The VTB United League selected 8 last players, who will participate at the All-Star Game 2025 via wild card.
Hozyaeva:
– Timofei Gerasimov, Enisey
– Anton Astapkovich, CSKA
– Nikita Kurbanov, CSKA
– Andrey Vorontsevich, Zenit
Gosti:
– Melo Trimble, CSKA
– Patrick Miller, Lokomotiv Kuban
– DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell, UNICS
– Kerem Kanter, Avtodor
All players of the All-Star Game 2025 have became known – earlier the fans and media had made their choice.
Final teams rosters:
Hozyaeva: Viacheslav Zaitsev (Uralmash, Dmitrii Khvostov (Pari NN), Aleksandr Gudumak (Loko), Ilia Popov (Samara), Samson Ruzhentsev (PARMA), Georgy Zhbanov (Zenit), Andrey Zubkov (MBA-MAI), Kirill Elatontsev (Lokomotiv-Kuban), Timofei Gerasimov (Enisey), Anton Astapkovich (CSKA), Nikita Kurbanov (CSKA), Andrey Vorontsevich (Zenit).
Gosti: Jeremiah Martin (Uralmash), Aleksa Avramovic (CSKA), Royce Hamm (PARMA), Javonte Douglas (Uralmash), Xavier Moon (Zenit), Marcos Knight (UNICS), Jalen Reynolds (UNICS), Dwayne Bacon (Zenit), Melo Trimble (CSKA), Patrick Miller (Lokomotiv Kuban), DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell (UNICS), Kerem Kanter (Avtodor).
Ilona Korstin, VTB League General Director:
– There are many players in the VTB League who have earned their way to the All-Star Game with their careers, and we also considered their achievements this season while choosing the wild card.
Nikita Kurbanov and Andrey Vorontsevich are the most titled players in the League history and played in every League season, they’re true legends.
Timofei Gerasimov is having the best season of his career as one of the leaders of the Krasnoyarsk team.
Patrick Miller is one of the brightest players in the League, a real Loko engine. DeVaughn Akoon Purcell – MVP of the last All-Star Game, he can play not only efficiently, but also spectacular. Kerem Kanter from Avtodor is the first Turkish player in the Russian League teams and proves that he is one of the best centers in every game.
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