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Povilas Čukinas
Povilas Čukinas (born 11 April 1983) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. Professional career Born in Trakai, Čukinas started his career in LKAL's Puntukas Anykščiai. He moved to Alita Alytus of LKL. Although the player's statistics were not impressive (he averaged 3.8 points per game for Alita), then-LKL champion BC Lietuvos Rytas signed a long-term contract with the young forward. Čukinas played for Lietuvos Rytas for four consecutive years, but was used sparingly. His best season was the 2003-04 season, when Čukinas averaged 10.7 points per game. During the 2006-07 season, Čukinas was loaned to Bundesliga's EnBW Ludwigsburg. He became one of the key players there. Later, he was invited to play for Serie A's Tisettanta Cantù. On 24 September 2008 Barons LMT invited Čukinas into the team but he was waived only after a month of playing. Čukinas finished the season with BC Budivelnyk. On 25 August 2009 he signed a one-year contract with Žalgiris Kauna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Center (basketball)
The center (C), or the centre, also known as the five or the pivot, is one of the five Basketball position, positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well. In the NBA, the center is typically close to tall. They traditionally play close to the basket in the low post. Centers are valued for their ability to protect their own goal from high-percentage close attempts on defense, while scoring and rebounding with high efficiency on offense. In the 1950s and 1960s, George Mikan and Bill Russell were centerpieces of championship dynasties and defined early prototypical centers. With the addition of a three-point field goal for the 1979–80 NBA season, 1979–80 season, however, NBA basketball gradually became more perimeter-oriented and saw the importance of the center position diminished. The most recent center to win an NBA Most Valuable Player Award was Nikola Jokić, win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
