| Betsafe-LKL | |
| Season: | 2021–22 |
| Champions: | Rytas (6th title) |
| Runners Up: | Lietkabelis |
| Third Place: | Žalgiris |
| Fourth Place: | Šiauliai–7bet |
| Teams: | 11 |
| Games: | 198 |
| Duration: | 18 September 2021 – 28 April 2022 (Regular season) 1 May 2022 – 12 June 2022 (Playoffs) |
| Average Attendance: | 1,239 per match |
| Mvp N: | CRO |
| Mvp Link: | LKL MVP |
| Finals Mvp Link: | LKL Finals MVP |
| Finals Mvp N: | LTU |
| Pir: | 18.41 |
| Ppg: | 17.93 |
| Rpg: | 7.62 |
| Apg: | 6.84 |
| Winning Streak: | 14 games Žalgiris |
| Losing Streak: | 11 games Labas Gas |
| Highest Scoring: | (27 March 2022) |
| Biggest Home Win: | (13 February 2022) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (17 October 2021) |
| Highest Attendance: | 9,006 Rytas 67–72 Žalgiris (23 January 2022) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 130 Labas Gas 63–73 Neptūnas (7 February 2022) |
| Nextseason Year: | 2022–23 |
The 2021–22 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, also called Betsafe-LKL for sponsorship reasons, was the 29th season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). Žalgiris was defending champions.
For the first time since league's inception, Žalgiris failed to reach finals, after losing semifinal series to Lietkabelis 3–1[1]
Rytas after 12 years break won Betsafe–LKL championship and achieved their 6th title overall.[2]
On 27 April 2021, during 2020–21 LKL season LKL board decided to expand the number of participating teams in tournament. The number of teams has been expanded to 11 teams. 2020-21 NKL season champions Cbet Jonava will join the other 10 LKL teams.[3]
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 June 2021[4] | Pre-season | 21 June 2021[5] | |||||
| 21 June 2021[6] | 22 June 2021[7] | ||||||
| 22 June 2021[8] | 16 August 2021[9] | ||||||
| Mutual consent | 15 August 2021 | 15 August 2021[10] | |||||
| Sacked | 08 October 2021[11] | 1st (4–0) | 08 October 2021[12] | ||||
| Mutual consent | 11 December 2021[13] | 9th (2–7) | 18 December 2021[14] | ||||
| Resigned | 30 March 2022[15] | 6th (11–12) | |||||
| Mutual consent | 11 April 2022[16] | 2nd (22–3) | 11 April 2022[17] |
See main article: 2022 LKL Playoffs. Quarterfinals and semifinals will be played in a best–of–five games format, while the finals and third place in a best–of–seven format.
All official awards of the 2021-22 LKL season.
| Month | Player | Team | PIR | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ||||
| September | 19.7 | [20] | ||
| October | 28 | [21] | ||
| November | 26 | [22] | ||
| December | 26.3 | [23] | ||
| 2022 | ||||
| January | 28 | [24] | ||
| February | 32.5 | [25] | ||
| March | 21 | [26] | ||
| April | 27.6 | [27] | ||
| Rank | width=200 | Name | width=180 | Team | Games | width=85 | Rating | width=50 | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ivan Buva | 34 | 626 | 18.41 | |||||
| 2. | 29 | 531 | 18.31 | ||||||
| 3. | 29 | 498 | 17.17 | ||||||
| Rank | width=200 | Name | width=180 | Team | Games | width=85 | Points | width=50 | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Patrick Miller | 29 | 520 | 17.93 | |||||
| 2. | 34 | 560 | 16.47 | ||||||
| 3. | 31 | 500 | 16.13 | ||||||
| Rank | width=200 | Name | width=180 | Team | Games | width=85 | Rebounds | width=50 | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Amar Sylla | 29 | 221 | 7.62 | |||||
| 2. | 24 | 182 | 7.58 | ||||||
| 3. | 34 | 229 | 6.74 | ||||||
| Rank | width=200 | Name | width=180 | Team | Games | width=85 | Assists | width=50 | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Žygimantas Janavičius | 32 | 219 | 6.84 | |||||
| 2. | 40 | 229 | 5.73 | ||||||
| 3. | 30 | 165 | 5.50 | ||||||
| Category | width=190 | Player | width=180 | Team | width=55 | Games | width=80 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steals | 18 | 2.50 | ||||||
| Blocks | 29 | 2.17 | ||||||
| Turnovers | 30 | 2.87 | ||||||
| Fouls drawn | 29 | 5.24 | ||||||
| Minutes | 31 | 33:23 | ||||||
| FT % | 24 | 90.24% | ||||||
| 2-Point % | 32 | 71.32% | ||||||
| 3-Point % | 36 | 47.46% |
| width=85 | Category | width=190 | Player | width=230 | Team | Opponent | width=50 | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | Cbet Jonava (Jan 13, 2022) | 49 | ||||||
| Points | Labas Gas (Apr 27, 2022) | 36 | ||||||
| Rebounds | Šiauliai–7bet (Mar 6, 2022) | 18 | ||||||
| Assists | Nevėžis–OPTIBET (Feb 13, 2022) | 15 | ||||||
| Steals | Nevėžis–OPTIBET (Nov 20, 2021) | 6 | ||||||
| Labas Gas (Mar 27, 2022) | ||||||||
| Šiauliai–7bet (May 6, 2022) | ||||||||
| Blocks | Žalgiris (Apr 14, 2022) | 6 |
| Category | width=230 | Team | width=70 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 102.58 | |||
| Points | 87.47 | |||
| Rebounds | 36.63 | |||
| Assists | 20.96 | |||
| Steals | 8.49 | |||
| Blocks | 3.55 | |||
| Turnovers | 15.77 | |||
| FT % | 79.09% | |||
| 2-Point % | 57.52% | |||
| 3-Point % | 39.36% |
| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| EuroLeague | Regular Season | |
| EuroCup | Eighthfinals | |
| Champions League | Round of 16 | |
| Juventus | Qualifying rounds |