Evaldas Kairys (born October 11, 1990) is a Lithuanian professional

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player for

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of the

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(BSL). He plays at the

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position.

Professional career

Kairys had been a part of Lietuvos rytas Vilnius youth system from 2006 to 2011, when Perlas Vilnius was dissolved. He then joined Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys for four straight seasons. During his fourth season in

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, Kairys averaged 10.9 points, 5.9 rebounds in the

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. On July 28, 2015 he signed with

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of the premier

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. Kairys spent the 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons with Rytas Vilnius of the

. He averaged 7.5 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in 2019–20. On August 6, 2020, Kairys signed with Afyon Belediye of the Turkish

. On 25 February 2022, Kairys signed with Rytas Vilnius. On 30 June 2023, Kairys signed with Covirán Granada of the

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. On January 23, 2024, he signed with

of the

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(BSL). On June 26, 2024, he extended his contract with the club, after the promotion to

International career

Kairys represented the Lithuanian youth squads twice. He won silver medal with the U-18 National Team in

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References

1990 births Living people People from Palanga City Municipality Basketball players from Klaipėda County Afyon Belediye S.K. players BC Rytas players BC Pieno žvaigždės players Büyükçekmece Basketbol players Centers (basketball) Fundación CB Granada players Liga ACB players Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Spain Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Turkey Lithuanian men's basketball players 21st-century Lithuanian sportsmen Mersin MSK players Uşak Sportif players {{Lithuania-basketball-bio-stub