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Sasha Kaun

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Russian basketball player

Basketball PlayersBorn 1985 · age 41

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Alexander "Sasha" Olegovich Kaun is a Russian former professional basketball player.

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Teams 3

Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball2004-2008

PBC CSKA Moscow

Cleveland Cavaliers

Awards 1

Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class without swords

Connected to Sasha 6

Drew GoodenAlso played for Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball

Sonny WeemsAlso played for PBC CSKA Moscow

Pops Mensah-BonsuAlso played for PBC CSKA Moscow

Greg OstertagAlso played for Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball

Thodoris PapaloukasAlso played for PBC CSKA Moscow

Nick CollisonAlso played for Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball

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Alexander "Sasha" Olegovich Kaun 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. In doing so, Kaun became one of the first two Russians in history, along with teammate Timofey Mozgov, to win an NBA championship. He also represented Russia in the 2012 Summer Olympics.