Rolands Smits #11

Position:
PF
Height:
208 cm
Weight:
107 kg
Age:
29 yo (1995 June 25)
Birth place:
Valmiera, Latvia
Citizenship:
Latvian
Rolands Smits pens 2-year deal with Anadolu Efes

2024-06-15

Rolands Smits will continue his career in Anadolu Efes Istanbul for the next two seasons, the Turkish club announced. The news was first reported by Chema de Lucas, indicating that Smits is close to finalizing a three-year contract with the Turkish team.  The 28-year-old 2.08 Latvian is set to stay in Istanbul until the end of the 2025-26 season.
Rolands Smits finalizing deal with Anadolu Efes

2024-05-09

Roland Smits from Zalgiris Kaunas is expected to continue his career in Anadolu Efes Istanbul, BasketNews sources confirmed. The news was first reported by Chema de Lucas, indicating that Smits is close to finalizing a three-year contract with the Turkish team.
Rolands Smits out in the EuroLeague double week with an injury

2024-03-18

With an already slim chance of getting to the play-in tournament, Zalgiris Kaunas will compete in the EuroLeague double week without one of their main players. Rolands Smits will be sidelined for both games against Virtus Segafredo Bologna and Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, head coach Andrea Trinchieri announced. The seriousness of the injury is unknown.
Rolands Smits exits game vs Bayern early with a leg injury

2024-03-15

In a tough game against FC Bayern Munich already, Zalgiris Kaunas seem to have lost one of their main players. Rolands Smits exited the game early with an apparent leg injury.  With 5:47 left in the second quarter, Smits was driving to the basket. As he attempted a floater, the Latvian forward unsuccessfully landed on his right leg, seemingly injuring his ankle.
Chima Moneke names most underrated EuroLeague players

2023-12-21

Some players may not always be in the spotlight, but their consistent performances and unique skills make them essential contributors to their respective teams. That's where the talks shift to the most underrated players. EuroLeague has plenty of talent, but some players may not receive the same attention as the league's superstars.
Between Maccabi and Partizan: the bait that kept Rolands Smits in Zalgiris

2023-06-08

"Where is the best place to catch fish around here?" Which EuroLeague GM wouldn't want such issues to be the biggest when dealing with one of the star players on the team? Zalgiris Kaunas assistant GM Paulius Jankunas recalled several fishing trips of Rolands Smits, where he returned with empty buckets.
Rolands Smits signs multi-year extension with Zalgiris

2023-05-25

Zalgiris Kaunas have already started to construct the team for the upcoming season and their first move was to extend Rolands Smits, as the contract with the Latvian big man has been prolonged until the end of the 2025-2026 season.
Best and worst playoff performances: Vezenkov's fall and Tavares' rise

2023-05-11

When the time comes to bring out the best you have, some players rise up to the occasion while others fold. Even though the reasons are different in each case, there's no denying that some players did not live up to the expectations. Before noting the worst performers, let's focus on the players who exceeded the initial prognosis and were among the best in all of the playoffs.
Four reasons why Barcelona vs. Zalgiris is a must-watch playoffs series

2023-04-24

2nd seed vs. 7th seed. The only quarterfinal series that could be labeled as a classic David vs. Goliath story. The odds are stacked against Zalgiris Kaunas, who are facing an uphill battle versus a more capable and experienced Spanish giant -- FC Barcelona. Still, on any given day, anything can happen.
Rolands Smits on joining Zalgiris: 'I wanted to have a bigger role'

2022-07-11

Zalgiris Kaunas newcomer Rolands Smits will play outside of Spain for the first time since 2012.

Rolands Smits officially joins Zalgiris Kaunas on a two-year deal (1)

2022-07-03

Zalgiris Kaunas’ frontline will be strengthened by Latvian big man Rolands Smits. The 207 cm tall player, who celebrated his 27th birthday last week, has signed a two-year contract.

Rolands Smits reaches an agreement with Zalgiris (2)

2022-06-30

A former FC Barcelona forward Rolands Smits has reached an agreement with Zalgiris Kaunas, according to Eurohoops' Aris Barkas. BasketNews sources have confirmed such information.

Barcelona officially part ways with Davies, Smits, Hayes-Davis

2022-06-24

FC Barcelona won't be counting on Rolands Smits, Brandon Davies and Nigel Hayes-Davis anymore, the club announced Friday.

Rolands Smits reportedly nearing deal with Baskonia

2022-06-24

Rolands Smits is getting closer to becoming Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz's first signing for next season, Spanish outlet Gigantes del Basket report.

Bertans brothers and Rolands Smits headline Latvian NT for upcoming FIBA window

2022-06-15

Davis Bertans, Dairis Bertans, and Rolands Smits are included in the provisional Latvian national team roster before the upcoming FIBA World Cup qualifiers window.

