Rokas Giedraitis Explained

Rokas Giedraitis
Position:Small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lbs:194
League:Basketball League of Serbia
ABA League
EuroLeague
Team:Crvena zvezda
Number:31
Nationality:Lithuanian
Birth Date:16 August 1992
Birth Place:Tauragė, Lithuania
Draft Year:2014
Career Start:2011
Years1:2011–2012
Team1:Šiaulių ABRO-Universitetas[1]
Years2:2012–2013
Team2:Mažeikiai
Years3:2013–2015
Team3:Šiauliai
Years4:2015–2018
Team4:Lietuvos rytas
Years5:2016
Team5:Šiauliai
Years6:2018–2020
Team6:Alba Berlin
Years7:2020–2023
Team7:Baskonia
Years8:2023–present
Team8:Crvena zvezda
Highlights:

Rokas Giedraitis (born August 16, 1992)[2] is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who plays for Crvena zvezda of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. He primarily plays at the small forward position.

Professional career

In 2013, Giedraitis was named Finals MVP of the NKL after scoring 26 points and leading his team to title.[3] He then signed with BC Šiauliai club in which his father played his whole career.[4] After continuing his solid playing, Giedraitis was later signed by the Lithuanian powerhouse Lietuvos rytas Vilnius and joined it in 2015.[5] [6] On July 5, 2018, Giedraitis terminated his contract with the team.[7]

On July 6, 2018, he signed a three-year contract with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga.[8]

On July 4, 2020, Giedraitis signed a three-year deal with the Spanish Liga ACB champions Saski Baskonia.[9] On 9 October 2020, Giedraitis scored 26 points in the EuroLeague and this way achieved his new career-high in the league.[10] On July 14, 2023, Giedratis parted ways with Baskonia after three seasons together.

On the same day he signed a one-year contract with Crvena zvezda of the Serbian KLS, Adriatic league and the EuroLeague.

National team career

He won two gold medals with Lithuania national teams: FIBA World U-19 in 2011 and Europe U-20 in 2012. In 2015 Giedraitis was included into the Lithuania men's national basketball team head coach Jonas Kazlauskas extended candidates list.[11] He also participated in the national team training camp, but was released on August 16.[12] He returned to the national team in 2016, but yet again was quickly released on July 5.[13] In 2017, Giedraitis was invited to team's training camp in preparation for the EuroBasket 2017 championship, only to be released on August 11.[14]

In 2019, at the age of 27, Giedraitis made his national team debut, after being selected to the final 12-man roster for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup by the head coach Dainius Adomaitis.[15]

Career statistics

EuroLeague

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019-20| style="text-align:left;"| Alba Berlin| 25 || 21 || 27.0 || .469 || .398 || .844 || 4.0 || 1.4 || 1.4 || .1 || 13.8 || 14.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020-21| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| Baskonia| 34 || 33 || 28.8 || .475 || .405 || .824 || 3.0 || 1.5 || 1.1 || .1 || 12.7 || 12.9|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021-22| 29 || 26 || 28.8 || .459 || .398 || .806 || 3.2 || 1.3 || 1.0 || .1 || 11.1 || 11.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2022-23| 34 || 32 || 26.6 || .444 || .293 || .822 || 5.9 || 1.6 || .9 || .2 || 10.4 || 13.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023-24| style="text-align:left;"| Crvena zvezda| 34 || 23 || 25.4 || .445 || .341 || .815 || 3.8 || .9 || .9 || .1 || 10.0 || 9.8|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 156 || 135 || 27.3 || .459 || .369 || .823 || 4.0 || 1.4 || 1.1 || .1 || 11.5 || 12.5

EuroCup

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2015-16| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3" | Rytas| 10 || 2 || 17.8 || .429 || .217 || .889 || 1.8 || .6 || 1.0 || .4 || 6.1 || 5.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2016-17| 14 || 0 || 21.6 || .495 || .410 || .765 || 2.2 || .5 || || .4 || 9.7 || 8.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017-18| 16 || 1 || 25.1 || .467 || .360 || .689 || 2.9 || 1.6 || 1.2 || .4 || 12.4 || 11.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018-19| style="text-align:left;"| Alba Berlin| 24 || 21 || 28.0 || .486 || .421 || .846 || 4.1 || 1.4 || 1.6 || .3 || 14.8 || 15.8|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career| 64 || 24 || 24.3 || .477 || .387 || .787 || 3.0 || 1.1 || 1.0 || .3 || 11.7 || 11.4

