| Betsafe-LKL | |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Champions: | Žalgiris (23rd title) |
| Runners Up: | Rytas |
| Third Place: | Lietkabelis |
| Fourth Place: | Juventus |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Games: | 180 (Regular season) |
| Duration: | 18 September 2020 – 10 May 2021 (Regular season) 12 May 2021 – 9 June 2021 (Play-offs) |
| Mvp N: | ISL |
| Mvp Link: | LKL MVP |
| Finals Mvp Link: | LKL Finals MVP |
| Finals Mvp N: | USA |
| Pir: | 19.44 |
| Ppg: | 16.61 |
| Rpg: | 9.28 |
| Apg: | 7.53 |
| Winning Streak: | 20 games Žalgiris |
| Losing Streak: | 9 games Nevėžis-OPTIBET Pieno žvaigždės |
| Highest Scoring: | (27 May 2021) |
| Biggest Home Win: | (06 December 2020) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (06 February 2021) |
| Nextseason Year: | 2021–22 |
| Updated: | 11 July 2021 |
The 2020–21 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, also called Betsafe-LKL for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). Žalgiris achieved their 23rd title overall, eleven consecutive.[1]
During the regular season, all teams play 36 games. The top eight teams in the regular season standings, after playing their entire 36 game schedule, qualified for the playoffs in the quarterfinals, that was played in a best-of-three games format. The semifinals were played in best-of-three format.
The final round was played between the two winners of the semifinals. The finals series, for first place, as also games for third place were played in a best-of-five format.
Ten teams were granted licences for the 2020–21 LKL season.[7]
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cbet Prienai | Prienai Arena | 1,500 | ||
| Dzūkija | Alytus | Alytus Arena | 5,500 | |
| Juventus | Utena | Utena Arena | 2,000 | |
| Lietkabelis | Panevėžys | Cido Arena | 5,950 | |
| Neptūnas | Klaipėda | Švyturys Arena | 6,200 | |
| Nevėžis-OPTIBET | Kėdainiai | Kėdainiai Arena | 2,200 | |
| Pieno žvaigždės | Pasvalys | Pieno žvaigždės Arena | 1,500 | |
| Rytas | Vilnius | 2,500 | ||
| Avia Solutions Group Arena | 10,000 | |||
| Šiauliai | Šiauliai | Šiauliai Arena | 5,700 | |
| Žalgiris | Kaunas | Žalgiris Arena | 15,708 |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marius Kiltinavičius | Mutual consent | 29 November 2020[8] | 6th (5–5) |  David Gale | 7 December 2020[9] | |
| Sacked | 16 January 2021[10] | 3rd (9–5) | Giedrius Žibėnas | 1 February 2021[11] | ||
See main article: 2021 LKL Playoffs. Quarterfinals will be played in a best–of–three games format, while semifinals and the finals in a best–of–five format.
| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| EuroLeague | 11th | |
| EuroCup | Regular season | |
| Champions League | Regular season | |
All official awards of the 2020–21 LKL season.
| Award | Player | Team | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentleman of the year | [14] | |||
| Breakthrough of the year | [15] | |||
| The best defensive player | [16] | |||
| The best young player | [17] |
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| First Team | ||
|---|---|---|
 Elvar Már Friðriksson | Šiauliai | |
| Vaidas Kariniauskas | Juventus | |
| Mindaugas Sušinskas | Cbet Prienai | |
| Gytis Masiulis | Lietkabelis | |
 Joffrey Lauvergne | Žalgiris | |
Source:[19]
| Month | Player | Team | PIR | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||||
| September | 22 | [20] | ||
| October | 30.5 | [21] | ||
| November | 27 | [22] | ||
| December | 26 | [23] | ||
| 2021 | ||||
| January | 22.7 | [24] | ||
| February | 26.5 | [25] | ||
| March | 23.2 | [26] | ||
| April | 25.6 | [27] | ||
| Rank | width=200 | Name | width=180 | Team | Games | width=85 | Rating | width=50 | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Elvar Már Friðriksson | 36 | 700 | 19.44 | |||||
| 2. | Julius Kazakauskas | 32 | 592 | 18.50 | |||||
| 3. | 46 | 841 | 18.28 | ||||||
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| Rank | width=200 | Name | width=180 | Team | Games | width=85 | Points | width=50 | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vaidas Kariniauskas | 28 | 465 | 16.61 | |||||
| 2. | 36 | 578 | 16.06 | ||||||
| 3. | 28 | 434 | 15.50 | ||||||
| Rank | width=200 | Name | width=180 | Team | Games | width=85 | Rebounds | width=50 | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Julius Kazakauskas | 32 | 297 | 9.28 | |||||
| 2. | Giedrius Staniulis | 25 | 191 | 7.64 | |||||
| 3. | Ariel Hukporti | 21 | 155 | 7.38 | |||||
| Rank | width=200 | Name | width=180 | Team | Games | width=85 | Assists | width=50 | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Elvar Már Friðriksson | 36 | 271 | 7.63 | |||||
| 2. | Žygimantas Janavičius | 31 | 202 | 6.52 | |||||
| 3. | Vaidas Kariniauskas | 28 | 173 | 6.18 | |||||
| Category | width=190 | Player | width=180 | Team | width=55 | Games | width=80 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steals | 37 | 1.86 | ||||||
| Blocks | 21 | 1.24 | ||||||
| Turnovers | 28 | 3.82 | ||||||
| Fouls drawn | 36 | 5.11 | ||||||
| Minutes | 36 | 32:21 | ||||||
| FT % | 36 | 92.73% | ||||||
| 2-Point % | 23 | 73.40% | ||||||
| 3-Point % | 43 | 51.69% |
| width=85 | Category | width=190 | Player | width=230 | Team | width=50 | Statistic | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 51 | Pieno žvaigždės (Apr 21, 2021) | ||||||
| Points | 33 | Pieno žvaigždės (Apr 21, 2021) | ||||||
| Rebounds | 18 | Rytas (May 8, 2021) | ||||||
| Assists | 17 | Neptūnas (May 7, 2021) | ||||||
| Steals | 7 | Juventus (Jan 13, 2021) | ||||||
| Blocks | 4 | Rytas (May 8, 2021) |
| Category | width=230 | Team | width=70 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 112.89 | |||
| Points | 91.66 | |||
| Rebounds | 37.22 | |||
| Assists | 23.23 | |||
| Steals | 8.43 | |||
| Blocks | 3.22 | |||
| Turnovers | 17.00 | |||
| FT % | 81.09% | |||
| 2-Point % | 60.89% | |||
| 3-Point % | 42.27% |