A versatile forward standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), he is a three-time All-EuroLeague selection and won the EuroLeague Best Defender award in 2010.

A regular member of the senior Russian former national basketball team, he was instrumental in their triumph at the EuroBasket 2007, where they won the gold medal.

In February 2008, the Chicago Bulls bought out Khryapa's contract after the forward expressed frustration with his lack of playing time.

Khryapa intended to return to Russia as a member of CSKA Moscow,[2] and signed with his former club on February 12, 2008, on a four-and-a-half-year contract.

Khryapa was a member of the senior men's Russian national basketball team, winning the gold medal at the EuroBasket 2007.

He was included on the Russian national team roster for the 2010 FIBA World Championship, but did not play due to an injury.