Career
Standing at 6 ft 9 in (206 m), he plays at the power forward and small forward positions. Khryapa played for Khimik Engels in 1999-1900, and for Avtodor Saratov in 2000-2002. Khryapa was the 22nd overall selection of the 2004 National Basketball Association Draft.
He was chosen by the New Jersey Nets and then subsequently traded to the Portland Trail Blazers for Eddie Gill.
Then on June 28, 2006, he was traded to the Chicago Bulls along with Tyrus Thomas, for the rights to LaMarcus Aldridge. In February 2008, the Chicago Bulls bought out Khryapa"s contract after the forward expressed frustration with his lack of playing time.
He had appeared in just nine games in the 2007-2008 National Basketball Association season to that point, averaging 3.6 points per game and 2.2 rebounds per game. In May 2014, he was named to the All-Euroleague Second Team of the Euroleague, second consecutive in his career.
Khryapa missed the first half of 2014-2015 season due to the ankle injury rehabilitation.
On December 10, 2014, he underwent surgery which kept him off-the-court for three months. He returned to action in a game against Laboral Kutxa on March 5, 2015. CSKA Moscow has managed to advance to the Euroleague Final Four for fourth straight season, after eliminating Panathinaikos for the second straight season in the quarter-final series with 3–1.
However, in the semifinal game, despite being dubbed by media as an absolute favorite to advance, once again lost to Olympiacos.
The final score was 70–68, after great Olympiacos comeback in 4th quarter, led by Vassilis Spanoulis. Over 10 Euroleague games played, he averaged career-low 1.2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1 assist per game.
On July 23, 2015, he re-signed with CSKA for one more season. He was also included on the roster for the 2010 International Basketball Federation World Championship, but did not play due to injury.