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The names of basketball players seeking the Citadele King Mindaugas Cup (Citadele KMT) three-point competition trophy have been revealed.
Artūras Milaknis
| MIN: | 18.24 |
| PTS: | 7.27 (48.35%) |
| REB: | one |
| AS: | 0.47 |
| ST: | 0.53 |
| BS: | 0 |
| TO: | 0.53 |
| GM: | fifteen |
So far, Kaunas “Žalgiris”, who sent young or less likely players to the competition, have behaved differently this year: the Verdiblancos will be represented by Artūras Milaknis. Titled as one of the best European snipers of the last decade, Žalgiris sells 41.7 percent of the three-point bets in the Betsafe – LKL championship. precision (30/72 trit.).
Furthermore, in Tuesday’s game against Kėdainiai “Nevėžis-Optibet”, Milaknis became the highest-scoring player in the history of the national three-point championship. His account includes 845 accurate shots from a distance.
A player who has been invited to the competition should have some serious competition for a Kaunas veteran for the best 3-point shooting percentage. Andrew Goudelock, an American from Vilnius Morning, became the only player in the league this year, shooting more than 50 percent on three points. precision (51.7%, 30/58 trit.).
Lukas Uleckas will also represent the capital team. The 21-year-old defender attacks from a distance with 46.4 percent. precision (26/56 trit.). He gained experience in sniper competition in 2019, when he represented Žalgiris. This time the basketball player fell in the semifinals of the tournament.
Marius Runkauskas will defend the honor of Utena Juventus. For him, this will be the third sniper competition in a row. So far during his career, the Utena captain has won three of those titles, and this year he is also showing a good shot: 44.7 percent. (21/47 trit.).
The host team, Panevėžys Lietkabelius, will be represented by Marius Valinskas. The 21-year-old defender, though he doesn’t have much playing time, notices every second of long pitch (50 percent, 9/18 trit.).
Brankas Mirkovičius became the representative of Pasvalys’ Milk Stars. This veteran will be the main participant in the competition, he is 38 years old, but he is the one who has thrown the most three points among all the snipers in the competition – 91. Of these, the Serbian scored 42 shots, so his success rate is solid: 46.2 percent.
Prienai CBet striker Mindaugas Sušinskas became the top participant in the competition. The 204 cm tall basketball player is one of the most accurate snipers in the league (48.9 percent).
Klaipėda “Neptūnas” sends Evaldas Šaulis to fight for the title of best pitcher. The owner of almost the most suitable last name for this competition returns three points to 44.2 percent. precision (23/52 trit.).
Justas Tamulis became the deputy sniper in Nevėžis-Optibet. This player’s success is the worst among all contestants: 22.4 percent. (13/58 trit.), But this can give a false impression. During his career in the Lithuanian championships, Tamulis made almost 38% of the long throws before this season. accuracy and therefore should not be canceled in advance.
Alytus “Dzūkija’s manager is Tadas Rinkūnas, who throws exactly every third throw from a distance this year (33.3 percent, 14/42 trit.).
Elvaras Fridriksson will defend Šiauliai’s colors among the best pitchers. Iceland has scored 27 long shots of 75 (36%) in the Lithuanian championship this year.
The sniper competition will take place on February 14, before the final Citadele KMT match. Žalgiris, Neptūnas, Lietkabelis and Juventus will compete for the winners trophy in Panevėžys.
All March tournaments are broadcast on LRT television, the LRT.lt and DELFI portals.
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