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Marius Grigonis, the leader of Kaunas “Žalgiris” this season, will leave his hometown club next summer. According to the website BasketNews.lt, the 198 cm tall 26-year-old defender will continue his career at the CSKA Moscow team.
The contract should not be officially announced until the summer, but a verbal agreement has already been reached between the two parties. The CSKA club will pay Žalgiris 150 thousand in the summer. exchange of euros.
Grigonis’ own salary will also increase significantly. In Kaunas he earned around 600 thousand. per season, and in Moscow the salary will significantly exceed one million. euros. When deals are reached between a player and a new club before the end of the season, it is often a difficult offer to refuse.
Grigonis has played in Žalgiris since 2018 and this season he has the best career indicators. By vid. 28 min. he wins after 13.9 points, yields after 3.2 effective passes and shoots 3-point points by 47.3 percent. accuracy. In October, he was voted the most valuable player of the month in the Euroleague.
The position of the attacking defender in the CSKA team, in which Grigonis plays, may undergo important changes.
The contract of Darrun Hiliard, who plays for the second season at CSKA, expires in the summer, and Daniel Hackett, although he has until 2022. Valid summer contract can not be sure of space for the next season.
The future of Mike James is also uncertain. Due to another conflict with coach Dimitri Itoudis, he was suspended indefinitely and it is believed that CSKA will finally have to choose between the coach and the most productive player on the team.
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