Rolands Smits expected to continue his career in Valencia

2022-06-06

Valencia Basket had one of the highest budgets in the EuroCup and even though the season might not have gone the way the team hoped, the club is looking forward to the next year.

Baskonia and Valencia reportedly show interest in Rolands Smits

2022-03-14

Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz and Valencia Basket are targeting Rolands Smits, according to Encestando.es. BasketNews sources confirmed the showing interest of the Vitoria club. Rolands Smits' contract with FC Barcelona will expire at the end of the 2021-22 season. The 26-year-old Latvian forward signed with Catalans in 2017 (1 + 2 + 2 deal). He spent his first season, 2017-18 campaign, on a ...

EuroLeague

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
24/25 Anadolu Efes Istanbul 17:59 69.2%
58/84
37%
26/70
84.6%
44/52
2.5
1.9/0.6
0.9 0.2 1 0.1 0.2 2.2 1.8 6.8 6.8 35 »
23/24 Zalgiris Kaunas 22:56 62.9%
83/132
37.4%
42/112
77.5%
34/44
4.3
3.1/1.1
1.2 0.6 1.3 0.1 0.4 2.6 2.1 10.5 10.5 31 »
22/23 Zalgiris Kaunas 23:22 57.6%
87/151
38.3%
46/120
85.2%
47/55
4.7
3.2/1.5
1.1 0.4 1.4 0.1 0.2 2.9 1.9 9.7 9.4 37 »
21/22 FC Barcelona 14:27 65.9%
52/79
19.6%
10/51
91.2%
23/25
3
2.1/0.9
0.5 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.1 1.8 0.9 4.2 4.7 37 »
20/21 FC Barcelona 15:55 65.5%
67/102
39.3%
19/48
76.2%
33/43
3.2
2.2/1.1
0.6 0.4 1 0.2 0.2 2.2 1.3 5.5 6 41 »
19/20 FC Barcelona 9:54 42%
10/24
47.1%
9/19
76%
3/4
1.8
0.9/0.9
0.3 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 1.4 0.3 3.1 2.2 16 »
18/19 FC Barcelona 11:35 40.9%
11/27
36.8%
10/27
89.9%
10/11
2
1.4/0.6
0.6 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.3 1.6 0.9 4.4 3.5 14 »

FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2024 Latvia 22:19 54.8%
17/31
26.7%
4/15
- 4.3
2/2.3
1.8 1 1.3 0.3 0 2.8 - 11.5 9 4 »

FIBA Basketball World Cup

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2023 Latvia 23:20 72.6%
29/40
37.5%
12/32
66.5%
10/15
4.4
3.4/1
1.3 0.6 0.8 0 - 2.3 - 13 14 8 »

FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
21/22 Latvia 18:34 12.5%
1/8
50%
3/6
75%
3/4
4.5
2/2.5
0.5 1 1.5 0.5 - 3 - 7 3.5 2 »

Liga Endesa

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
21/22 FC Barcelona 14:51 57%
58/102
35.4%
24/68
65.3%
34/52
2.9
2/0.9
0.5 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 2.4 0.2 5.2 3.8 43 »

EuroCup

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
16/17 Urbas Fuenlabrada 21:58 60.3%
29/48
48.8%
20/41
54.4%
13/24
2.8
1.5/1.3
0.9 0.6 0.9 0 0 2.6 1.9 9.4 8.4 14 »

