Renaldas Seibutis
Renaldas Seibutis (born July 23, 1985) is a former Lithuanian professional basketball player. He represented the senior Lithuanian national team internationally.
 Renaldas Seibutis with Lithuania men's national basketball team | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 23, 1985 Palanga, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 181 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2007: 2nd round, 50th overall pick |
| Selected by the Dallas Mavericks | |
| Playing career | 2002–2021 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| 2002–2003 | Naglis Palanga |
| 2003–2005 | Sakalai Vilnius |
| 2005–2008 | Olympiacos |
| 2006–2007 | →Maroussi Honda |
| 2008–2010 | Bilbao Basket |
| 2010–2011 | Olin Edirne |
| 2011–2014 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius |
| 2014–2015 | Darüşşafaka |
| 2015–2017 | Žalgiris Kaunas |
| 2017–2018 | Neptūnas Klaipėda |
| 2018–2019 | Zaragoza |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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Professional career
Europe
In the 2010–11 season, Seibutis played for Olin Edirne Basketbol where he has become one of the leaders of Olin, averaging 18.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 4.5 apg and 1.6 spg.
On June 12, 2011, Seibutis signed a three-year (2+1) contract with the Lithuanian team Lietuvos rytas.[1]
In July 2014, he signed a contract with Turkish team Darüşşafaka Doğuş.[2]
On September 4, 2015, Seibutis signed a one-year contract (with an option for another) with the Lithuanian club Žalgiris Kaunas.[3]
On July 21, 2017, Seibutis signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda for the 2017–18 season.[4]
On July 17, 2018, Seibutis signed a two-year deal with Zaragoza of the Liga ACB.[5]
On August 11, 2021, Seibutis announced about end of his professional basketball career.[6]
NBA
Seibutis was drafted in the second round with the 50th overall pick of the 2007 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Following the draft selection, he played with the Mavericks' NBA Summer League team in Las Vegas, averaging 6 points, 1 rebound, 1.6 assists, while shooting over 47% in 13 minutes per game over 5 games.[7] He played again in 2008, averaging only 2 points in 10.9 minutes per game over 5 games.[8] He was ultimately dropped from the 2008 roster because of his underperforming.[9]
On July 23, 2018, the draft rights to Seibutis, along with Johnathan Motley, was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for the draft rights to Maarty Leunen and cash considerations.[10] On August 7, 2018, the draft rights to Seibutis, along with Sam Dekker, were traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for the draft rights to Vladimir Veremeenko.[11]
National team career
At the 2010 FIBA World Championship Seibutis played for the Lithuanian national basketball team, which won bronze medals. He also participated in his first Olympic Games in London 2012.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Olympiacos | 23 | 3 | 17.8 | .440 | .303 | .821 | 1.9 | .6 | .6 | .0 | 6.3 | 4.6 |
| 2007–08 | Olympiacos | 3 | 0 | 2.9 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .7 |
| 2012–13 | Lietuvos rytas | 10 | 10 | 30.3 | .449 | .321 | .917 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 1.2 | .0 | 12.9 | 10.9 |
| 2013–14 | Lietuvos rytas | 10 | 5 | 26.5 | .404 | .423 | .909 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 1.2 | .0 | 10.7 | 9.4 |
| 2015–16 | Žalgiris | 21 | 17 | 22.2 | .462 | .319 | .822 | 2.3 | 1.5 | .2 | .1 | 8.0 | 4.7 |
| 2016–17 | Žalgiris | 30 | 9 | 12.3 | .408 | .208 | .760 | 1.3 | .9 | .3 | .1 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| Career | 67 | 35 | 21.5 | .466 | .333 | .850 | 2.2 | 1.5 | .7 | .1 | 8.2 | 6.7 |
References
- Lietuvos Rytas tabs Seibutis and coach Dzikic
- Renaldas Seibutis signs with Darussafaka Dogus
- "Renaldas Seibutis returns to Zalgiris Kaunas". Sportando.com. September 4, 2015. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- „NEPTŪNE“ – DAR VIENA KLAIPĖDOS KRAŠTO ASMENYBĖ: KLUBO SPALVAS GINS RENALDAS SEIBUTIS (in Lithuanian)
- "ACB.COM - La experiencia y calidad de Renaldas Seibuits llegan a Basket Zaragoza". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- "Ačiū už viską: Renaldas Seibutis baigia karjerą". August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- NBA.com: Renaldas Seibutis 2007 Summer League Statistics Archived July 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- NBA.com: Renaldas Seibutis 2008 Summer League Statistics Archived January 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- For NBA sophs, struggles carry over in summer league
- "Press Release: L.A. Clippers Acquire Two-Way Forward Johnathan Motley". NBA.com. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- "Cavaliers Acquire Sam Dekker". NBA.com. August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
External links
- Renaldas Seibutis at acb.com (in Spanish)
- Renaldas Seibutis at eurobasket.com
- Renaldas Seibutis at euroleague.net
- Renaldas Seibutis at fiba.com
- Renaldas Seibutis at tblstat.net
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