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The intrigue should not be lacking in the Betsafe-LKL championship, which begins this weekend. Most teams in the league have radically changed their lineup and are welcoming fundamentally renewed ranks into the new season.
Such a changeable summer can bring many surprises to the tournament table, and a bevy of players and young talents will find their way into the elite player circle.
In the most intriguing 2020-2021. The Betsafe commentary duo – LKL – Karolis Tiškevičius and Vaidas Čeponis – answered the season’s questions and submitted their forecasts to the website LKL.lt.
– Will the design of the established Big Four change and, if so, how will it change?
K.Tiškevičius: “The quartet is guaranteed to change, it is inevitable, because Neptūnas can hardly compete with Juventus. Not only would I not give them a chance in the fight for third place, but I also don’t think there are any options to get into the top four. There will definitely be Utena. The little final between them and Lietkabelis should be interesting, especially if Marinas Maričius disagrees. In this case, Juventus would have the advantage with Mindaugas Kupšas under the basket. The second will be “Morning”, which will enter the final without competition and will resist there “Žalgiris”.
V.Čeponis: “I think there will be a very persistent fight for fourth place. Neptune, Juventus and Milk Stars will be running for this position. I guess the odds of all of these teams being in the top four are pretty tough. I predict Rytas will be second and Lietkabelis third. If the people of Panevėžys had saved Tomas Dimšas and Željkas Šakičius, in my opinion, they would have a very real chance of remaining second. “
– Which club will surprise you positively?
K.Tiškevičius: “The biggest leap will be made by Kėdainiai“ Nevėžis ”, who finished last season last season. Now they will be the candidates for seventh place, and I will not even doubt that they will be in the playoffs. “
V.Čeponis: “It may surprise the Pasvalys club, who have put together a very nice line-up.”
– What will be the result of the regular season series between “Rytas” and “Žalgiris”?
K.Tiškevičius: “2–2. “Žalgiris” is even stronger than “Rytas”. Last year, there was a big difference between these teams. Now “Rytas” has gotten a bit stronger, and “Žalgiris”, in my opinion, has weakened significantly after Sharas left. The overall difference between these teams is now less. If last year the people of Vilnius went back with a weak team in several games, this year, I think they will no longer start those games. “
V.Čeponis: “Rytas” can beat Žalgiris once. More, I doubt it. The duel between the young and modern coaches Martin Schiller and Donald Kair will be very interesting. They are both extremely talented and promote super fast basketball. “
– Which of the newcomers to the league will debut the most?
K.Tiškevičius: “Andrew Goudelock will definitely cheer up, especially when he hears how good he feels, says his team. Such talents are nowhere to be found, and he seems highly motivated too. I think Kyle Vinales should also score a lot of points. “
V.Čeponis: “If you are not tormented by the consequences of the previous injury and you are motivated enough to play with all your might, the NBA and Ryto’s defender Goudelock, who has competed on famous European teams, may wince. He’s a great sniper. I am not ruling out that tall Joffrey Lauvergne from Žalgiris will play very useful. “
– Which young basketball player game will be the most fun to watch?
K.Tiškevičius: “The most interesting young man for me is Augustas Marčiulionis. I hope you have many minutes and give movement here. So far Augustus is the least seen and least used player for me at a higher level. It would put Rokas Jokubaitis in number two. Matas Jogėla follows, in the weakened Neptune could be one of the team leaders, he has the necessary data. “Nevėžis” talents Ariel Hukporti and Abramo Canka are also interesting, talents of that level do not play every day in Lithuania, so the highest recessions in the NBA rookie trade are forecast. “
V.Čeponis: “The most interesting thing for me will be watching the Jokubaitis game. He’s a young but very talented player, fast-paced and psychologically strong. “
– For which player will this be an off season?
K.Tiškevičius: “The change of season smells like Gytis Masiulis. He will play at Lietkabelis, where he will have no serious competition at his position and will spend 25-30 minutes on the field. Gytis needs to play a good season and Lietkabelis may be the place to do it. Martynas Echodas can also play this season. He has finally gained weight, literally, and playing in friendly matches gives us hope that he will become the highest level player in Lithuania. “
V.Čeponis: “In a positive sense, both Jokubaitis and, say, Jogėla, Mindaugas Sušinskas, Aurimas Urbonas, Erikas Venskas and some other players may have a turning point.”
– The episodes created by which the player usually adorns sets of the most beautiful moments.
K.Tiškevičius: “First of all, this is Chris McCullough, from what I saw in his episodes, it’s obvious. Lauvergne’o alley – oopaiNo matter how uninteresting and worn they are, there will always be tops. “
V.Čeponis: “I guess it will be high, jumping basketball players: Lauvergne, McCullough, Echod, Rokas Gustys, Gytis Radzevičius, Masiulis.”
– How will the final line-up of the teams be?
K.Tiškevičius: “Žalgiris”, “Rytas”, “Lietkabelis”, “Juventus”, “Pienovaigždės”, “Neptūnas”, “Nevėžis”, “Šiauliai”, “CBet”, “Dzūkija”.
V.Čeponis: “Žalgiris”, “Rytas”, “Lietkabelis”, “Pienovaigždės”, “Juventus”, “Neptūnas”, “Šiauliai”, “Nevėžis”, “CBet”, “Dzūkija”.
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