Sarunas Jasikevicius' future in Barcelona is cleared / News - Basketnews.com

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Despite losing the Spanish league finals to the main rival Real Madrid, FC Barcelona's front office is not questioning Sarunas Jasikevicius' future at the club, BasketNews sources confirmed.

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A 46-year-old Lithuanian head coach is under a guaranteed contract with Barca for one more season, and he is set to enter his final year of the deal in Catalunya.

"When you are in a club like this, results are important. He believes in his work, and we believe in him," Barcelona GM Juan Carlos Navarro told BasketNews during the EuroLeague playoffs.

"There are always ups and downs during the season, but I think we can do great things together. I hope we can stay together for a long time," La Bomba added during the conversation in May.

Under Jasikevicius' guidance in the last two seasons, Barcelona won both Copa Del Rey titles, one Spanish league trophy, and had two EuroLeague Final Four appearances.

Before Saras' arrival, the last time Barca won the Spanish league or reached the EuroLeague Final Four was in 2014.

"I think it has been a good season. Perhaps we haven't been able to finish it off, clearly," Saras concluded the Spanish league finals loss.

"For a club like Barca we always fight for titles, but in Belgrade, it was a tough moment for us, and we didn't arrive in this playoff very fresh. We did our job to reach the final stage, and Madrid was better in the final."

Barcelona is facing significant roster changes this summer.

Brandon Davies and Nigel Hayes-Davis already officially left Barcelona.

Jan Vesely, who officially parted ways with Fenerbahce Istanbul, is set to join Barca.

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Position Player Status PG Nick Calathes Signed until 2023 PG Rokas Jokubaitis Signed until 2023 +2 PG/SG Nicolas Laprovittola Signed until 2023 SG Cory Higgins Signed until 2024 SG Kyle Kuric Signeduntil 2023 SF Alex Abrines Signed until 2026 PF Nikola Mirotic Signeduntil 2025 PF Sergi Martinez Signeduntil 2024 C Sertac Sanli Signed until 2023 C Pierre Oriola Signeduntil 2024 C James Nnaji Long-term contract Coach Sarunas Jasikevicius Expired contract Dante Exum, Nigel Hayes-Davis (won't come back), Rolands Smits, Brandon Davies (won't come back) Rumored to leave Nick Calathes (story), Cory Higgins, Rolands Smits Interested Scottie Wilbekin, Oscar Da Silva (story), Jan Vesely (story), Tomas Satoransky (story), Dante Exum More EuroLeague transfer news

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