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Sasha Kaun

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Alexander "Sasha" Olegovich Kaun (Russian: Александр Олегович Каун, born May 8, 1985) is a Russian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball in the United States for the University of Kansas for four seasons, where he won an NCAA championship in 2008 before being selected with the 56th overall pick by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2008 NBA draft. He played seven seasons in Russia for CSKA Moscow. In 2015, he returned to the United States and played his only NBA season with the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he won an NBA championship in 2015–16. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Sasha Kaun is the 956th most popular basketball player (up from 1,023rd in 2024), the 3,304th most popular biography from Russia (down from 3,244th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Russian Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Sasha Kaun ranks 956 out of 1,757. Before him are Miha Zupan, Florent Piétrus, Andreas Glyniadakis, Reggie Theus, Antawn Jamison, and Maceo Baston. After him are Tomas Masiulis, Vladimir Štimac, Nihad Đedović, Jamal Murray, David Lee, and Wayman Tisdale.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Sasha Kaun ranks 828. Before him are Nadine Müller, Dafne Fernández, Chad Mendes, Adama Tamboura, Trésor Mputu, and Marcin Mroziński. After him are Thiago Quirino, Verena Sailer, Sonny Bill Williams, Ilija Bozoljac, Luisinho, and Oscar Gatto.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Sasha Kaun ranks 3,304 out of 3,761. Before him are Margarita Mamun (1995), Dauren Kurugliev (1992), Islambek Albiev (1988), Yelena Soboleva (1982), Murad Umakhanov (1977), and Olga Puchkova (1987). After him are Roman Vlasov (1990), Evgeniy Najer (1977), Maria Alyokhina (1988), Erika Andreeva (2004), Anna Vyakhireva (1995), and Aida Shanayeva (1986).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Russia

Among basketball players born in Russia, Sasha Kaun ranks 18. Before him are Yekaterina Lisina (1987), Maria Stepanova (1979), Lazaros Papadopoulos (1980), Sergei Monia (1983), Svetlana Abrosimova (1980), and Aleksey Savrasenko (1979). After him are Vasily Karasev (1971), Anna Arkhipova (1973), Diana Goustilina (1974), Nikita Kurbanov (1986), Andrey Vorontsevich (1987), and Vitaly Fridzon (1985).

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