Lithuanian basketball player
Rokas Giedraitis (born August 16, 1992)[2] is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who plays for Crvena zvezda of the Serbian KLS, the ABA League and the EuroLeague. He primarily plays at the small forward position.
Professional career
In 2013, Giedraitis was named Finals MVP of the NKL after scoring 26 points and leading his team to title.[3] He then signed with BC Šiauliai club in which his father played his whole career.[4] After continuing his solid playing, Giedraitis was later signed by the Lithuanian powerhouse Lietuvos rytas Vilnius and joined it in 2015.[5][6] On July 5, 2018, Giedraitis terminated his contract with the team.[7]
On July 6, 2018, he signed a three-year contract with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga.[8]
On July 4, 2020, Giedraitis signed a three-year deal with the Spanish Liga ACB champions Saski Baskonia.[9] On 9 October 2020, Giedraitis scored 26 points in the EuroLeague and this way achieved his new career-high in the league.[10] On July 14, 2023, Giedratis parted ways with Baskonia after three seasons together.
On the same day he signed a one-year contract with Crvena zvezda of the Serbian KLS, Adriatic league and the EuroLeague.
National team career
He won two gold medals with Lithuania national teams: FIBA World U-19 in 2011 and Europe U-20 in 2012. In 2015 Giedraitis was included into the Lithuania men's national basketball team head coach Jonas Kazlauskas extended candidates list.[11] He also participated in the national team training camp, but was released on August 16.[12] He returned to the national team in 2016, but yet again was quickly released on July 5.[13]
In 2017, Giedraitis was invited to team's training camp in preparation for the EuroBasket 2017 championship, only to be released on August 11.[14]
In 2019, at the age of 27, Giedraitis made his national team debut, after being selected to the final 12-man roster for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup by the head coach Dainius Adomaitis.[15]
Career statistics
EuroLeague
EuroCup
FIBA EuroChallenge
Domestic leagues
Personal life
He is the son of the basketball coach and former BC Šiauliai star Robertas Giedraitis.[16]
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