.jpg) Mykhailiuk withKansas in 2016 | |
| No. 10 – Utah Jazz | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward /shooting guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1997-06-10)June 10, 1997 (age 28) Cherkasy, Ukraine |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Kansas (2014–2018) |
| NBA draft | 2018: 2nd round, 47th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Playing career | 2012–2014; 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2014 | Cherkaski Mavpy |
| 2018–2019 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2018–2019 | →South Bay Lakers |
| 2019–2021 | Detroit Pistons |
| 2019 | →Grand Rapids Drive |
| 2021 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2021–2022 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2022 | →Raptors 905 |
| 2022–2023 | New York Knicks |
| 2022 | →Westchester Knicks |
| 2023 | Charlotte Hornets |
| 2023–2024 | Boston Celtics |
| 2024–present | Utah Jazz |
| Career highlights | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Sviatoslav Yuriyovych "Svi"Mykhailiuk (Ukrainian:Святосла́в Ю́рійович Михайлю́к,pronounced[sʲwʲɐtoˈslɑu̯mɪxɐjˈlʲuk]; born June 10, 1997) is a Ukrainian professionalbasketball player for theUtah Jazz of theNational Basketball Association (NBA). He playedcollege basketball for theKansas Jayhawks and prior to that, he played forCherkaski Mavpy in theUkrainian Basketball SuperLeague from 2012 to 2014 and for theUkraine national team at the2014 FIBA World Cup. As a reserve with the2023-24 Boston Celtics, Mykhailiuk won an NBA championship.
Born inCherkasy, Ukraine, Mykhailiuk's mother, Inna, is a high school biology teacher, and his father, Iurri, is a college history professor.[1][2] He attended high school at Cherkasy First City Gymnasia.[3]
Mykhailiuk received offers fromVirginia,Iowa State,Oregon, andKansas.[1][4] On May 21, 2014, Mykhailiukcommitted to play basketball at theUniversity of Kansas and played for the team during their2014–15 season.[5] During his freshman season, he started five of the first seven games of the season, averaging 21.3 minutes a game, but his playing time since then was significantly curtailed.[4] He scored 11 points while playing 32 minutes in the Orlando Classic Championship game againstMichigan State on November 30, 2014.[4] He was the youngest player inBig 12 Conference history at 17 years old.[3]
Returning to Kansas in his sophomore year, Mykhailiuk averaged 5.4 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game in 35 games of the2015–16 season while hitting 40.2 percent of his three-point shots.[3][6] On November 23, 2015, Mykhailiuk scored 18 points againstChaminade.[3] In the first round of the2016 NCAA basketball tourney, on March 17, 2016, Mykhailiuk scored 23 points, setting his personal college career scoring record, with 9 of 11 field goals and 4 of 5 threes against theAustin Peay.[7]
Mykhailiuk returned to Kansas for his junior year of college. On December 22, 2016, in a game againstUNLV, Mykhailiuk scored 20 points with 6 rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals, helping KU to a 71–53 win.[8][9][10] In the UNLV game, Mykhailiuk made 4 of 6 three-point attempts.[11] In the 2016–17 season, Mykhailiuk averaged 10.6 points per game, 3.5 rebounds per game, and 1.6 assists per game, while shooting 41.5 percent from three-point territory.[10] On April 12, 2017, Mykhailiuk decided to enter the2017 NBA draft, but did not hire an agent, allowing him to return for his senior year.[12] Mykhailiuk opted to return to Kansas for the2017–18 season.
On November 17, 2017, Mykhailiuk scored a career high 27 points in a game against San Diego State.[13] He set a school record for 3–pointers made in a season during the Jayhawks 2017–18 season with 115.[14]
Prior to playing at Kansas, Mykhailiuk played professionally forCherkaski Mavpy, his hometown club team, in theUkrainian Basketball SuperLeague from 2012 to 2014.[citation needed]
On June 21, 2018, Mykhailiuk was selected with the 47th overall pick in the2018 NBA draft by theLos Angeles Lakers.[15] On July 10, he signed a three-year, $4.6 million rookie scale contract with the Lakers.[16][17]
On February 6, 2019, Mykhailiuk was traded to theDetroit Pistons, along with a future second-round draft pick, in exchange forReggie Bullock.[18]
On March 13, 2021, Mykhailiuk was traded to theOklahoma City Thunder, along with a 2027 second-round draft pick, in exchange forHamidou Diallo.[19]
On August 31, 2021, Mykhailiuk signed a two-year deal with theToronto Raptors for just over $3.6 million.[citation needed] On August 29, 2022, Mykhailiuk was waived by the Raptors.
