Povilas Čukinas (born 11 April 1983) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player.

Professional career

Born in

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, 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

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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

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's EnBW Ludwigsburg. He became one of the key players there. Later, he was invited to play for

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's Tisettanta Cantù. On 24 September 2008

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invited Čukinas into the team but he was waived only after a month of playing. Čukinas finished the season with

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. On 25 August 2009 he signed a one-year contract with Žalgiris Kaunas. On 17 September 2010 he was loaned to Aisčiai Kaunas. On 1 November 2011 he signed a one-year contract with

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. Since 9 October 2012 he has been playing for

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. In 2012, he signed with Sanaye Petrochimi Mahshahr BC.

References

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