Background and career
Timofey Pavlovich Mozgov (Russian: Тимофей Павлович Мозгов, IPA: [tʲɪmɐˈfʲej mɐˈzɡof], born 16 July 1986) is a Russian former professional basketball player. He played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) between 2010 and 2018, playing for the New York Knicks, Denver Nuggets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets. In 2016, he won an NBA championship with the Cavaliers, becoming one of the first Russians to do so, alongside then-teammate Sasha Kaun. He returned to Russia in 2019 and retired from professional basketball in 2022.
As a member of the Russian national team, Mozgov won a bronze medal at both EuroBasket 2011 and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