FIBA EuroChallenge

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2014-15| style="text-align:left;"| Šiauliai| 6 || 6 || 25.5 || .404 || .281 || .833 || 3.2 || 1.7 || 1.3 || .2 || 11.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 6 || 6 || 25.5 || .404 || .281 || .833 || 3.2 || 1.7 || 1.3 || .2 || 11.0

Domestic leagues

YearTeamLeague
30 31.0 .405 .333 .726 3.8 1.0 1.6 1.6 15.5
14 32.9 .451 .354 .762 4.3 1.6 2.0 2.1 17.3
34 30.5 .463 .350 .752 3.7 1.8 1.8 .8 17.2
31 22.4 .483 .362 .688 2.4 1.4 1.2 .7 11.5
15 23.4 .477 .346 .867 2.5 1.3 .6 .6 11.8
43 28.2 .491 .397 .770 2.8 1.8 1.6 .5 15.2
8 29.8 .436 .373 .929 2.7 2.0 1.7 .5 15.9
15 30.3 .494 .389 .750 4.1 2.1 2.1 .6 16.5
23 16.4 .496 .400 .750 1.4 1.1 1.1 .2 7.6
6 29.0 .465 .257 .826 3.7 1.8 1.5 .2 15.7
48 26.3 .422 .368 .664 2.7 2.0 1.5 .4 8.7
48 25.0 .521 .418 .802 3.8 1.7 1.3 .2 12.5
42 24.1 .507 .401 .772 2.6 .9 .9 .3 12.2
27 23.8 .456 .336 .859 3.5 1.5 1.1 .3 10.8
39 30.3 .469 .354 .822 3.4 1.6 1.4 .1 13.3
38 29.0 .417 .364 .913 3.4 1.5 1.3 .1 10.7
33 22.2 .577 .436 .787 3.8 1.0 .8 .1 10.8
2 23.9 .500 .300 1.000 3.5 1.5 .5 11.0
32 21.4 .513 .441 .759 3.0 1.7 .7 .2 9.5

Personal life

He is the son of the basketball coach and former BC Šiauliai star Robertas Giedraitis.[16]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.nklyga.lt/zaidejai/8320-rokas-giedraitis.html#3 Rokas Giedraitis / Žaidėjai - NKL
  2. http://www.nklyga.lt/lt/top/zaidejas/?player_id=1960993&season_id=71823 Rokas Giedraitis NKLyga.lt
  3. http://www.sportotv.lt/1901/naujiena/nkl-finalo-ketverto-mvp-rokas-giedraitis Rokas Giedraitis - NKL Final Four MVP
  4. http://www.basketnews.lt/news-63853-siauliu-gretose-rungtyniaus-vienas-geriausiu-nkl-zaideju-giedraitis-video.html Rokas Giedraitis will play for Šiauliai
  5. Web site: Vienas "Šiaulių" lyderių Rokas Giedraitis po sezono persikels į "Lietuvos rytą". 24sek.lt. LT. 2 January 2015.
  6. Web site: Laurinaitis. Mažvydas. Su NBA žvaigžde lyginamas R. Giedraitis save atranda Vilniuje. lrytas.lt. LT. 30 September 2015.
  7. Web site: Vilniaus "Rytas" atsisveikino su dviem žaidėjais . www.bcvilnius.lt . July 5, 2018 . lt-LT . July 5, 2018.
  8. Web site: Litauischer Nationalspieler Rokas Giedraitis verstärkt ALBA . albaberlin.de . July 9, 2018 . de-DE . July 6, 2018.
  9. Web site: Rokas Giedraitis su baskais susisaistė trejų metų sutartimi . . 4 July 2020 . lt.
  10. Web site: Belgrade – rezultatyviausias Giedraičio karjeros mačas ir "Crvena Zvezda" amerikiečio šou . BasketNews.lt . 9 October 2020 . lt.
  11. Web site: Paviešintas Lietuvos rinktinės kandidatų sąrašas. Delfi.lt. LT. 5 May 2015.
  12. Web site: Augustis. Mindaugas. J. Kazlauskas atsisakė pirmųjų krepšininkų paslaugų. Delfi.lt. LT. 16 August 2015.
  13. Web site: Rokas Giedraitis pirmasis palieka Lietuvos rinktinę. BasketNews.lt. LT. 5 July 2016.
  14. Web site: Lietuvos rinktinę palieka Rokas Giedraitis. BasketNews.lt. LT. 11 August 2017. 29 May 2019.
  15. Web site: Valanciunas, Sabonis headline Lithuania final roster for World Cup - FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 - FIBA.basketball. FIBA.basketball. 27 August 2019. 15 September 2019.
  16. Web site: Necelienė . Inga . Tėvas ir sūnus – viena komanda . SportlandMagazine.com . 25 September 2020 . lt-LT . 18 October 2019.