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Report it draftexpress.com founder Jonathan Givony.
The 20-year-old from Mažeikiai still has a contract with Kaunas “Žalgiris”, leaving the club in exchange for a ransom.
Barcelona is also willing to pay it, where the defender would continue his career if he allowed himself to gain more practice in Europe or if no NBA clubs were selected at all.
In the ESPN rankings, R. Jokubaitis is expected to have the 44th call-up.
We remind you that the “Žalgiris” player considered the possibility of participating in the NBA rookie exchange last year, which was long delayed due to the pandemic, but then decided not to rush yet.
Last season in the Euroleague, his stats were 7 points, 2.5 assists and 1.7 rebounds.
Due to his age, another Lithuanian Arnas Velička can automatically participate in this year’s exchange of newcomers. The 21-year-old, who finished the season at Lowen in Braunschweig, Germany, participates in NBA team reviews and will also appear in the NBA Summer League, which will take place in Las Vegas from August 8 to 17, this year.
According to J. Givony, European talents such as the Spanish Carlos Alocen, the Croatian Roko Prkačin, as well as the German Ariel Hukporti, who plays for Kėdainiai “Nevėžis”, and the Frenchman Tom Digbeu, who represents Cbet de Prienai, decided to withdraw from the NBA rookie at the last minute.
Rokas Jokubaitis will keep his name in the 2021 NBA draft, a source told ESPN. Jokubaitis is available to come to the NBA immediately, paying for a purchase from Zalgiris, but if a team chooses to save it, he will play for his former coach Sarunas Jasikevicius in Barcelona next season.
– Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) July 19, 2021
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