Svi Mykhailiuk

BIOGRAPHY

Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk was born on June 10, 1997, in Cherkasy, Ukraine. He is a small forward in the NBA.

Svi played for his club team as a teenager, but wanted to attend college in the United States to further develop his game. Mykhailiuk received offers from Virginia, Iowa State, Oregon, and Kansas. Mykhailiuk committed to play basketball at the University of Kansas and played for the team during their 2014–2015 season.

Mykhailiuk scored a career high 27 points in a game against San Diego State. He set a school record for 3–pointers made in a season during the Jayhawks 2017–18 season with 115. He was the youngest player in Big 12 Conference history at 17 years old. 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 the 2015-2016 basketball season while hitting 40.2% of his three-point shots. Mykhailiuk returned to Kansas for his junior year of college. In the 2016-2017 season, Mykhailiuk has averaged 10.6 points a game, 3.5 rebounds a game, and 1.6 assists per game, while shooting 41.5% from three point territory. Mykhailiuk decided to enter the 2017 NBA Draft, but did not hire an agent, allowing him to return for his senior year.

Mykhailiuk was selected with the 47th overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. On February 6, 2019, Mykhailiuk was traded to the Detroit Pistons, along with a future second-round draft pick, in exchange for Reggie Bullock.

On March 13, 2021, Mykhailiuk was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder. 

On August 31, 2021, Mykhailiuk signed a 2 year deal with the Toronto Raptors.