Biography
Timofey Mozrova can be considered a basketball player. High growth and good game under the ring made an athlete attractive for NBA scouts. Some hope Timofey justified, having got the championship ring. But such misses, as the lack of stable wage and unsuccessful injuries, led to the wandering of Russians on American clubs, threatened the end of the career. Today, brains reiterates itself to fans as centered "Khimki".Childhood and youth
Timofey was born in St. Petersburg in the house of a former professional player in Handball Pavel Mozgov. The boy became the fourth child, and the highest brothers. Growth predetermined the future biography. Parents from an early age courted sons to sports, and when the younger went to high school, he was noticed by the Skauts of the Admiralty Sdyushor and were invited to the basketball section.
When Tima was 10 years old, the family moved to the Republic of Adygea, in Enem. In this place, the guy continued his classes, but soon there is a level and began to go to the Krasnodar Territory daily to the Krasnodar Territory to Clake Evgeny Lysenko. After a few years, the competent teacher said the brain that, if he wants to achieve a result in basketball, you need to leave for the metropolitan or St. Petersburg team.
At 16, Timofey returned independently to St. Petersburg and began to train in a basketball board. At the youth level of the brain, he advocated the CSK of the Air Force and Khimki, and then debuted in the Moscow Region team at a professional level.
Basketball
For "Khimki" Timofey played for 4 seasons. In the 2008/2009 season, Mosorov appointed a central player on the European Cup, where the athlete made an impression on judges and fans and received a unlawful title of the main opening of the competition.At the same time, in Russia at the National Brain Championship, the most progressive player was considered the most progressive player. In the summer of 2010, a young man whose growth reached 216 cm, and the weight of 120 kg, concluded a contract with the American New York Nix Club and became the seventh Russian, who fell into the NBA.
They worked a basketball player well, but the team got unstable. Management decided to attract star athletes, and for one of them, the club "Denver Nuggets" demanded in the exchange of Brain. Thus, without having been in New York and six months, Timofey moved to Colorado.
Initially, the new brainwatch was considered only as the 4th century. Plus, an offensive injury to ankle intervened in the adaptation case. Only after a couple of seasons, Timofey was killed in the secrets of the main center and began to show a high-quality game that enhancing club statistics.
It was good brains in the 2013/14 season, when he managed to establish a personal record for the seats and exceed the achievements of previous Russians in the NBA. Thanks to this, the athlete achieved what he dreamed about, was the main player in the team.
In April 2014, after the match against the "Warriorz" there was a curious occurrence. TNT TV channel mistakenly told the audience that the center "Nuggets" scored 93 points. Given that Wilt Chamber Recordsman reached 100, the result is impressive. In fact, Timofey received only 23 points.
In January 2015, the brains once again changed the "registration" - moved to Cleveland Cavalers. There, the athlete wanted to see Trainer David Blatt, familiar with the capabilities of the player, since before that he headed the Russian national team.
From the very first matches, Timofey took place in the starting five and helped the protection of "Cavalers", which was considered the worst in the league, to transform beyond recognition. Together with the brain club, I was in the final of the NBA and turned out to be the first Russian, who became the champion of the American Basketball Association. Alexander Kown received the title, during a meeting sitting on the bench.
At the end of the last tournament, Timofey moved to the Los Angeles Lakers team to change Kobe Brian. Here again broke the record of compatriots-basketball players in America, becoming the highest paid citizen of Russia in the NBA. For the first five years, Lakers under the contract pledged to pay $ 64 million to St. Petersburg, that is, $ 16 million per year. For comparison: in the club "Cleveland Cavalers", the annual salary of Mozgov was $ 4.65 million.
In 2017, the exchange center came to the Brooklyn Nets team. In October, a new team of Timothy against the club "Cavalers" took place in Brooklyn, in which the brains played before. Before the competition, a man embraced with an opponent and a former colleague, a star of basketball Le Bron James. A year ago, athletes in the "Cleveland" together participated in the match for the title of NBA champion against the Golden State team.
In the same year, Timofey came as part of the national team, participated in the European Championships. The last request of Russia at Eurobaskayet was the performance of 2015, but then the national team did not even get into the playoffs. After receiving disqualification from FIBA for a period of 5 years, the team managed to return the opportunity to perform at the next tournament.
In 2017, the team, where Timofey played on the central position, managed to show himself. Having passed the 4th match of the preliminary round, the team fought with Croatia and won with a score of 101: 78. In the quarterfinals, the rivals performed the Greeks, but they managed to be replayed with a score of 74:69. And only in the semifinals, the Russian team gave way to Serbia, which did not prevent the finals and fight the Spanish team for the 3rd place.
Then Mozgov was invited to the Brooklyn team. But the club composition of the club held the Russian on the reserve bench. According to Agent, Maxim Sharifyanova, after such ignoring Timofey himself refused to participate in the last 5 games of the 2018 season. As a result, in July, it was in the club "Orlando Magik".
For a new brain team did not play because of the injury gained, and in a year athlete were excluded from the composition. Soon Timofey signed a contract with Khimki, but complications after injury, and then the Pandemic COVID-19 interfered with parquet.
Personal life
In 2011, it was hardly time to move to the club "Denver Naggets" from Colorado, Timofey Maginets was combined with a marriage with Alla Pyrochina. Lovers were going to organize a traditional wedding, but because of a short period of time between the fees, they did not have time to arrange the necessary documents.
In order not to postpone the triumph for half a year, Timofey and Alla, the quickly marked in one of the numerous chapels of Las Vegas. And in almost a year, the family expanded: the wife gave a basketball player on January 25, 2012, Alexey's son. In March 2021, the brain began his father for the second time - the beloved born the boy, whom Ivan called.
Now a friendly family lives in California. Timofey achievements in personal life and in sports fixes on the page in "Instagram". But if fans want to know the details, then look into the account of the spouses, where much more photos and videos.
Timofey brains now
Mozgov waited on the site for a long time. Every time there was a valid reason in order not to participate in matches. There were rumors about early retirement. Fans have finally seen a favorite basketball player on April 12, 2021. Together with the "Khimki" star beat "Yenisei" with a score of 89:83.For a person who has not participated in official meetings more than 1000 days, Timofey looked good. Sports observers noted that for their solid growth and the age of brain, they moved perfectly, although he was careful.
The center told the TV journal "Top View", which for returning to the previous form will have to be able to work well. Timofey argued that the return to the team is connected with the desire to help the club, which was not in the best position.
Achievements and awards
- 2007 - Bronze medalist of the championship of Russia
- 2008 - Winner of the Russian Cup
- 2008, 2009, 2010 - Silver winner of the Russian Championship
- 2011 - Bronze medalist at the European Championships in Lithuania
- 2012 - Bronze medalist at the Olympics in London
- 2016 - NBA Champion