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Zalgiris Kaunas 2021 roster, stats and best five

11 draftable players from Zalgiris Kaunas's 2021 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 2021, this is the board: 11 draftable basketball players, led by Josh Nebo at PIR 12.8. You draft exactly one of them for the slot you spun, and they must be placed at a position they actually played — 4 of the 11 can play the point and 3 can play the big spots.

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

Zalgiris Kaunas 2021 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.

  • Josh Nebo — C · 8.8 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 0.5 APG · PIR 12.8
  • Edgaras Ulanovas — SF · 8.1 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 2.1 APG · PIR 11.2
  • Lukas Lekavicius — PG · 10.2 PPG, 1.3 RPG, 4.2 APG · PIR 10.9
  • Tyler Cavanaugh — PF · 9.7 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 1.5 APG · PIR 10.0
  • Mantas Kalnietis — PG · 5.9 PPG, 1.1 RPG, 4.4 APG · PIR 5.7
  • Janis Strelnieks — PG · 6.5 PPG, 1.7 RPG, 1.8 APG · PIR 5.6
  • Marek Blazevic — C · 5.7 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 0.8 APG · PIR 5.3
  • Niels Giffey — SG/SF · 5.6 PPG, 2.7 RPG, 0.8 APG · PIR 5.1
  • Arturas Milaknis — SG · 7.3 PPG, 0.9 RPG, 0.6 APG · PIR 4.9
  • Tai Webster — PG · 4.0 PPG, 0.9 RPG, 1.6 APG · PIR 2.0
  • Karolis Lukosiunas — SF · 3.6 PPG, 0.8 RPG, 0.6 APG · PIR 1.6

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 perimeter 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.

  • Lukas Lekavicius — PG · 10.2 PPG, 1.3 RPG, 4.2 APG · PIR 10.9
  • Edgaras Ulanovas — SF · 8.1 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 2.1 APG · PIR 11.2
  • Tyler Cavanaugh — PF · 9.7 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 1.5 APG · PIR 10.0
  • Josh Nebo — C · 8.8 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 0.5 APG · PIR 12.8
  • Marek Blazevic — C · 5.7 PPG, 2.6 RPG, 0.8 APG · PIR 5.3

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 Josh Nebo led this team is the edge. With 7 underdogs, it is also a workable board for Make the Playoffs.