Sasha Kaun

Alexander "Sasha" Olegovich Kaun (Russian: Александр Олегович Каун, born May 8, 1985) is a Russian professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball in the United States with the University of Kansas for four seasons, and was part of the 2007–08 national championship team.

High school and college career

In high school at the Florida Air Academy, Kaun averaged 13.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game as a junior and 15.3 points and 12.6 rebounds per game as a senior. He led his team to a 23-0 record and to the Florida state championships. During the fall of 2003, he elected to play college basketball for Bill Self at the University of Kansas. Duke and Michigan State also recruited him heavily.

During his freshman season with the Kansas Jayhawks, he played in 27 games, starting twice. In his sophomore season he helped the Jayhawks to an 80-68 win against the Texas Longhorns, which made the Jayhawks the 2006 Big 12 Conference champions. During his senior year, he was the back-up center for the Jayhawks and with them he won the 2008 NCAA Championship. He graduated with a degree in computer science and was selected to the Academic All Big 12 Basketball Team three times, in 2006, 2007, and 2008.

Miloš Teodosić

Miloš Teodosić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Теодосић, born March 19, 1987) is a Serbian professional basketball player who plays for CSKA Moscow. He also represents the Serbian national basketball team internationally. Standing at 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in), he primarily plays the point guard position, but he can also play the shooting guard position.

Professional career

Early years

He began playing basketball in hometown clubs KK Student and Metalac. He then moved to Belgrade-based club FMP Železnik where he signed his first professional contract. After being loaned to Borac Čačak for the 2005–06 season, he had a breakthrough 2006–07 season. Over 16 games in the ULEB Cup, he averaged 7.8 points, 2.9 assists and 2.1 rebounds per game. FMP was eventually eliminated in the semifinal of this second-tier European competition. They also played the final series of the Adriatic League playoffs where they lost to Partizan Belgrade.

Olympiacos

In 2007, Teodosić signed a five-year contract with Olympiacos of the Greek League, worth €2.8 million net income (after taxes). Olympiacos also had to pay a buyout to FMP Železnik, in order to secure his rights. The contract he signed with Olympiacos included a €1.3 million buyout clause amount. However, the contract also stipulated that Olympiacos would hold the right to match any offer made to him by another club that offered to pay his buyout.