Renaldas Seibutis (born July 23, 1985) is a former Lithuanian professional

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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

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. In July 2014, he signed a contract with Turkish team Darüşşafaka Doğuş. 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

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of the

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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

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. Following the draft selection, he played with the Mavericks'

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team in

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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

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, was traded to the

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in exchange for the draft rights to

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and cash considerations. On August 7, 2018, the draft rights to Seibutis, along with

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, were traded to the

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in exchange for the draft rights to

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National team career

At the

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Seibutis played for the Lithuanian national basketball team, which won

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medals. He also participated in his first

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Career statistics

EuroLeague

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Professional career

Europe

NBA

National team career

Career statistics

EuroLeague

References

External links