Performed medical tests confirmed the worst-case scenario for AEK Athens veteran guard Janis Strelnieks after the latest BCL game. According to Christos Tsaltas of SDNA, Strelnieks ruptured his Achilles tendon. The 33-year-old Latvian NT member left Wednesday's game vs. Galatasaray early, scoring 15 points in more than 23 minutes.
Basketball Champions League team AEK Athens signed a one-year deal with Latvian veteran Janis Strelnieks, per the official report. The 32-year-old guard is coming off an injury-plagued season with Zalgiris Kaunas. He averaged 6.5 points, 1.8 assists, and 5.6 PIR over 23 EuroLeague games last season.
Performed medical tests confirmed the worst-case scenario for AEK Athens veteran guard Janis Strelnieks after the latest BCL game. According to Christos Tsaltas of SDNA, Strelnieks ruptured his Achilles tendon. The 33-year-old Latvian NT member left Wednesday's game vs. Galatasaray early, scoring 15 points in more than 23 minutes.
Basketball Champions League team AEK Athens signed a one-year deal with Latvian veteran Janis Strelnieks, per the official report. The 32-year-old guard is coming off an injury-plagued season with Zalgiris Kaunas. He averaged 6.5 points, 1.8 assists, and 5.6 PIR over 23 EuroLeague games last season.
With around eight players leaving, the newcomers are going to shape the fresh face of Zalgiris Kaunas. Former Lithuanian champs are encountering a giant rebuild entering the 2022 summer market.
Zalgiris Kaunas welcomed back some of the players before the trip to Italy, where the Lithuanian champions will face AX Armani Exchange Milan. Arturas Milaknis and Tai Webster recovered from Covid-19 and are traveling to Italy. Both of them took part in practice with the rest of the team. However, Paulius Jankunas still remains in Kaunas and should join the team soon. Zalgiris head coach Jure ...
Zalgiris Kaunas lost another player due to an injury on Tuesday. Janis Strelnieks hurt his hamstring during the King Mindaugas Cup game against CBet Jonava. Earlier on Tuesday, Arturas Milaknis, Tai Webster, and Paulius Jankunas were diagnosed with positive COVID-19 cases and were isolated from the team. Zalgiris is traveling to Istanbul without Strelnieks on Wednesday, as EuroLeague Round 22 game ...
Zalgiris Kaunas prepare for the upcoming double week in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, where they’ll have two away games against Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv and Anadolu Efes Istanbul. It will be the second double week for both Zalgiris and new head coach Jure Zdovc. However, unlike the first time, Zdovc had much more time for preparation. “The schedule isn’t the friend of ours, ...
Zalgiris Kaunas have announced that they will be without two of their main guys in tonight's Turkish Airlines EuroLeague match against Olympiacos Piraeus. Team captain Paulius Jankunas and veteran guard Janis Strelnieks will miss the game in Piraeus, Greece. Both players suffered calf injuries in Zalgiris' loss to Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade on Tuesday. Jankunas is averaging 1.0 points, 3.5 ...
Janis Strelnieks' appearance against Zenit St. Petersburg was a game-time decision. But his effort helped Zalgiris Kaunas to run into a close game vs. EuroLeague playoffs team. However, Strelnieks 14-point performance wasn't enough to win 64-70. "We lost two games, so I guess I better don't score, and we win games," Strelnieks smiled ironically in the post-game conference. He couldn't finish the ...
Zalgiris Kaunas have announced that three of their injured players will be able to help the Lithuanian powerhouse in Thursday's Turkish Airlines EuroLeague home game against Zenit St. Petersburg. The team captain Paulius Jankunas will return to action after injuring his calf at the end of September. Lukas Lekavicius and Janis Strelnieks who suffered minor injuries during Zalgiris' loss to LDLC ...
Zalgiris Kaunas lost its debut Turkish Airlines EuroLeague game on the road against ASVEL. It wasn't a nice performance for the Lithuanian team, who struggled defensively and allowed opponents to score 88 points. At the end of the game, both Emmanuel Mudiay, who finished with 12 points, and Janis Strelnieks, who was the top scorer of Zalgiris with 21, highlighted the team's defensive issues. ...
Zalgiris Kaunas newcomer Janis Strelnieks appeared on the BasketNews podcast URBONUS. The 32-year-old reflected on his career, basketball idols, NBA offers, an impressive list of past teammates, Latvia's painful experience with FIBA windows, and injuries. Strelnieks discussed the players he looked up to as a young player and listed four great point guards. "Diamantidis, for sure. And even ...
After an injury-riddled experience with the CSKA Moscow, the newcomer of Zalgiris Kaunas, Janis Strelnieks, is excited about the prospects of the Lithuanian champions. A small injury suffered with Latvia’s national team is preventing Strelnieks from being a full-strength participating in Zalgiris training sessions, but the conditions and care in Kaunas make the shooting guard happy. ...
Zalgiris Kaunas have announced a one-year contract with Janis Strelnieks. The 1.91 guard spent the last two years with CSKA Moscow. Beforehand, he was a member of Olympiacos Piraeus, Brose Bamberg, Budivelnyk Kyiv, Spartak St. Petersburg, and Ventspils. Strelnieks averaged 4.4 points (41.7% from three), 1.6 assists, and 3.2 PIR over 13.8 minutes in the EuroLeague last season. The 31-year-old ...