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Zalgiris Kaunas 2012 roster, stats and best five

8 draftable players from Zalgiris Kaunas's 2012 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 2012, this is the board: 8 draftable basketball players, led by Paulius Jankunas at PIR 11.9. 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 2012 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.

  • Paulius Jankunas — PF · 10.8 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 0.7 APG · PIR 11.9
  • Marko Popovic — PG/SG · 14.1 PPG, 1.4 RPG, 1.9 APG · PIR 11.8
  • Tremmell Darden — SG/SF · 8.9 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 0.5 APG · PIR 10.0
  • Rimantas Kaukenas — SG · 8.9 PPG, 1.6 RPG, 2.3 APG · PIR 6.6
  • Oliver Lafayette — PG/SG · 6.5 PPG, 2.1 RPG, 2.0 APG · PIR 6.1
  • Ksistof Lavrinovic — PF/C · 5.5 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 1.1 APG · PIR 5.7
  • Mindaugas Kuzminskas — SF · 3.7 PPG, 1.6 RPG, 0.3 APG · PIR 3.4
  • Mario Delas — PF · 1.9 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 0.7 APG · PIR 1.4

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 efficiency and thinnest in rim defence — 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.

  • Marko Popovic — PG/SG · 14.1 PPG, 1.4 RPG, 1.9 APG · PIR 11.8
  • Paulius Jankunas — PF · 10.8 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 0.7 APG · PIR 11.9
  • Tremmell Darden — SG/SF · 8.9 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 0.5 APG · PIR 10.0
  • Ksistof Lavrinovic — PF/C · 5.5 PPG, 3.1 RPG, 1.1 APG · PIR 5.7
  • Mario Delas — PF · 1.9 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 0.7 APG · PIR 1.4

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 Paulius Jankunas led this team is the edge. With 5 underdogs, it is also a workable board for Make the Playoffs.