{"id":500794,"date":"2026-06-12T21:45:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T19:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=500794"},"modified":"2026-06-12T21:45:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T19:45:24","slug":"zalgiris-kaunas-nearing-deal-with-carsen-edwards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/zalgiris-kaunas-nearing-deal-with-carsen-edwards\/","title":{"rendered":"Zalgiris Kaunas Nearing Deal With Carsen Edwards"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"e0ba1cc4-f85b-4839-ab57-c980b3fd1f66\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"1032\" data-end=\"1679\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Zalgiris Kaunas is reportedly finalizing the details of an agreement with Carsen Edwards as the Lithuanian champions continue to reshape their roster.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1032\" data-end=\"1679\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">According to BasketNews sources, the 28-year-old guard is close to joining the club and is expected to form a new backcourt partnership with fellow newcomer Saben Lee.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1032\" data-end=\"1679\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The moves come after Sylvain Francisco&#8217;s departure to ASVEL Villeurbanne. 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