FIBA EuroBasket

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
2017 Latvia 14:29 55.6%
10/18
33.3%
4/12
77.5%
7/9
2.3
1.6/0.7
0.7 0.1 0.6 0.1 - 2.4 - 5.6 3.3 7 »
Date Team Opponent Score MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF
87-83 12 -
0/0
100%
1/1
-
0/0
1
1/0
0 0 1 0 0 2 2 3 3
87-77 24 100%
5/5
0%
0/1
50%
1/2
4
3/1
1 1 0 1 0 1 1 11 16
96-97 25 100%
3/3
33.3%
1/3
50%
1/2
5
4/1
1 0 0 0 0 2 3 10 14
90-88 19 0%
0/1
50%
2/4
-
0/0
1
1/0
1 0 1 1 0 3 3 6 5
92-76 23 75%
3/4
0%
0/1
-
0/0
6
4/2
0 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 13
65-97 17 100%
2/2
0%
0/1
0%
0/1
1
1/0
3 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 5
92-97 30 100%
2/2
25%
1/4
-
0/0
4
3/1
1 0 3 0 0 3 3 7 6
89-68 24 50%
2/4
66.7%
2/3
100%
1/1
2
2/0
1 0 2 0 1 4 1 11 5
98-73 24 100%
5/5
50%
1/2
100%
4/4
0
0/0
1 0 1 0 0 4 2 17 14
104-89 15 75%
3/4
-
0/0
100%
3/3
3
2/1
1 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 15
79-73 23 0%
0/1
50%
1/2
-
0/0
3
3/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5
92-89 13 0%
0/1
50%
1/2
100%
4/4
3
2/1
0 0 1 0 0 2 3 7 8
110-66 16 100%
2/2
66.7%
2/3
75%
3/4
4
3/1
0 0 1 0 0 1 4 13 17
90-80 14 0%
0/1
-
0/0
50%
1/2
0
0/0
2 0 3 0 1 1 2 1 -2
88-84 17 100%
2/2
0%
0/2
-
0/0
3
3/0
3 0 2 1 0 3 2 4 6
76-82 18 50%
1/2
-
0/0
50%
1/2
5
4/1
1 1 0 0 0 5 2 3 5
84-76 21 0%
0/1
25%
1/4
100%
2/2
3
2/1
2 0 1 0 0 3 3 5 5
94-75 15 60%
3/5
0%
0/1
100%
4/4
4
3/1
0 0 2 0 0 5 3 10 7
86-77 6 100%
1/1
0%
0/2
-
0/0
1
0/1
0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 -2
89-67 18 50%
1/2
75%
3/4
50%
1/2
3
2/1
1 0 1 0 0 1 1 12 12
93-67 18 33.3%
1/3
33.3%
1/3
100%
1/1
5
2/3
1 1 1 0 0 4 1 6 5
85-72 12 50%
1/2
-
0/0
-
0/0
2
2/0
2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 4
101-90 19 100%
3/3
50%
2/4
100%
1/1
2
0/2
1 0 1 0 0 2 1 13 12
97-82 16 0%
0/1
33.3%
1/3
100%
2/2
1
0/1
0 0 2 0 1 3 1 5 -2
84-93 13 -
0/0
33.3%
1/3
-
0/0
3
3/0
2 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 6
64-74 17 66.7%
2/3
-
0/0
100%
4/4
3
3/0
2 1 0 0 0 1 2 8 14
84-89 13 33.3%
1/3
0%
0/1
100%
3/3
1
1/0
0 0 1 0 0 1 3 5 4
69-81 17 100%
2/2
40%
2/5
-
0/0
2
1/1
0 1 2 0 0 2 2 10 8
70-86 20 100%
2/2
0%
0/1
100%
2/2
1
1/0
1 1 3 0 0 3 1 6 3
88-97 17 80%
4/5
-
0/0
-
0/0
2
2/0
1 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 7
84-96 20 66.7%
2/3
100%
2/2
100%
1/1
3
2/1
1 0 1 0 0 5 1 11 9
91-89 13 50%
1/2
50%
1/2
100%
3/3
0
0/0
1 0 2 0 0 3 2 8 4
93-91 14 50%
1/2
0%
0/2
50%
1/2
2
2/0
0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 1
78-83 11 0%
0/1
0%
0/2
-
0/0
2
2/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
67-76 20 75%
3/4
0%
0/2
-
0/0
3
2/1
0 2 1 0 0 3 1 6 5

