"How's your day going?" Donatas Motiejunas' friend, Leo, the team manager of AS Monaco, messaged him after Lithuania suffered back-to-back losses against France during their preparations for the FIBA World Cup 2023.
Donatas Motiejunas chuckled when I showed him an old picture in the mixed zone of the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila. "Oh, I remember this one very well," he said with a smile. He watched the image of himself wearing the Houston Rockets jersey before his sophomore NBA season and setting a screen for his teammate Jeremy Lin in Manila.
Ten days ago, AS Monaco made an off-season splash by acquiring 12-year NBA veteran guard Kemba Walker, a four-time NBA All-Star who last played for the Dallas Mavericks. Walker, 33, boosted Monaco's backcourt line, which already boasted Mike James, Elie Okobo, and Jordan Loyd.
"How's your day going?" Donatas Motiejunas' friend, Leo, the team manager of AS Monaco, messaged him after Lithuania suffered back-to-back losses against France during their preparations for the FIBA World Cup 2023.
Donatas Motiejunas chuckled when I showed him an old picture in the mixed zone of the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila. "Oh, I remember this one very well," he said with a smile. He watched the image of himself wearing the Houston Rockets jersey before his sophomore NBA season and setting a screen for his teammate Jeremy Lin in Manila.
Ten days ago, AS Monaco made an off-season splash by acquiring 12-year NBA veteran guard Kemba Walker, a four-time NBA All-Star who last played for the Dallas Mavericks. Walker, 33, boosted Monaco's backcourt line, which already boasted Mike James, Elie Okobo, and Jordan Loyd.
Donatas Motiejunas is staying with AS Monaco for the third consecutive season, the Roca Team officially announced. The Lithuanian center signed a new two-year contract with Monaco, per the same report. BasketNews' Donatas Urbonas broke the news about an extension on Thursday.
Donatas Motiejunas agreed to a contract extension with AS Monaco, according to BasketNews sources. The 32-year-old center has decided to stay with Monaco for another two years. Last season, a 2.13m Lithuanian center helped Roca Team to reach the EuroLeague Final Four and secure third place, also winning the French championship and cup competition.
Lithuanian center Donatas Motiejunas is expected to stay at AS Monaco, as he personally confirmed during his arrival at the Lithuanian national team camp. Motiejunas, 32, has been on an expiring deal with Monaco, a team that brought him back to the EuroLeague after a 10-year break in the summer of 2021.
After a historically bad third quarter against Olympiacos Piraeus, AS Monaco forward Donatas Motiejunas believes his team still has a lot to play for. The Lithuanian forward disagreed with a popular opinion that the 3rd place game isn't needed, arguing that the teams can still take something out of it.
When Donatas Motiejunas gifted his father tickets to the Final Four four months ago, it was an invitation to watch a good basketball event that had never before come to Lithuania. At the time, AS Monaco were balancing around the EuroLeague Top 4, but Motiejunas wasn't sure whether his father would see him play on the court from the VIP seats.
If you consider yourself a die-hard basketball fan, you've got to check out the route of the most well-known basketball agent in Europe. Misko Raznatovic recently kicked off his playoff campaign by attending Monaco vs. Maccabi game on Tuesday.
Basketball people were left wondering, "What's wrong with Mike James?" as one of the top scorers in the EuroLeague returned to the court after a suspension.
AS Monaco players Mike James and Donatas Motiejunas discussed the situation of Facundo Campazzo. Due to a prolonged ban by the EuroLeague Finance Panel, Campazzo won't be able to take the court for Crvena Zvezda until the March 2nd away game against Bayern Munich.
Tune in to the URBONUS podcast as we travel to Monaco for an in-depth conversation with EuroLeague stars Mike James and Donatas Motiejunas. They give their thoughts on Zalgiris changes and Panathinaikos issues, provide their perspective on the #FreeFacu campaign, and share their ideas for growing the EuroLeague.
It was April 22 when AS Monaco became the first team in the 2021-22 season to beat Olympiacos Piraeus at the Peace and Friendship Stadium with normal attendance. Crvena Zvezda had done it last January, but back then, not more than 1.000 fans were allowed in the stands due to COVID restrictions.
AS Monaco officially announced the extension of the Lithuanian forward Donatas Motiejunas. According to the club's announcement, the 31-year-old signed a 1-year extension. BasketNews reported about the agreement on July 9. Last EuroLeague season, Motiejunas averaged 9.7 points (2FG: 63.5%; 3FG: 32.7%), 4.6 rebounds, and 10.8 in PIR.
Donatas Motiejunas will stay in the EuroLeague. According to BasketNews sources, the 31-year-old center is finalizing a new two-year contract with AS Monaco.
AS Monaco big man Donatas Motiejunas has switched agency and will be henceforth represented by Misko Raznatovic of Beobasket and Lithuanian agent Marius Rutkauskas, per BasketNews sources.
Just 24 hours before the first tip of the quarterfinals in the EuroLeague, the Lithuanian center Donatas Motiejunas of AS Monaco talked about the series with the Olympiacos Piraeus and the first two games at the Peace and Friendship Stadium. In an interview with the Greek website gazzetta.gr, Motiejunas talked about the atmosphere that awaits his team in Piraeus. Then he expressed respect for ...
Donatas Motiejunas and James Harden played four years together at the Houston Rockets. The Lithuanian big man and the American combo guard co-existed in a squad that culminated in 2015-16, when the Rockets were the No 1 seed in the Southwest Division with a 56-26 record. They went on to make the Western Conference finals, losing to eventual champs Golden State Warriors. Harden started his run of ...
When AS Monaco parted ways with coach Zvezdan Mitrovic on December 13, 2021, very few would expect that his successor would be announced on the very same day. Back then, the team from the Principality was on a 5-game losing streak in the EuroLeague and ranked 14th in the EuroLeague standings with a 5-9 record. The club wanted a change, and Mitrovic's substitute had better be immediately available. ...
