 26)
Cherkasy, Ukraine
Listed height7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2020: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2021Cherkaski Mavpy
2021–2022Kyiv-Basket
2022Pieno žvaigždės
2023–presentNew York Knicks
2022–present→Westchester Knicks
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Dmytro Skapintsev (born 12 May 1998) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League.

Professional career

Early career (2015–2022)

Skapintsev's professional career began with his hometown team, Cherkaski Mavpy, where he played six years[1] In 2019, he committed to Cal State Northridge, but never played a game for them.[2]

In 2021, Skapintsev moved to Kyiv-Basket, and would remain with the team through the beginning of 2022. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine shut down the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague season, Skapintsev played out the rest of the year with Pieno žvaigždės.

Westchester Knicks (2022–2023)

On October 23, 2022, Skapintsev signed with the Westchester Knicks, playing out the 2022–23 season with the team.[3]

In July 2023, Skapintsev joined the New York Knicks for the 2023 NBA Summer League and on August 3, he signed with New York.[4] However, he was waived on September 15[5] and on November 9, he was named to the Westchester Knicks opening night roster.[6]

New York Knicks (2022–2023)

On December 23, 2023 Skapintsev signed a two-way contract with the New York Knicks [7]

National team career

Skapintsev was included in Ukraine's 2022 EuroBasket roster. He played in two of Ukraine's five group stage games, and did not play in their Round of 16 loss to Poland.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Dmytro Skapintsev, basketball player". Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "A New Era is Underway in Men's Basketball". Daily Sundial. November 3, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "Westchester Knicks Announce 2022-23 Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. October 23, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "Knicks Sign Dmytro Skapintsev to Exhibit 10 Contract". NBA.com. August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  5. ^ NY_KnicksPR [@NY_KnicksPR] (September 15, 2023). "Knicks Waive Dmytro Skapintsev" (Tweet). Retrieved September 17, 2023 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Westchester Knicks Announce 2023-24 Official Roster". NBA.com. November 9, 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  7. ^ sports.yahoo.com. Dec 23, 2023 https://sports.yahoo.com/knicks-sign-center-dmytro-skapintsev-160306745.html. Retrieved Dec 23, 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Text "titleKnicks sign center Dmytro Skapintsev to two-way contract" ignored (help)
  8. ^ "Dmytro Skapintsev (UKR)'s profile- FIBA EuroBasket 2022". Retrieved July 17, 2023.
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