Max Shulga

Maksym Shulga (; born June 25, 2002) is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Utah State Aggies and the VCU Rams. In the 2025 NBA draft, he was selected with the 57th overall pick by the Orlando Magic, and traded to the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he played eleven games.

Early life and education Shulga was born and grew up in Kyiv, Ukraine. He moved to Spain at age 11 to study and play basketball in Colegio Leones in León. At age 14 he moved to Madrid to attend the Basketball School of Excellence in Torrelodones. Shulga committed to play college basketball in the United States at Utah State.

College career Utah State Shulga began his college career at Utah State. He was named honorable mention All-Mountain West Conference as a junior after averaging 11.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, and four assists per game.

VCU Shulga transferred to VCU, following Odom. He was named first-team All-Atlantic 10 Conference in his first season with the Rams after averaging 14 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game. Shulga re-entered the transfer portal at the end of the season and initially committed to transfer to Villanova, but ultimately decommitted and returned to VCU.

In his final year at VCU, Shulga averaged a career-high 15 points, 5.9 rebounds, and four assists per game. Shulga led the Rams to both the Atlantic 10 Conference regular season and Atlantic 10 tournament championships, winning the 2025 A-10 tournament title and the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. They won 18 of their final 20 games en route to a No. 11 seed in the NCAA tournament, where they lost to No. 6 seed BYU in the first round.

Professional career Boston Celtics (2025–2026) Shulga was one of 75 players invited to the 2025 NBA draft combine in May 2025. He was selected with the 57th overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic, and his rights were then traded to the Boston Celtics. On August 7, 2025, Boston signed Shulga to a two-way contract. He was assigned to the Celtics' NBA G League team the Maine Celtics to start the season. On February 4, 2026, Shulga logged about two minutes of playing time for the first time in his NBA career, in a 114–93 victory over the Houston Rockets. On March 15, he signed a two-year, standard contract with Celtics. Real Madrid (2026–present) On July 2, 2026, Shulga joined the Golden State Warriors for the 2026 NBA Summer League. On August 14, 2026, Shulga signed a two-year deal with Real Madrid of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.

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