{"id":221160,"date":"2021-06-21T13:29:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T11:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=221160"},"modified":"2021-06-21T13:29:32","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T11:29:32","slug":"mantas-kalnietis-officially-signs-with-zalgiris-kaunas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/mantas-kalnietis-officially-signs-with-zalgiris-kaunas\/","title":{"rendered":"Mantas Kalnietis officially signs with Zalgiris Kaunas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zalgiris continues lining up its ranks for next season with the signing of Mantas Kalnietis. The two sides agreed to a contract that will keep the 34-year-old in Kaunas for two years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201eKaunas is my home, and Zalgiris is more than just a team. When I left I always knew I\u2018d love to come back with the condition that I\u2018ll be needed. When I came back to Lithuania, I talked to the coach and it was clear that we\u2018re both on board. Both sides were interested in finding an agreement, and everything else unfolded quickly,\u201c \u2013 said the captain of the Lithuanian national team.<\/p>\n<p>Kalnietis began his professional career in Zalgiris in 2006, where he played for 6 years, before making his move to Lokomotiv-Kuban Krasnodar, where he won the EuroCup. Kalnietis had made a return to Kaunas in 2015, and later played for Emporio Armani Milano and ASVEL Villeurbanne, finally signing with Lokomotiv-Kuban again in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Kalnietis averaged 8.7 points, 7.1 assists and 2.8 rebounds in the EuroCup this season, as his side reached the Quarterfinals. His individual performances were not left unnoticed, as he was elected to the all-tournament second team.<\/p>\n<p>The guard earned MVP honors in the VTB United League, averaging 9.6 points, 9.8 assists and 3.4 rebounds for an efficiency of 17.3.<\/p>\n<p>Mantas Kalnietis has earned four LKL and BBL trophies with Zalgiris, alongside two LKF cups. 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