Olympiacos Piraeus officially announced the acquisition of Lithuanian national team wing Ignas Brazdeikis. Both sides agreed on a three-year contract. The Lithuanian club will receive a €500,000 buyout for the transfer, according to BasketNews sources.
Zalgiris Kaunas won against Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade in a friendly tournament in Cyprus. The game, however, meant the departure of Ignas Brazdeikis. The Lithuanian wing did not play in the match due to a minor injury. Before the game, news came out about the finalization of his deal with Olympiacos Piraeus. Following the win, the player commented about it.
Zalgiris Kaunas wing Ignas Brazdeikis is finalizing an agreement with EuroLeague runner-up Olympiacos Piraeus, according to BasketNews sources. The Lithuanian club will receive a €500,000 buyout for the transfer, as BasketNews sources indicate. On July 21, Zalgiris activated a contract option in Brazdeikis' 1+1 deal signed last summer.
Olympiacos Piraeus officially announced the acquisition of Lithuanian national team wing Ignas Brazdeikis. Both sides agreed on a three-year contract. The Lithuanian club will receive a €500,000 buyout for the transfer, according to BasketNews sources.
Zalgiris Kaunas won against Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade in a friendly tournament in Cyprus. The game, however, meant the departure of Ignas Brazdeikis. The Lithuanian wing did not play in the match due to a minor injury. Before the game, news came out about the finalization of his deal with Olympiacos Piraeus. Following the win, the player commented about it.
Zalgiris Kaunas wing Ignas Brazdeikis is finalizing an agreement with EuroLeague runner-up Olympiacos Piraeus, according to BasketNews sources. The Lithuanian club will receive a €500,000 buyout for the transfer, as BasketNews sources indicate. On July 21, Zalgiris activated a contract option in Brazdeikis' 1+1 deal signed last summer.
A couple of months before the World Cup, FIBA ranked them 15th. Even within their own country, there weren't high expectations until the final rosters were confirmed. In a World Cup where four teams hadn't lost any of their four games, not many thought they would be one of them, especially alongside groups like the USA, Slovenia, and Germany.
The 2023-24 EuroLeague campaign is going to have a special flavor to its competitive regular season. With the official introduction of the Play-In Tournament, EuroLeague wants to enhance the opportunity for 18 teams, especially mid-table clubs, to make the leap and playoffs with the last call. Zalgiris Kaunas wing Ignas Brazdeikis relishes this addition, borrowed from the NBA.
Zalgiris Kaunas secured two key players for the upcoming season. According to the official announcement, both Keenan Evans and Ignas Brazdeikis will continue to grace the Zalgirio Arena court for another campaign. Their +1 options in their contracts have been activated, cementing their commitment to the Lithuanian powerhouse. Both players had exit clauses included in their deals this offseason.
Fresh off the championship celebration with Zalgiris Kaunas, Ignas Brazdeikis is heading straight to an NBA workout. According to BasketNews sources, Brazdeikis will attend the Toronto Raptors' mini-camp next week. The four-day mini-camp in Toronto, where players on the Raptors' radar will participate, kicks off on Monday.
Lithuanian Basketball Federation Secretary General, Mindaugas Balciunas, provided some insights regarding the Lithuanian national team roster for the FIBA World Cup 2023.
Turkish Airlines EuroLeague rookie Ignas Brazdeikis sits down with Joe Arlauckas to discuss his career to this point, why he joined Zalgiris Kaunas, and his thoughts on being back in Kaunas, Lithuania, the place of his birth, among many other topics.
Ignas Brazdeikis will miss the second EuroLeague game in a row due to non-Covid illness, Zalgiris Kaunas announced. Former NBAer is not ready to play against Real Madrid tonight. Brazdeikis averages 10.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 6.9 PIR in 12 EuroLeague games this season.
If anyone during the second quarter had done a survey on whether Zalgiris Kaunas could win the game, the results for the Lithuanian powerhouse would have been nasty.
Zalgiris Kaunas lost just by a single point against Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv last week in the EuroLeague. It was Ignas Brazdeikis' first EuroLeague experience, and it happened in one of the loudest arenas in Europe.
After missing the LKL game against Lietkabelis Panevezys due to sickness, Zalgiris Kaunas forward Ignas Brazdeikis is set to return to action and will be available against Olympiacos Piraeus. According to BasketNews information, the 23-year-old has already recovered, returned to practices, and will travel to Athens.
Zalgiris Kaunas continue their preparation for the new season. Kazys Maksvytis' team crushed the newly established Lithuanian club BC Wolves at home, 80-59 (18-12, 16-18, 20-13, 26-16). Two Lithuanian national team members --- Ignas Brazdeikis and Arnas Butkevicius -- made their debut with Zalgiris jerseys in this match.
Ignas Brazdeikis, who is debuting with the Lithuanian national team at EuroBasket 2022, is gaining experience in the first tournament of this level. The Canadian-raised talent compared his first impressions to his memories of college basketball. Specifically, with a play in the knock-out NCAA Tournament – March Madness.
Ignas Brazdeikis finally got a chance to fulfill a life-long dream when he put on the famous 'Lietuva' jersey for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers earlier this summer, but it has only further whetted his appetite ahead of FIBA EuroBasket 2022.Â
The 2022-23 EuroLeague season will deliver plenty of new intriguing faces. Some of them with exciting stories behind their upcoming rookie campaign were discussed in the recent URBONUS podcast. BasketNews' Donatas Urbonas, Rytis Vysniauskas, and Augustas Suliauskas shared stories of some of the most exciting EuroLeague rookies worth following.
Zalgiris Kaunas officially introduced Ignas Brazdeikis, who should be the main shooting guard of the team. Iggy, who has been chasing his NBA dream for a long time, finally agreed to the Lithuanian club's offer. His upcoming debut in the EuroLeague is one of the biggest intrigues in Kaunas in the last few years.
Zalgiris Kaunas bolsters its roster with the signing of Ignas Brazdeikis. The most titled club in Lithuania struck a deal on a 1+1 contract with the Kaunas-born player, who left the country for Canada at a young age. The 23-year-old 198 cm tall swingman regained his Lithuanian citizenship last year and put on the Lithuanian men's national team jersey for the first time.
