Dovydas Giedraitis

Dovydas Giedraitis
Giedraitis with Lietkabelis Panevėžys in 2022
No. 9 – Žalgiris Kaunas
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueLithuanian Basketball League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (2000-08-17) August 17, 2000 (age 24)
Vilnius, Lithuania
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight93 kg (205 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2022: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Ežerūnas Molėtai
2017–2022CB Estudiantes
2017–2019→CB Estudiantes B
2021–2022→Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2022–presentŽalgiris Kaunas
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2016 Poland U16 National Team

Dovydas Giedraitis (born August 17, 2000) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague.[1][2]

Early career

Giedraitis started his career in 2016, playing in the Lithuanian second-tier NKL with Ežerūnas Molėtai.[3]

Professional career

In August 2017, Giedraitis signed a long-term contract with Movistar Estudiantes of the Spanish Liga ACB.[4] Under the terms of the deal, Giedraitis spent the first two seasons playing for the club’s reserve U-18 team CB Estudiantes B in the fourth-tier Liga EBA. On 27 September 2019, Giedraitis made his Liga ACB debut with Estudiantes, scoring three points off the bench in an away loss against Saski Baskonia. On 15 July 2020, Giedraitis signed a contract extension with the club until 2023.[5][6] On 3 August 2021, the deal was extended until 2024.[7] After the team’s relegation to LEB Oro in 2021, Giedraitis was loaned to Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) for the 2021–22 season on 26 July 2021.[8]

On 6 August 2022, Giedraitis signed a long-term (3+2 year) deal with the Lithuanian powerhouse Žalgiris Kaunas, who bought him out of his previous contract.[9][10]

National team career

Giedraitis represented Lithuania at the youth level in four FIBA tournaments from 2016 to 2019, and won the silver medal during the 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship.[11][12]

Personal

Giedraitis was born in Vilnius, Lithuania. He is the second born child of the former Lithuanian national team guard Andrius Giedraitis. His older brother Karolis Giedraitis also professionally plays basketball.[13]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2022–23 Žalgiris 16 4 9.1 .429 .143 1.000 .5 .6 .5 — 2.1 0.8
2023–24 30 19 16.6 .398 .426 .923 1.0 1.0 1.1 — 4.8 3.6
Career 46 23 14.0 .405 .368 .929 .8 .9 .9 — 3.9 2.6

EuroCup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2021–22 Lietkabelis 14 6 25.8 .387 .404 .929 1.6 1.7 .6 .1 8.6 5.3
Career 14 6 25.8 .387 .404 .929 1.6 1.7 .6 .1 8.6 5.3

References

  1. ^ "Dovydas Giedraitis / Žaidėjai". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Dovydas Giedraitis". Žalgiris Kaunas (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Dovydas Giedraitis / Žaidėjai". nklyga.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  4. ^ ""Žalgirio" pasiūlymo atsisakęs Dovydas Giedraitis tobulėjimą tęs Ispanijoje". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 1 August 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  5. ^ "ACB: Dovydas Giedraitis, al primer equipo de Movistar Estudiantes". movistarestudiantes.com (in Spanish). 15 July 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Dovydas Giedraitis savo ateitį su Madrido komanda susiejo iki 2023-ųjų". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 15 July 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Giedraitis: ampliación de contrato y cesión". movistarestudiantes.com (in Spanish). 3 August 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Lietkabelis gets Giedraitis on loan". euroleaguebasketball.net. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Oficialu: Dovydas Giedraitis pasirašė ilgalaikę sutartį su "Žalgiriu"". Lithuanian National Radio and Television (in Lithuanian). 6 August 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Acuerdo con Zalgiris para el traspaso de Giedraitis". movistarestudiantes.com (in Spanish). 8 August 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Dovydas Giedraitis - Player Profile". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Spain claim U16 title in thrilling Final victory". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Broliai Giedraičiai nebežaidžia vienas prieš vieną: "Dovis atsikelia, žiūriu – visas kruvinas"". 15min (in Lithuanian). 13 October 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2023.