Lukas Lekavičius

Lukas Lekavičius

Lekavičius with Žalgiris Kaunas in 2015
Panathinaikos
Position Point guard
League Greek Basket League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1994-03-30) March 30, 1994
Šilalė, Lithuania
Nationality Lithuanian
Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight 167 lb (76 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2016 / Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
2012–2014 Žalgiris-2 Kaunas
2014–2017 Žalgiris Kaunas
2017–present Panathinaikos
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Lithuania Lithuania
EuroBasket
2015 France
FIBA World U-19 Championship
2013 Czech Republic Team
FIBA European U-18 Championship
2012 Vilnius/Liepaja Team
FIBA European U-16 Championship
2010 Montenegro Team

Lukas Lekavičius (born March 30, 1994) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He plays the point guard position. He was named to the LKL All-Tournament Team in 2017.[1]

Professional career

After spending his whole career in Žalgiris Kaunas system, Lekavičius joined Panathinaikos on a 2-year contract in 2017.[2] He was personally requested by the Panathinaikos head coach Xavi Pascual, who previously observed Lekavičius for a couple of years.[3]

International career

Lekavičius had notable performances with the Lithuania youth national teams, winning two European silver medals and the world bronze medals in 2013. In 2015 Lekavičius was included into the Lithuania men's national basketball team head coach Jonas Kazlauskas extended candidates list.[4] He was also invited to the training camp and qualified into the main EuroBasket 2015 roster during his debut years.[5] Furthermore, he won a Silver Medal with the national team that year.

Nickname

Lekavičius' has few nicknames. First nickname Lightning McQueen (Žaibas Makvynas) was given to him by the Lithuanian TV broadcast commentator and Lithuania national team staff representative Linas Kunigėlis.[6]

And second nickname is Lithuanian Isaiah Thomas, which was given by the Lithuanian media because of his similarities of Isaiah Thomas' (Thomas' height is 5'9, and Lekavičius' is 6ft, they are both left-handed and their both teams main colors are green and white).

Career statistics

Legend
  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

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2014–15 Žalgiris 24 7 19.0 .466 .333 .778 1.8 2.7 .4 .0 5.5 5.1
2015–16 Žalgiris 21 3 14.2 .354 .516 .737 1.1 1.3 .9 .0 4.6 3.4
2016–17 Žalgiris 30 0 18.1 .507 .338 .759 1.9 3.5 .6 .0 8.5 8.8
Career 45 10 16.4 .421 .411 .761 1.5 2.0 .6 .0 5.0 4.5

References

  1. ↑ "Paskelbtas simbolinis geriausių LKL žaidėjų penketas". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Netikėta žinia: Lukas Lekavičius keliasi į „Panathinaikos“". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "„Panathinaikos“ kabliukas Lekavičiui – šešiskart didesnis atlyginimas ir trenerio vilionės". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Paviešintas Lietuvos rinktinės kandidatų sąrašas". Delfi.lt. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Dvejonės baigėsi – Jonas Kazlauskas paskelbė galutinį rinktinės dvyliktuką". 24sek.lt. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Kas greitesnis: Lukas Lekavičius ar Žaibas Makvynas? Reikėtų padaryti lenktynes!". TV3.lt. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
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