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Jonas Paukštė

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Jonas Paukštė
BC Šiauliai
PositionCenter
LeagueLithuanian Basketball League
Personal information
Born (2000-09-10) September 10, 2000 (age 24)
Vilnius, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height2.24 m (7 ft 4 in)
Listed weight120 kg (265 lb)
Career information
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016-2017Lietuvos rytas-2 Vilnius (RKL)
2017–2018Perlas Vilnius (NKL)
2018–2019Saski Baskonia II (LEB Plata)
2019–2020CB Clavijo (LEB Plata)
2020–presentBC Šiauliai (LKL)

Jonas Paukštė (born September 10, 2000) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[1][2][3][4] Being 2.24 meters (7 ft 4 in) in height as of 2020, he is one of the tallest Lithuanian basketball players of all time (even surpassing Arvydas Sabonis and Žydrūnas Ilgauskas).[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Jonas Paukštė / Žaidėjai". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  2. ^ "PAUKSTE, JONAS - Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL". euroleague.net. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Jonas Paukste Basketball Player Profile". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Jonas Paukste, Basketball Player". proballers.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  5. ^ Kadyšė, Ieva. "Iki 224 cm ūgio išstypęs „Šiaulių" naujokas Paukštė: „Man tiesiog pasisekė"". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  6. ^ Šiuparys, Gintaras (27 September 2020). "Visas krepšinio legendas praaugusio milžino dievaičiu tapo bendravardis". lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 27 September 2020.