Aleksej Pokuševski

Aleksej Pokuševski, Serbian basketball player

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Born: December 26, 2001
Age in 2026: 25
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Birth year: 2001

About Aleksej Pokuševski

Aleksej Pokuševski (Serbian Cyrillic: Алексеј Покушевски; born 26 December 2001) is a Serbian professional basketball player Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League. Standing at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) and weighing 210 pounds (95 kg), he plays at the power forward position. Born in Belgrade, Pokuševski was previously a youth player for the Greek club Olympiacos. He debuted for their senior team in 2018, at age 17 and becoming the youngest EuroLeague player in club history. He was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 17th overall pick in the 2020 NBA draft and traded to the Thunder.

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The world when Aleksej Pokuševski was born

Aleksej Pokuševski was born in 2001. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 2001

#1 song"Hanging by a Moment" – Lifehouse
Top movieA Beautiful Mind
Top TV showSurvivor
Best-selling bookHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone – J.K. Rowling (US paperback peak)

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBarry Bonds hits 73 home runs
Top headline9/11 attacks change the world forever
Technology milestoneApple iPod released
Defining fadiPod
Notable inventioniPod
World population6.17 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGeorge W. Bush
Sports championArizona Diamondbacks (World Series)
Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
U.S. population284.9M

2001 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Aleksej Pokuševski's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	2001	2026
Gas	$1.46	$3.45/gal
Average home	$147,800	$435,000
Average income	$51,407	$67,500
Minimum wage	$5.15	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$5.66	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.34	$0.73
Population	284.9M	341 million

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