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Kaunas “Žalgiris” team retained Thomas Walkup for next season. July 20 was the last day that other clubs were able to redeem the basketball player’s contract.
Thomas walkup
| MIN: | 17.06 |
| PTS: | 7.14 (59.33%) |
| REB: | 3.23 |
| HOW: | 4.18 |
| S T: | 0.95 |
| BS: | 0 0 |
| TO: | 1.59 |
| GM: | 22 |
In late November, the American, who moved from Germany to Kaunas in 2018, extended his contract with Žalgiris until 2021. Summer.
“Žalgiris” is an incredible club with especially strong values. It is one of the largest clubs in Europe. I am more than happy to play at Kaunas. Here the players are respected, respected community, organization. Another thing is the passion for basketball. He will not compare him to anyone in all of Europe and I enjoy it, “said Žalgiris, who later extended his contract.
The 27-year-old defender has made tremendous progress in his second season of the Euroleague. Compared to the first year, Walkup playing time in the Euroleague has increased from 16 to 25 minutes, earning points from 5.2 to 9.6, scoring passes from 2.2 to 5.5 per game, and utility scores from 5.6 to 12, 7)
In late 2019, Walkup set a record for his successful passes in the Euroleague. In a meeting with the Bayern club in Munich, the defender made up to 11 assists.
In the Lithuanian Basketball League, Walkup played almost 17 minutes during the match and obtained 7.1 points, made 4.2 assists and accumulated 11.9 profit points.
The composition of “Žalgiris”:
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Kaunas “Žalgiris” |
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| Position | Player | Years | Height |
| PG | Lukas Lekavičius (news) | 26 | 181 |
| PG | Rokas Jokubaitis | 19 | 192 |
| SG / PG | Thomas Walkup (new) | 27 | 193 |
| SG | Marius Grigonis (news) | 26 | 198 |
| SG | Tomás Dimša (News) | 26 | 196 |
| SG / SF | Steve’as Vasturia (News) | 25 | 196 |
| SG | Karolis Lukošiūnas | 22 | 195 |
| PF / SF | Nigel Hayes | 25 | 203 |
| Pf | Agustin Rubitas (News) | 30 | 203 |
| PF / C | Paulius Jankūnas | 36 | 205 |
| C | Martin Geben | 25 | 208 |
| C | Jock Landale (+1) | 24 | 211 |
| C | Marekas Blaževičius (News) | 18 years | 207 |
| C | Joffrey Lauvergne (News) | 28 | 211 |
| Coach | Martin Schiller (News) | ||
| Expired contracts: | Edgaras Ulanovas (will not return), Artūras Milaknis, KC Riversas (will not return), Šarūnas Jasikevičius (will not return), Gytis Masiulis (will not return), Zachas LeDay (will not return) | ||
| Dominates | Artūras Milaknis | ||
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