Zalgiris Kaunas has retained two vital pieces of its puzzle, as they extended the options of Marius Grigonis and Lukas Lekavicius for the upcoming season.<\/p>\n
Despite drawing interest from foreign clubs, both players had an option with Zalgiris, and will stay in Kaunas for at least another year.<\/p>\n
The 26-year-old Marius Grigonis joined Zalgiris from ALBA Berlin in 2018 and took on a leading role last season. Nevertheless, an injury derailed him in November, and his season was cut way short.<\/p>\n
In the first 10 games of the 2019-2020 EuroLeague season, Grigonis averaged 11.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 25 minutes of action.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, 26-year-old Lukas Lekavicius rejoined Zalgiris last season after two years in Panathinaikos.<\/p>\n
Despite a slow start to the season, the point guard soon picked up his play, and throughout the 27 games played, he averaged 10.5 points, 2.8 assists and 10.2 ranking points.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel great in Kaunas, so staying here wasn\u2019t a difficult decision. There\u2019s a lot of challenges coming up next season, and that is really intriguing,\u201d \u2013 commented Lekavicius.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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