Thank you, Alan!

Center Alan Makiev leaves our team upon expiration of his contract.

Alan joined CSKA last summer after the stint with Avtodor Saratov but wasn’t able to earn the place in permanent rotation. He participated in just 5 games last season (1 in EuroLeague, 4 in VTB League), he combined 16 points and 7 rebounds in 30 minutes. Makiev also played 3 games for CSKA-2 in Russian SuperLeague 1 where he averaged 9.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.0 blocked shots in 16.8 minutes.

Andrey Vatutin, CSKA Moscow President:

We are thankful to Alan for this year. He did everything possible to become a part of the team, he was a true teammate and pro. Makiev worked hard during practices, he worked out individually, so I am sure that he was able to improve even without playing much in official games. I sincerely wish Alan good luck on the next stage of his career.

Alan Makiev:

I would like to thank CSKA management for inviting me, coaches for great experience of working together, all the players. I truly benefited from practicing together with such a strong teammates. Separately I would like to say thank you to Kostas [Chatsichristos] who spent so much time with me in the weightlifting gym and Darryl [Middleton] who worked with me individually. I also thank medical staff and everyone in the club – people here do great amount of work so that the players can be focused on practices and games.