Donatas Motiejunas agrees to new deal with Monaco / News - Basketnews.com

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Donatas Motiejunas will stay in the EuroLeague. According to BasketNews sources, the 31-year-old center is finalizing a new two-year contract with AS Monaco.

Donatas Motiejūnas

MIN:19.09PTS:9.74 (54.32%)REB:4.61As:0.66ST:0.53BL:0.32TO:1.03GM:38ProfileEuroLeague2021/2022

Monaco brought Motiejunas back to the EuroLeague after a 10-year break.

Last EuroLeague season, Motiejunas averaged 9.7 points (2FG: 63.5%; 3FG: 32.7%), 4.6 rebounds, and 10.8 in PIR.

He played his best game of the season against Monaco’s French rivals ASVEL Villeurbanne, posting 27 points on 10 of 12 shooting and 27 in PIR.

The 2.13 m. big man significantly improved his game after a coaching change in Monaco.

When Sasa Obradovic took over the team,Motiejunas' numbers increased to 12.5 points on 67% 2-point shooting and 5.9 rebounds in 21 minutes.

Motiejunas stayed consistent in French League as well. In the domestic competition, he averaged 12.4 points (2FG: 66.7%), 4.9 rebounds, and 13.6 in PIR.

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AS Monaco

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