On September 18, 2022, Mykhailiuk signed with theNew York Knicks.[20]
On February 8, 2023, the Knicks reached an agreement to trade Mykhailiuk,Ryan Arcidiacono,Cam Reddish, and draft considerations to thePortland Trail Blazers forJosh Hart.[21] The following day, the deal was reworked into a four-team trade involving theCharlotte Hornets andPhiladelphia 76ers, with the Hornets receiving Mykhailiuk, the 76ers receivingJalen McDaniels, the Knicks receiving Hart and the Trail Blazers receiving Arcidiacono, Reddish andMatisse Thybulle.[22] He made his Hornets debut on February 15, recording 12 points and two rebounds in a 120–110 win over the San Antonio Spurs.[23]
On August 31, 2023, Mykhailiuk signed a 1-year deal with theBoston Celtics.[24][25] On June 6, 2024, he made his debut in theNBA Finals againstDallas Mavericks, becoming the second Ukrainian to achieve this feat followingSlava Medvedenko.[26] He eventually achieved the NBA title with his club, which won their 18th championship overall.[27]
On 13 August 2024, Mykhailiuk signed with theUtah Jazz.[28] On November 6, 2025, Mykhailiuk scored a NBA career high 28 points in a game againstDetroit Pistons.[29]
In the summer of 2013, Mykhailiuk played with the Ukrainian Under-16 junior national team in the2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He was selected to the All-Tournament Team,[30] after completing an outstanding championship, averaging 25.2 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.[31]
Mykhailiuk played for the Ukrainian under-20 junior national team in the2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship inHelsinki.[32][33][34] During the tournament, Mykhailiuk led his team in scoring, at 14.9 points per game, in seven tourney games.[35] He hit 36.8 percent of his floor shots.[35] Mykhailiuk shot 47.2 percent from two-point and 19 percent from three-point territory.[35] He made 85.7 percent of his free throws and also grabbed 5.6 rebounds a game, with 2.7 assists, 4.7 turnovers, and 2.1 steals per game.[35]
He played for the Ukrainian under-20 team again in the2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he was the leading scorer of the tournament, averaging 20.4 points per game.
Mykhailiuk played with the senior men'sUkraine national basketball team, which competed at the2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, inSpain, from August 30 to September 14.[36]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| † | Won anNBA championship |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | L.A. Lakers | 39 | 0 | 10.8 | .333 | .318 | .600 | .9 | .8 | .3 | .0 | 3.3 |
| Detroit | 3 | 0 | 6.6 | .250 | .500 | — | .7 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | 2.0 | |
| 2019–20 | Detroit | 56 | 27 | 22.6 | .410 | .404 | .814 | 1.9 | 1.9 | .7 | .1 | 9.0 |
| 2020–21 | Detroit | 36 | 5 | 17.6 | .377 | .333 | .800 | 2.1 | 1.6 | .8 | .2 | 6.9 |
| Oklahoma City | 30 | 9 | 23.0 | .438 | .336 | .700 | 3.0 | 1.8 | .8 | .2 | 10.3 | |
| 2021–22 | Toronto | 56 | 5 | 12.8 | .389 | .306 | .865 | 1.6 | .8 | .5 | .1 | 4.6 |
| 2022–23 | New York | 13 | 0 | 3.1 | .500 | .600 | .600 | .5 | .1 | .1 | .0 | 1.6 |
| Charlotte | 19 | 8 | 22.5 | .441 | .404 | .676 | 2.4 | 2.7 | .7 | .2 | 10.6 | |
| 2023–24† | Boston | 41 | 2 | 10.1 | .416 | .389 | .667 | 1.2 | .9 | .3 | .0 | 4.0 |
| 2024–25 | Utah | 38 | 13 | 20.0 | .391 | .345 | .800 | 2.4 | 2.0 | .5 | .2 | 8.8 |
| Career | 331 | 70 | 16.3 | .402 | .360 | .765 | 1.8 | 1.4 | .5 | .1 | 6.6 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Toronto | 3 | 0 | 1.6 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .3 |
| 2024† | Boston | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | .250 | .222 | — | .6 | .1 | .1 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Career | 11 | 0 | 3.3 | .214 | .182 | 1.000 | .5 | .1 | .1 | .0 | .8 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Kansas | 26 | 6 | 11.2 | .306 | .288 | .833 | 1.2 | .7 | .3 | .0 | 2.8 |
| 2015–16 | Kansas | 35 | 0 | 12.8 | .450 | .402 | .680 | 1.3 | .9 | .3 | .1 | 5.4 |
| 2016–17 | Kansas | 36 | 25 | 27.3 | .443 | .398 | .702 | 3.0 | 1.3 | .9 | .3 | 9.8 |
| 2017–18 | Kansas | 39 | 39 | 34.5 | .434 | .444 | .804 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.2 | .3 | 14.6 |
| Career | 136 | 70 | 22.6 | .428 | .409 | .746 | 2.5 | 1.5 | .7 | .2 | 8.7 | |
FollowingRussia's invasion of Ukraine on February 23, 2022, Mykhailiuk along with the only other Ukrainian NBA player,Alex Len, released a statement condemning the invasion. The statement read "A great tragedy befell our dear homeland of Ukraine. We categorically condemn the war. Ukraine is a peaceful, sovereign state inhabited by people who want to control their own destiny. We pray for their families, friends, and relatives and all the people who are in the territory of Ukraine. We hope for an end to this terrible war as soon as possible. Dear fellow Ukrainians, hold on! Our strength is in unity! We are with you!"[37]
Caught fire catching-and-shooting from deep in the corner, dribbled into buckets, got up high on a slam and generally showed off the tools that NBA scouts find intriguing on his way to career-high 23 points (9 of 11 field goals, 4 of 5 threes).
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