Rokas Giedraitis (born August 16, 1992) is a Lithuanian professional

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player for Baskonia of the

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and the EuroLeague. He plays at the

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position.

Professional career

In 2013, Giedraitis was named Finals MVP of the NKL after scoring 26 points and leading his team to title. He then signed with

BC Šiauliai BC Šiauliai ( lt, Krepšinio klubas Šiauliai) is the professional basketball club of Šiauliai, Lithuania. The club competes in the Lithuanian Basketball League. It has won the 3rd place award (behind Lithuanian basketball giants Lietuvos Rytas ...

club in which his father played his whole career. After continuing his solid playing, Giedraitis was later signed by the Lithuanian powerhouse Lietuvos rytas Vilnius and joined it in 2015. On July 5, 2018, Giedraitis terminated his contract with the team. On July 6, 2018, he signed a three-year contract with

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of the

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. On July 4, 2020, Giedraitis signed a three-year deal with the Spanish League champions

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. On 9 October 2020, Giedraitis scored 26 points in the EuroLeague and this way achieved his new career-high in the league.

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

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head coach

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extended candidates list. He also participated in the national team training camp, but was released on August 16. He returned to the national team in 2016, but yet again was quickly released on July 5. In 2017, Giedraitis was invited to team's training camp in preparation for the

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championship, only to be released on August 11. In 2019, at the age of 27, Giedraitis made his national team debut, after being selected to the final 12-man roster for the

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by the head coach

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Career statistics

EuroLeague

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EuroCup

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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 ...

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Personal life

He is the son of the basketball coach and former BC Šiauliai star

Robertas Giedraitis Robertas Giedraitis (born August 29, 1970) is a Lithuanian basketball coach and former player. He is currently the assistant coach for Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He is also a head coach of BC Delikatesas. Robertas Giedr ...

References

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