Lithuania
Arnas Velicka from Germany to Napoli
Arnas Velicka (193 cm, F) has left Braunschweig. He has signed in the Italian Serie A with Gevi Napoli Basket. Velicka comes off a successful season in Germany. In 21 BBL games, he averaged 13.2 ppg and 5.2 assists. Arnas Velicka, 21 years old, is Lithuanian and plays for the national team.
Read MoreDonatas Motiejunas from China to France
Donatas Motiejunas (213 cm, C) played the past two seasons in the Chinese CBA. Now he has signed with AS Monaco in the French ProA. Motiejunas left the NBA in 2019 and played for Shanghai and Xin Jiang the seasons after. In the NBA, Motiejunas played six seasons, mostly for the Rockets. Maybe his best…
Read MoreTanner Leissner to Rytas
Tanner Leissner (201 cm, F) is on the move to Lithuania. There he will join BC Rytas Vilnius. Rytas finished the season 27-9 in the LKL and will play ChampionsLeague this coming season. Tanner Leissner played for Afyon in the Turkish BSL this past season. He averaged 11.9 ppg and 5.2 rebounds in 27 games.…
Read MoreBarcelona tabs combo guard Jokubaitis
FC Barcelona strengthened its backcourt by inking Lithuanian combo guard Rokas Jokubaitis to a four-year deal, the club announced Wednesday. Jokubaitis (193 cm, 20 years old) arrives from Zalgiris Kaunas, where he averaged 7.0 points and 2.5 assists in 31 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague games last season. He finished in second place in the Rising Star voting by…
Read MoreGytis Masiulis to ACB, Bilbao
Gytis Masiulis (206 cm, F) has played his entire career in his native Lithuania. With one exception: Masiulis played the 19/20 season in the German BBL with Frankurt. Now the 23-year-old is on his way to Spain, where he signed with RETAbet Bilbao Basket. Gytis Masiulis played this season for Lietkabelis, both in the LKL…
Read MoreJosh Nebo to Zalgiris
Josh Nebo (203 cm, F/C) is on the move to Lithuania. There he will join BC Zalgiris Kaunas and coach Martin Schiller. Zalgiris finished 11th in the EuroLeague standings this season with a 17-17 record. Nebo played this season, his first as a pro, in Israel. There he played 26 games for Eilat. Nebo averaged…
Read MoreNiels Giffey from Berlin to Zalgiris
Niels Giffey (200 cm, F) has left ALBA Berlin. The 30-year-old German played for the German Champions for seven years. This season he averaged 8 ppg and 2.9 rebounds in EuroLeague play. Giffey has signed with EuroLeague opponent Zalgiris Kaunas. Niels Giffey played college basketball at Connecticut where he averaged 8.4 ppg and 3.9 rebounds…
Read MoreTyler Cavanaugh from Spain to Lithuania
Tyler Cavanaugh (206 cm, F) finished his season in the Spanish ACB and has signed with BC Zalgiris Kaunas. This season Cavanaugh averaged 7.9 ppg and 4.5 rebounds for Iberostar Tenerife BC Canarias. Cavanaugh will play EuroLeague again next season. He played EuroLeague in 19/20 with Alba Berlin. Cavanaugh has played 50 NBA games for…
Read MoreMarius Grigonis headed to CSKA Moscow
Marius Grigonis (198 cm, G) is headed to the Russian capital to play for powerhouse CSKA Moscow. Grigonis will play VTB and Euroleague next season. Grigonis played the past three seasons for Zalgiris. The 27-year-old landed back in his home country after a year with ALBA Berlin and four years of Spanish basketball. Marius Grigonis…
Read MoreŽalgiris Kaunas lifts Lithuanian trophy
On Monday evening Žalgiris Kaunas beat Rytas 85-74 and swept the final series 3-0. Since 1993 Žalgiris Kaunas has NEVER missed the finals and won the Lithuanian title 23 times! This is the 11th in a row. Thomas Walkup was announced the MVP of the finals. The Žalgiris point guard led the way for his…
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