NBA STRAYA #NeverForget OFF-SEASON EDITION!
Name: Vitaly Potapenko
Nickname: ‘Ukraine Train’
‘Strayan Nickame: ‘Potato’
Teams:
Cleveland Cavaliers (’96-‘99)
Boston Celtics (’99-‘02)
Seattle #Supersonics (’02-’06)
Sacramento Kings (’06)
Career Stats (per game):
6.5 pts // 4.5 rebs // 0.7 asts // 47.9 FG% // 16.7 3P%
Best known for:
– All-time GREAT name/nickname
– Looking like a sketchy bloke who sells you a used Honda in Glen Waverley that was written off in 2004 and has had the tacho wound back
– Being picked by the Cavs at No. 12 in the 1996 draft… one pick ahead of Kobe Bryant … two picks ahead of Peja Stojakovic and three picks ahead of Steve Nash (that’s a total of 3 MVPs and 6 NBA championships)
– Being picked ahead of Kobe, Peja & Nash and not winning any MVPs or NBA championships
Dead-Set Ledge Status:
Assured! Mate, not only is it still awesome to wrap your kisser around the words ‘Vitaly Potapenko’, but being the answer to ‘Who was the draft pick selected before Kobe Bryant’ makes you an NBA immortal. And he played 11 years while having little-to-no discernable basketball talent beyond being big! Dead-set ledge!
#ONYA Potato!