Career: CSKA Moscow (Russia-Superleague, 1995-97), Atletas Kaunas (Lithuania-LKL, 1997-99), Portland Trailblazers (NBA, 1999-2000), CSKA Moscow (Russia-Superleague, 2000-02), Avtodor Saratov (Russia-Superleague, 2002), Dynamo Moscow (Russia-Superleague, 2002-03), Makedonikos Kozani (Greece-ESAKE, 2003-04), Dynamo Moscow Region (Russia-Superleague, 2004-07)

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Nikita Morgunov arrived in Portland in January of 1999 with the ambition of becoming the second Russian player after Sergei Bazarevich to make it in the NBA. A year and a half later he returned with two wasted years spent on the Trailblazers’ injury list. Morgunov never actually played a single game but managing to add and another 20 kilos to his frame. Upon his return to Europe, he showed everyone what his true worth was averaging 15.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game in the 2001 FIBA Suproleague Final Four. Morgunov is an aging center with relatively slow feet but he is still a big factor whose courage and love for the game are ageless.