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Lukas Uleckas, who spent his entire adolescence in Kaunas and belonged to Kaunas “Žalgiris” for three years, did not feel so much opposition to Vilnius “Rytas” that he was unable to move to this club.
Lukas Uleckas
| MIN: | 27.51 |
| PTS: | 9.65 (43.23%) |
| REB: | 3.96 |
| HOW: | 2.04 |
| S T: | 0.96 |
| BS: | 0.26 |
| TO: | 1.87 |
| GM: | 2. 3 |
The forward defended the honor of Žalgiris’ doubles for two years, who competed in the National Basketball League, and in the third season wore the main team jersey. Therefore, the basketball player belonged to Žalgiris from 2016 to 2019.
Uleckas came to Kaunas from Marijampolė after completing seven classes at the school. Although the contradiction between the main and backup teams of Žalgiris and Rytas is often emphasized, Uleckas decided to divide his hands with Rytas on a three-year contract (according to the 1 + 1 + 1 formula).
“It just came to our attention then. Here is my work and” Morning “is the best place to improve, to show how I can play,” said Uleckas on the BasketNews.lt website. – I don’t think because I played in “Žalgiris”, I couldn’t go to “Rytas”. I decided to sign a contract because the club really loved me. It’s always fun that someone loves you, you want to go there. “
Although Rytas announced the contract with Uleck on June 5, and Donald Kairis’ official announcement was announced on June 9, the 201-cm-tall basketball player had already reached conversations about the new strategist for the capital club. .
In the summer of 2019, Kairys worked as head coach of the Lithuanian youth team (under the age of 20), and on this team Uleckas scored an average of 14.6 points and recovered 5.7 balls in 26 minutes.
Lukas Uleckas
| Equipment: |
Prienai CBet |
| Position: | SF, SG |
| Years: | twenty |
| Height: | 201 cm |
| Weight: | 92 kg |
| Place of birth: | Marijampolė, Lithuania |
“It just came to our attention then. I had already heard about coach Donald Kairis, I didn’t go to the team blindly without knowing who would lead it. We worked with Kairis on the youth team, which made the decision easier. He became a great coach for my style, which contributed to my decision.
Rytas also plays in Europe, and I come from Prienai, who played only one game a week. I think this is a great platform for improvement, “said Uleckas.
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Uleck revealed that this summer he had received attention from teams from the best Spanish and German leagues, and that Prienai’s team also offered him to stay. The idea of moving to Spain deterred the basketball player from being the team’s leader in Ulecko’s position. Finally, he decided that the best option was Vilnius Rytas.
“I will be more visible in Europe in Vilnius and play at a higher level,” said Uleckas.
Competing in the positions of a 20-year-old lightweight striker and defender, Uleckas moved from Kaunas to Prienai CBet last season. In the Lithuanian Basketball League, the young man played an average of 27 minutes each and scored 9.7 points, rebounded 4 and took over 1 ball, made 2 assists and scored 8.9 utility points.
Until then, Uleckas played LKL only with Kaunas “Žalgiris”, where he received 11 minutes later.
At the Kaunas club, Marijampolė reached 40 percent from the three-point zone. Hits on Prienai’s team fell to 28.5 percent.
“This season I just got used to the LKL level, masculinity, contact, speed, decision making. The physicality had to go up because I played a long time. Maybe at first, the first games were more difficult, but then I managed to make my way.
I think the three-point percentage fell a lot because my shooting choice was not the same as in “Žalgiris”. At the Kaunas club, very good opportunities were created for me, I was able to adapt even for a couple of seconds, and at Prienai I had to escape the barriers, there were heavier pitches and as a result the percentage fell. I also rushed sometimes, there were no very logical shots. You should work with that, choose when to launch. And the percentage would go up and it didn’t look like he was wasting shots, “sniper Uleckas said of the season.
The 201 cm tall basketball player of the Prienai team had the most experienced player in the league: Mindaugas Lukauskis, 41. Panevėžys resident LKL made his debut in the 1996-1997 season, and Uleckas was born in 1999.
“During training, Mindaugas always advised me on what to do and what not to do, he told all the mistakes, where to deliver, where to pitch. He really didn’t have his tongue behind his teeth, and we respected his opinion, he really said wisely. and he helped us. He’s smart, he’ll see where to run, where to win, so I gained more vigilance during practice because I had to be careful not to take the ball, “said the first purchase this” morning “between seasons.
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Uleck is preparing for a new professional challenge in a very responsible way. He has been playing sports for two months with the former basketball player, now coach Artūras Javtokas. Uleck improved his fitness and exercised in the woods during the quarantine.
“With Javtoku, we go beyond training. It is very difficult, but we work and feel the improvement. I feel really strengthened, I have more resistance. Initially I lost pounds, now I am gaining weight again, so I am stronger. When we exercise I see that I can lift more weight, I feel that I can do more times. “I really feel the improvement,” said the athlete, who weighed 92 kilograms.
This week, Uleck began mixing physical training with work on the basketball court, and his biggest goal this summer is to improve the pitch.
The fact that Uleck improves endurance will be of great benefit to the basketball player in the coming season. Coach Donald Kairys always emphasizes the high pace during the 40 minutes of the game.
The Lithuanian youth team born in 1999, trained by Donalds Kairis, obtained an average of 90.9 points in the European Championship. In comparison, in 2017, this generation recorded a performance of 77.6 points in the Eighteen Year European Championship, and scored 79.6 points in the 2015 Sixteen Year Championship.
“Great coach, his style of play is very interesting, free,” said Uleck. – If you have a time to quit smoking and don’t use it, you may feel drowsy. You need to take advantage of the opportunities to have a good basketball. Donald likes a quick attack. He does an intense workout, and he does it so that we get used to the intensity and at the end of the game the opponents can’t stand it.
Run run run, just stop breathing for a while and can run again. Definitely in the national team, his workouts added intensity to the match. This is very good, because it is not enough for you to run fast, you must also make good decisions at such a high rate. That increases the value of the basketball player. “
According to Uleckas, “Rytas” bought him as a reserve basketball player, but he himself will try to enter the top five.
“I will definitely try to prove my worth to be able to play in the second half of the season from the first minutes. And now I don’t spend time in vain, I play sports every day and I think I’m ready, “said Uleckas.
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