Basketball player of the national team of Ukraine Svyatoslav Mikhailyuk will continue to play for the New York Knicks.

According to Eurohoops, the club had the opportunity to refuse the Ukrainian defender until January 7, but the Knicks decided to make his contract guaranteed until the end of the season..

Recall that Svyatoslav Mikhailyuk moved to New York in September. The Ukrainian has already played 12 matches for the team, averaging 1.8 points in 3.3 minutes on the floor.

Previously, Mikhailyuk played in the NBA for the Los Angeles Lakers, Detroit, Oklahoma and Toronto..

In terms of the number of seasons in the NBA, Mikhailyuk has already caught up with Kirill Fesenko, who played in the league from 2007 to 2012. Only Vitaly Potapenko (11 seasons), Alexey Len (playing season 10) and Stanislav Medvedenko (7 seasons) played more in the NBA.

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