Zalgiris Kaunas add new front office member / News - Basketnews.com

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Francois Lamy, a Frenchman with broad experience in European basketball, joins Kaunas Zalgiris as the Deputy Director for Sports.

Lamy (45) is a well-known name within the European basketball community. The new member of the Zalgiris management has been working as an agent and consultant for various French clubs for several years. He helped with the construction of teams that enjoyed great success(for example, Nanterre 92). In 2019 Lamy joined the front office of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne and aided the organization in its return to the EuroLeague.

“When you get a call from Tony Parker, you have to travel. When you receive a call from Paulius Motiejunas, you must also come," admitted Lamy on the club's video podcast Zalgiris Insider. "I kept telling people in France that I am going to Kaunas not to work but to live with this experience - when I entered the Zalgiris arena, I immediately got goosebumps."

The new Deputy Director for Sports is no stranger to situations when low-budget clubs are trying to rise to higher leagues. Quite opposite, Lamy thrives in such a challenging environment.

"It's not hard to spot talent, it's easy to put together a team of the best players, you just have to invest money in it - anyone can do it," Lamy said. "But putting the missing parts together properly and waiting for the team to succeed is a bigger challenge and tedious work. I think that is one of the reasons why I am in Zalgiris - it is much more interesting to fight with a small budget."

Having lived in Lithuania for six years, the new member of the Zalgiris organization is already familiar with the fans and country's basketball traditions.

"I think that basketball is an international phenomenon, Lithuania occupies an important position in it. Here in Zalgiris, you have your own story, the big support of fans, which is just amazing, and people know, understand what they can expect when they come to the arena. No one would even try to come here without being a motivated, hungry player, no one would come without understanding why they came. That’s what makes this place different,” Lamy was happy to start working in Kaunas.

Current roster

Zalgiris Kaunas

Position Player Status PG Emmanuel Mudiay (story) Signed until 2022 PG Mantas Kalnietis Signed until 2023 PG Lukas Lekavicius Signed until 2022 +1 SG Janis Strelnieks (story) Signed until 2022 SG Arturas Milaknis Signeduntil 2022 SG Karolis Lukosiunas Contract option +1 SF Niels Giffey (story) Signeduntil 2022 +1 SF/PF Edgaras Ulanovas(story) Signed until 2022 PF Tyler Cavanaugh Signeduntil 2023 +1 PF Paulius Jankunas (story) Signed until 2022 C Joffrey Lauvergne Signeduntil 2022 +1 C Josh Nebo (story) Signeduntil 2022 +1 C Marek Blazevic Signeduntil 2023 Coach Martin Schiller Expired contract Thomas Walkup (not coming back), Marius Grigonis (not coming back), Augustine Rubit (not coming back), Patricio Garino (not coming back) Rumored to leave Nigel Hayes (story), Martinas Geben (not coming back), Rokas Jokubaitis (not coming back), Steve Vasturia (not coming back), Tomas Dimsa (loan) Interested Roster is completed

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