Zalgiris part ways with three players / News - Basketnews.com

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Zalgiris Kaunas have said their goodbyes to three foreign players after the closure of the 2021-22 basketball season.

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Three of Zalgiris' foreign imports – Janis Strelnieks, Niels Giffey, and Tai Webster, will not be wearing the green-and-white jerseys of Zalgiris in the upcoming season.

32-year-old Strelnieks averaged 6.5 points and 1.8 assists in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague with Zalgiris. The Latvian guard had slightly better numbers in the Lithuanian Basketball League, putting up 7 points and 2.8 assists per game.

Giffey had similar numbers both in the EuroLeague and the Betsafe-LKL. The German national team member averaged 5.6 points and 2.7 rebounds in the top European club tournament and 5.9 points and 3.3 rebounds on the domestic front.

The latest to join the team is Webster, who arrived in Kaunas from New Zealand in November. He averaged 4 points per game in the EuroLeague and 7.8 points and 2.2 assists per match in the Lithuanian Basketball League.

Current roster

Zalgiris Kaunas

Position Player Status PG Mantas Kalnietis Signed until 2023 PG Lukas Lekavicius Signed until 2025 SG Karolis Lukosiunas Signed until 2023 SG Tomas Dimsa Signed until 2022 +1 SF/PF Edgaras Ulanovas Signed until 2024 PF Tyler Cavanaugh Signed until 2023 +1 C Joffrey Lauvergne Signed until 2022 +1 C Josh Nebo Signed until 2022 +1 C Marek Blazevic Signed until 2022 +1 C Laurynas Birutis (story) Signed until 2024 Coach Kazys Maksvytis (story) Expired contract Tai Webster (won't come back), Janis Strelnieks (won't come back), Niels Giffey (won't come back), Arturas Milaknis, Paulius Jankunas (retiring), Regimantas Miniotas Rumored to leave Joffrey Lauvergne, Josh Nebo (story), Paulius Jankunas (retiring), Arturas Milaknis, Regimantas Miniotas, Marek Blazevic (won't come back) Interested Arnas Butkevicius (story), Chris Jones (story), Marius Grigonis, Eigirdas Zukauskas, Arturas Gudaitis, Donatas Motiejunas, Kyle Allman, Caleb Homesley, Darius Thompson (story)

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