Young Ukrainian basketball player Maksym Shulha has signed a contract with the NBA team 'Boston Celtics'. This information is reported by the FBU and confirmed by a source from 'Glavkom'.
Maksym was selected in the NBA draft with the 57th pick and showed good performance in the Summer League, averaging 5 points per game and making 3.8 assists.
According to the agreement, Maksym can play for the 'Celtics' in 50 games and will earn over $636,000 in his debut season. There is also a possibility that he will play for the G-League affiliate 'Maine Celtics' under the guidance of Phil Pressey.
Expanded roster of the Ukrainian basketball team
Guards
- Olexandr Kovlyar, Buducnost, Montenegro (first coach Volodymyr Ponkko)
- Vitaliy Zotov, Jonava, Lithuania (first coach Tatyana Zotova)
- Issuf Sanon, VEF, Latvia (first coach Iryna Nasedkina)
- Illya Tyrtyshnyk, OraSi Ravenna, Italy (first coaches Iryna Ryabukha, Andriy Denyk)
Maksym Shulha, Boston Celtics, USA (first coach Lesya Poluyakhtova)
- Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, Utah Jazz, USA (first coach Oleksandr Molchanov)
- Mykhailo Bublyk, Kyiv-Basket, Ukraine (first coach Lyudmyla Koval)
Forwards
- Bohdan Bliznyuk, Jonava, Lithuania (first coach Philip Burkett)
- Volodymyr Konev, Dnipro, Ukraine (first coach Serhiy Marenich)
- Ivan Tkachенко, Mitteldoycher, Germany (first coaches Anatoliy Fedorенко, Yevhen Tkachенко)
- Artem Kovalyov, Tangeren Hawks, Indonesia (first coach Volodymyr Mashira)
- Olexandr Lipovoy, Kolossos, Greece (first coach Volodymyr Orlov)
- Andriy Voinalovich, Sabah, Azerbaijan (first coach Lesya Poluyakhtova)
- Vyacheslav Bobrov, VEF, Latvia (first coaches Serhiy Bordeichuk, Oleksandra Ivleva)
- Vladyslav Semerich, Indian Hills, USA (first coach Kravets I.I)
- The Ukrainian team will nominally play home matches in the pre-qualification for the World Championship 2027 in Riga
Centers
- Maksym Klychko, Monaco, France (first coach Frenki Marulanda)
- Daniil Sipalo, Dnipro, Ukraine (first coach Rodionov D.A)
- Rostyslav Novitsky, Valmiera, Latvia (first coach Andriy Denyk)
- Vyacheslav Kravtsov, Borneo Hornbills, Indonesia (first coach Serhiy Komarov)
- Artem Pustovoy, Sartoria Muda, Indonesia (first coach Valeriy Zaretsky)
- Alexei Len, Los Angeles Lakers, USA (first coach Mykhailo Lisovolenko)
- Dmytro Skapintsev, Rep City Remix, USA (first coach Anatoliy Fedorенко)
Head coach – Ainars Bagatskis
Assistants – Serhiy Hladyr, Valeriy Plekhanov, Raimonds Feldmanis
It is reported that Ukrainian basketball player Maksym Shulha has signed a contract with 'Boston Celtics' in the NBA. He can participate in 50 games and will earn over $636,000 in his debut season. Also, players for various positions and their coaches have been announced in the Ukrainian national team.