Renaldas Seibutis (born July 23, 1985) is a former Lithuanian professional
basketball
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player. He represented the senior
Lithuanian national team internationally.
Professional career
Europe
In the 2010–11 season, Seibutis played for
Olin Edirne Basketbol where he has become one of the leaders of Olin, averaging 18.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 4.5 apg and 1.6 spg.
On June 12, 2011, Seibutis signed a three-year (2+1) contract with the Lithuanian team
Lietuvos rytas
''Lietuvos rytas'' (lit. 'Morning of Lithuania') is a Lithuanian daily newspaper.
History and profile
"Lietuvos rytas" was established in 1990 on a basis of newspaper "Komjaunimo tiesa". The paper is printed in Vilnius
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.
In July 2014, he signed a contract with Turkish team
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.
On September 4, 2015, Seibutis signed a one-year contract (with an option for another) with the Lithuanian club
Žalgiris Kaunas.
On July 21, 2017, Seibutis signed with
Neptūnas Klaipėda for the 2017–18 season.
On July 17, 2018, Seibutis signed a two-year deal with
Zaragoza
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of the
Liga ACB
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.
On August 11, 2021, Seibutis announced about end of his professional basketball career.
NBA
Seibutis was drafted in the second round with the 50th overall pick of the
2007 NBA draft by the
Dallas Mavericks
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. Following the draft selection, he played with the Mavericks'
NBA Summer League
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team in
Las Vegas
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, averaging 6 points, 1 rebound, 1.6 assists, while shooting over 47% in 13 minutes per game over 5 games. He played again in 2008, averaging only 2 points in 10.9 minutes per game over 5 games. He was ultimately dropped from the 2008 roster because of his underperforming.
On July 23, 2018, the draft rights to Seibutis, along with
Johnathan Motley
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, was traded to the
Los Angeles Clippers
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in exchange for the draft rights to
Maarty Leunen
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and cash considerations. On August 7, 2018, the draft rights to Seibutis, along with
Sam Dekker
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, were traded to the
Cleveland Cavaliers
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in exchange for the draft rights to
Vladimir Veremeenko
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Professional career
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.
National team career
At the
2010 FIBA World Championship
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Seibutis played for the
Lithuanian national basketball team
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, which won
bronze
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medals. He also participated in his first
Olympic Games
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in
London 2012
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.
Career statistics
EuroLeague
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2005–06
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Olympiacos
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2007–08
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Olympiacos
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2012–13
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Lietuvos rytas
''Lietuvos rytas'' (lit. 'Morning of Lithuania') is a Lithuanian daily newspaper.
History and profile
"Lietuvos rytas" was established in 1990 on a basis of newspaper "Komjaunimo tiesa". The paper is printed in Vilnius
Vilnius ( , ; see also ...
, 10 , , 10 , , 30.3 , , .449 , , .321 , , .917 , , 3.6 , , 2.3 , , 1.2 , , .0 , , 12.9 , , 10.9
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2013–14
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Lietuvos rytas
''Lietuvos rytas'' (lit. 'Morning of Lithuania') is a Lithuanian daily newspaper.
History and profile
"Lietuvos rytas" was established in 1990 on a basis of newspaper "Komjaunimo tiesa". The paper is printed in Vilnius
Vilnius ( , ; see also ...
, 10 , , 5 , , 26.5 , , .404 , , .423 , , .909 , , 2.5 , , 3.2 , , 1.2 , , .0 , , 10.7 , , 9.4
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2015–16
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Žalgiris
, 21 , , 17 , , 22.2 , , .462 , , .319 , , .822 , , 2.3 , , 1.5 , , .2 , , .1 , , 8.0 , , 4.7
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2016–17
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Žalgiris
, 30 , , 9 , , 12.3 , , .408 , , .208 , , .760 , , 1.3 , , .9 , , .3 , , .1 , , 2.5 , , 1.5
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References
External links
Renaldas Seibutisat acb.com
Renaldas Seibutisat eurobasket.com
Renaldas Seibutisat euroleague.net
at fiba.com
Renaldas Seibutisat tblstat.net
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1985 births
Living people
2010 FIBA World Championship players
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
BC Rytas players
BC Neptūnas players
BC Žalgiris players
Bilbao Basket players
Dallas Mavericks draft picks
Darüşşafaka Basketbol players
Eskişehir Basket players
Greek Basket League players
Liga ACB players
Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Greece
Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Spain
Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Turkey
Lithuanian men's basketball players
Maroussi B.C. players
Olympiacos B.C. players
Olympic basketball players of Lithuania
People from Palanga
Shooting guards