Timofey Mozgov

At 216 cm, Timofey Mozgov was always going to be noticed, but what interests me is how he used that frame. Winning the 2016 NBA title with the Cleveland Cavaliers made him one of the first Russians to do it, a quietly historic line in basketball's record. He was never the headline scorer; he was the anchor in the paint, the unglamorous spine of a contender. I respect players who measure their value in the spaces opponents could not reach rather than in highlight reels. A medal from his homeland confirms it. Mozgov is a reminder that championships are built on size, grit, and willingness.

Name (English)

Timofey Mozgov

Name (Japanese)

ティモフェイ・モズコフ

Reading

てぃもふぇい・もずこふ

Born

July 16, 1986 (age 40)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Tiger

Origin

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Height

216 cm

Occupation

basketball player

Awards & achievements

• Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class without swords

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mozg25/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timofey%20Mozgov
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%A2%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A2%E3%82%BA%E3%82%B3%E3%83%95
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q352668

Tags

• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.