EuroLeague

MIN 2P M/A 3P M/A FT M/A REB AS ST TO BS RBS PF RF PTS EFF GM
Anadolu Efes Istanbul 17:32 69%
58/84
37.1%
26/70
84.6%
44/52
2.5
1.9/0.6
0.9 0.2 1 0.1 0.2 2.2 1.8 6.8 6.8 35 »
Regular season 17:42 69%
58/84
36.2%
25/69
84.6%
44/52
2.6
1.9/0.6
0.9 0.2 1 0.1 0.2 2.2 1.8 6.9 6.9 34 »
Playoffs 12:00 - 100%
1/1
- 1
1/0
0 0 1 0 0 2 2 3 3 1 »
Home game 17:49 72.1%
31/43
43.9%
18/41
80%
16/20
2.6
1.9/0.8
0.7 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.2 2.1 1.6 7.8 7.8 17 »
Away game 17:16 65.9%
27/41
27.6%
8/29
87.5%
28/32
2.4
1.9/0.5
1.1 0.2 1.2 0.1 0.2 2.3 2.1 5.9 5.8 18 »
Wins 19:27 74.5%
41/55
42.2%
19/45
83.9%
26/31
2.6
1.9/0.8
0.9 0.3 1.1 0.1 0.1 2.2 1.8 8.3 8.3 20 »
Losses 15:00 58.6%
17/29
28%
7/25
85.7%
18/21
2.4
1.9/0.5
0.9 0.1 0.9 0.1 0.3 2.1 1.9 4.9 4.7 15 »
Last 5 games 20:36 84.6%
11/13
40%
4/10
50%
2/4
3.4
2.6/0.8
0.6 0.2 0.4 0.4 0 1.8 2.6 7.2 10.2 5 »
October 16:25 68.4%
13/19
27.3%
3/11
87.5%
7/8
1.9
1.6/0.3
0.6 0.4 1 0 0.1 2.6 1.1 6 4.1 7 »
November 15:12 55.6%
5/9
33.3%
4/12
100%
9/9
2
1.6/0.4
0.8 0.4 1 0 0.2 1.6 1.8 6.2 6 5 »
December 14:40 62.5%
10/16
42.9%
6/14
87.5%
7/8
2.8
1.5/1.3
0.8 0.2 1 0 0.3 2.3 1.2 7.5 6.3 6 »
January 16:30 55.6%
5/9
36.4%
4/11
78.6%
11/14
3
2.3/0.7
1.3 0.2 1.3 0.2 0.2 2.5 2.7 5.5 6.5 6 »
February 20:40 80%
8/10
50%
2/4
100%
7/7
2
1.7/0.3
0.7 0 0.3 0 0 1.3 2 9.7 11.3 3 »
March 22:36 69.2%
9/13
38.5%
5/13
50%
1/2
2.8
2.2/0.6
1.2 0 1.4 0.2 0.2 2.4 2.4 6.8 6.8 5 »
April 20:20 100%
8/8
40%
2/5
50%
2/4
3.3
2.7/0.7
0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0 1.7 2 8 11 3 »
Versus Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade 11:30 100%
3/3
0%
0/3
0%
0/1
1
0.5/0.5
1.5 0 1 0 0.5 1 0.5 3 1.5 2 »
Versus Zalgiris Kaunas 18:00 85.7%
6/7
0%
0/1
50%
1/2
3
2.5/0.5
1.5 0.5 0 0.5 0.5 1 1 6.5 10 2 »
Versus Paris Basketball 15:00 100%
2/2
20%
1/5
- 3
3/0
2.5 0 1 0.5 0 2 1.5 3.5 6 2 »
Versus AS Monaco 16:00 71.4%
5/7
33.3%
2/6
100%
4/4
3
2/1
0 0.5 2 0 0 3.5 2.5 10 7.5 2 »
Versus EA7 Emporio Armani Milan 18:00 80%
4/5
80%
4/5
80%
4/5
3.5
2.5/1
0.5 0 1 0 0 3 2.5 12 13 2 »
Versus Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul 16:00 0%
0/2
16.7%
1/6
100%
2/2
2.5
2/0.5
1 0 0.5 0 0 1.5 2 2.5 2.5 2 »
Versus Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade 21:30 80%
4/5
57.1%
4/7
50%
2/4
4
3/1
1 0 0.5 0 0 1.5 2 11 13 2 »
Versus FC Bayern Munich 24:30 100%
5/5
37.5%
3/8
100%
1/1
3
1.5/1.5
1 0 2 0 0 2.5 2 10 9 2 »
Versus Real Madrid 20:00 50%
2/4
50%
1/2
100%
4/4
3
3/0
1 0.5 0 0 0 0.5 1.5 5.5 9.5 2 »
Versus ALBA Berlin 22:00 100%
7/7
33.3%
1/3
100%
6/6
0.5
0.5/0
1 0.5 2 0 0 3.5 1.5 11.5 8.5 2 »
Versus Olympiacos Piraeus 13:00 33.3%
1/3
50%
2/4
100%
7/7
1.5
1/0.5
0.5 0 1.5 0 0 2.5 2.5 7.5 6 2 »
Versus Virtus Segafredo Bologna 22:00 62.5%
5/8
40%
2/5
100%
1/1
2.5
2/0.5
0.5 1 1.5 0 0.5 3.5 1 8.5 5 2 »
Versus Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens 15:00 57.1%
4/7
50%
2/4
100%
4/4
3
1.7/1.3
0.7 0.3 0.7 0 0 2 2 6 7.7 3 »
Versus LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne 17:00 33.3%
1/3
33.3%
1/3
75%
3/4
3
2/1
0.5 0.5 1 0 0.5 4 1.5 4 1.5 2 »
Versus Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 18:00 57.1%
4/7
0%
0/2
100%
3/3
3.5
2.5/1
0 0 0.5 0 0 1 3.5 5.5 8.5 2 »
Versus FC Barcelona 15:30 66.7%
4/6
- 50%
1/2
1
1/0
1.5 0 1.5 0 1 1.5 1 4.5 2.5 2 »
Versus Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv 16:30 33.3%
1/3
33.3%
2/6
50%
1/2
1.5
1.5/0
0.5 0 0.5 0.5 0 2.5 2.5 4.5 3 2 »
Height:
208 cm
Weight:
107 kg
Age:
29 yo (1995-06-25)
Birth place:
Valmiera, Latvia
Citizenship:
Latvian
Height:
-
Weight:
-
Age:
-
Birth place:
-
Citizenship:
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