Artūras Gudaitis
 Artūras Gudaitis (left) as a Žalgiris member | |
| No. 7 – Lietuvos rytas Vilnius | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | Lithuanian Basketball League EuroCup |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 19 June 1993 Klaipėda, Lithuania |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 254 lb (115 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2015: 2nd round, 47th overall pick |
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2011 | LCC Klaipėda |
| 2011–2012 | Gargždai-Bremena |
| 2012 | Nafta-Universitetas Klaipėda |
| 2012–2013 | Žalgiris-2 Kaunas |
| 2013–2015 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| 2015–present | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Artūras Gudaitis (born 19 June 1993) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Lietuvos rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Standing at 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), he plays at the center position.
Early career
Before starting his professional career, Gudaitis played in the RKL with the LCC Klaipėda for one season. Next two seasons he played in NKL, and on his last season with Žalgiris-2 Kaunas he won bronze medal. Gudaitis was respectively nominated as a most promising young player of the league on the same year.
Professional career
On 6 August 2013, Gudaitis signed professional contract with Žalgiris Kaunas for two years and was brought into the main Žalgiris roster. Whilst suffering from the knee injury in the first half of the season he had his breakthrough game against Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar in EuroLeague tournament, scoring 14 points with 6 rebounds.[1] Gudaitis vastly improved during regular season, and was called an x-factor of victorious LKL semi-final series against Lietuvos rytas Vilnius.[2]
During 2014–15 LKL season his powerful dunk over Artūras Jomantas was selected as the Top Play of the Regular Season.[3]
On 2 July 2015, he signed a 2+1 contract with Lietuvos rytas Vilnius.[4]
NBA
On 26 February 2015 Gudaitis announced that he was going to participate in the 2015 NBA draft[5] and prior to the NBA draft, it was reported that 11 teams were interested in his services.[6]
On 25 June 2015, Gudaitis was selected in the second round, with the 47th pick by the Philadelphia 76ers.[7]
On 10 July 2015, the Sacramento Kings acquired Gudaitis and Luka Mitrović from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Carl Landry, Jason Thompson, and Nik Stauskas.[8] It was reported that Vlade Divac himself requested to acquire Gudaitis.[9]
On 5 July 2016, it was revealed that Gudaitis will represent the Kings during the 2016 NBA Summer League.[10]
International career
Gudaitis represented Lithuania at the U–18 youth tournament in Poland, 2011. His team took 5th place in the tournament, where Gudaitis scored 11.3 points, grabbed 6.2 rebounds and had 1.4 blocks per game.[11] In 2015 Gudaitis was included into the Lithuania men's national basketball team head coach Jonas Kazlauskas extended candidates list and was invited to the training camp.[12] He was released from the team on September 1, just 4 days before the championship start.[13]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
Euroleague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Žalgiris | 7 | 1 | 10.3 | .600 | .000 | .636 | 2.6 | .6 | .4 | .7 | 4.4 | 6.9 |
| 2014–15 | Žalgiris | 20 | 4 | 15.4 | .506 | .400 | .618 | 4.0 | .3 | .2 | .9 | 6.5 | 7.2 |
| Career | 27 | 5 | 14.1 | .524 | .222 | .620 | 3.6 | .3 | .2 | .9 | 6.0 | 7.1 |
References
- ^ http://www.basketnews.lt/news-71731-varzovus-stebines-gudaitis-nesijauciu-padares-kazka-ypatingo.html#.UzSpDqiSya8
- ^ http://www.krepsinis.net/rekomenduojame/lkl-grandu-serijos-ivertinimai-kas-pradziugino-nustebino-o-kas-nuvyle/240016
- ^ "BEKO-LKL reguliaraus sezono TOP10". LKL.lt. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "Arturas Gudaitis leaves Zalgiris and signs for Lietuvos Rytas". Sportando.com. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Gudaitis dalyvaus NBA naujokų biržoje (video)". BasketNews.lt. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ Langvinis, Tomas. "„Žalgirio" puolėjui Artūrui Gudaičiui – 11-os NBA klubų dėmesys". 15min.lt. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "Philadelphia 76ers Select Jahlil Okafor, Richaun Holmes, Arturas Gudaitis, J.P. Tokoto, And Luka Mitrovic In The 2015 NBA Draft". NBA.com. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ "Kings Acquire Draft Rights to Two Players in Five-Player Trade with 76ers". NBA.com. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "Artūrui Gudaičiui – specialus „Kings" vizitas ir pokalbis su Vlade Divacu". 24sek.lt. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ "Kings Announce 2016 NBA Summer League Roster". NBA. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ http://www.basketnews.lt/news-41188-gudaitis-dziugu-kad-is-tokios-situacijos-pavyko-isspausti-maksimuma.html#.UzSqMqiSya8
- ^ "Paviešintas Lietuvos rinktinės kandidatų sąrašas". Delfi.lt. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Dvejonės baigėsi – Jonas Kazlauskas paskelbė galutinį rinktinės dvyliktuką". 24sek.lt. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
External links
- Artūras Gudaitis at draftexpress.com/
- Artūras Gudaitis at eurobasket.com
- Artūras Gudaitis at euroleague.net