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Zalgiris Kaunas 2006 roster, stats and best five

8 draftable players from Zalgiris Kaunas's 2006 season — full stat lines, a suggested best five, and how this board plays in Road to Glory.

When the draw lands on Zalgiris Kaunas in 2006, this is the board: 8 draftable basketball players, led by Tanoka Beard at PIR 18.3. You draft exactly one of them for the slot you spun, and they must be placed at a position they actually played — 2 of the 8 can play the point and 3 can play the big spots.

5 of these players count as underdogs (peak PIR under 10), so this club-season is also drawable in Make the Playoffs.

Zalgiris Kaunas 2006 roster and stats

Sorted by PIR, the single-number box-score summary used across European basketball. Positions are the spots each player can be placed at in the game.

  • Tanoka Beard — C · 14.5 PPG, 9.9 RPG, 1.6 APG · PIR 18.3
  • Jonas Maciulis — SF · 12.7 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 1.6 APG · PIR 12.9
  • Paulius Jankunas — PF · 9.5 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 1.0 APG · PIR 12.1
  • Hanno Mottola — PF · 10.9 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 1.3 APG · PIR 9.8
  • Kirk Penney — SG · 7.4 PPG, 2.0 RPG, 0.8 APG · PIR 5.2
  • Marcelinho Machado — SG/SF · 7.7 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 1.8 APG · PIR 4.6
  • Mantas Kalnietis — PG · 4.0 PPG, 1.2 RPG, 1.3 APG · PIR 4.2
  • Vidas Ginevicius — PG · 3.1 PPG, 0.8 RPG, 1.3 APG · PIR 2.6

The best five to draft from this roster

Filling the point, two wings and two big spots by PIR while respecting placement rules gives this five. Together they are strongest in rebounding and thinnest in playmaking — if you are only drafting one player from this board, the biggest lift usually comes from whoever covers the category your existing four are missing.

  • Mantas Kalnietis — PG · 4.0 PPG, 1.2 RPG, 1.3 APG · PIR 4.2
  • Jonas Maciulis — SF · 12.7 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 1.6 APG · PIR 12.9
  • Paulius Jankunas — PF · 9.5 PPG, 7.0 RPG, 1.0 APG · PIR 12.1
  • Tanoka Beard — C · 14.5 PPG, 9.9 RPG, 1.6 APG · PIR 18.3
  • Hanno Mottola — PF · 10.9 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 1.3 APG · PIR 9.8

How this board plays

In Classic every stat line above is visible during the draft. In Hidden mode you get only the names and positions, so knowing that Tanoka Beard led this team is the edge. With 5 underdogs, it is also a workable board for Make the Playoffs.