Deividas Sirvydis

Deividas Sirvydis
Sirvydis with Lietkabelis in 2024
No. 91 – Žalgiris Kaunas
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
LeagueLKL
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (2000-06-10) 10 June 2000 (age 24)
Vilnius, Lithuania
Listed height6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m)
Listed weight207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2019: 2nd round, 37th overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2020Rytas Vilnius
2017–2018→Perlas
2020Hapoel Jerusalem
2020–2022Detroit Pistons
2021–2022→Motor City Cruise
2022–2023Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2023Wisconsin Herd
2023–20247bet-Lietkabelis Panevėžys
2024–presentŽalgiris Kaunas
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Deividas Sirvydis (born 10 June 2000) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. Sirvydis was selected 37th overall by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2019 NBA draft and was then traded to the Detroit Pistons.

Early life and youth career

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Sirvydis spent his childhood in various European countries because of his father's professional basketball career. He lived for three years in Russia, two years in Germany, one year in the Czech Republic, and one year in Cyprus. Sirvydis often practiced basketball after his father's games but did not seriously start playing the sport until he was about seven years old.[1]

In May 2018, Sirvydis won the 2017–18 Adidas Next Generation Tournament with the Rytas Vilnius U18 team and was named most valuable player after recording 18 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in the title game against Stella Azzurra Rome under-18 team.[2]

Professional career

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Rytas Vilnius (2017–2020)

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Sirvydis made his Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) debut with Rytas Vilnius on 29 May 2017, at age 16, and passed Jonas Valančiūnas as the youngest player in club history to play in the league. On 5 December, he became the youngest Lietuvos rytas player to appear in a EuroCup game, overtaking Valančiūnas again.[1] In the 2019–20 season, Sirvydis averaged 6.6 points and 2.8 rebounds for Rytas in EuroCup play. He averaged 5.7 points and 2.5 rebounds per game in the LKL.[3]

Hapoel Jerusalem (2020)

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On 23 May 2020, Sirvydis signed a long-term contract with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[4] He left the team on 16 November to join the Detroit Pistons for training camp.[5]

Detroit Pistons / Motor City Cruise (2020–2022)

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In the 2019 NBA draft, Sirvydis was selected 37th overall by the Dallas Mavericks, but was immediately traded to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Isaiah Roby and two future second-round picks.[6][7] He represented the Pistons at 2019 NBA Summer League.[8]

On 1 December 2020, Sirvydis signed a three-year contract with the Detroit Pistons.[9][10] On 6 January 2021, Sirvydis made his the National Basketball Association (NBA) debut in a game against the Milwaukee Bucks.[11] On 3 March, Sirvydis scored his first NBA point in the Pistons' 129–105 win over the Toronto Raptors.[12] On 14 May, Sirvydis scored a career high of 16 points in a loss against the Denver Nuggets.[13] On 31 July, Sirvydis was waived by the Pistons.[14] On 28 September, he re-signed with the Pistons,[15] but was waived the next day.[16]

On 25 October 2021, Sirvydis signed with the Motor City Cruise of the NBA G League.[17]

On 26 December 2021, the Pistons signed Sirvydis to a 10-day contract.[18][19] Sirvydis was assigned to the Cruise on 5 January 2022.[20]

After his 10-day contract with the Pistons expired, Sirvydis returned to the Cruise.

Sirvydis joined the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2022 NBA Summer League.[21] On 18 August 2022, he signed with the Indiana Pacers.[22] On 22 October, the Pacers waived Sirvydis before the beginning of the regular season.[23]

Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2022–2023)

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On 24 October 2022, Sirvydis joined the Fort Wayne Mad Ants training camp roster.[24]

Wisconsin Herd (2023)

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On 24 February 2023, Sirvydis was traded to the Wisconsin Herd in exchange for Jordan Bone.[25]

Lietkabelis Panevėžys (2023–2024)

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On 3 August 2023, Sirvydis returned to Europe, signing with 7bet-Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup. The contract included EuroLeague and NBA opt-out clauses.[26][27] In the 2023–24 EuroCup season he became the highest average scoring player in the league, averaging 18.9 points.

Žalgiris Kaunas (2024–present)

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On 18 June 2024, Sirvydis signed a three-year (2+1) deal with Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague.[28][29]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 Detroit 20 0 6.7 .350 .357 .500 1.5 .3 .1 .0 2.1
2021–22 Detroit 3 0 9.0 .100 .143 — 2.0 .3 1.0 .3 1.0
Career 23 0 7.0 .300 .314 .500 1.5 .3 .2 .0 1.9

EuroCup

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2017–18 Rytas Vilnius 2 0 2.5 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 -0.5
2018–19 17 11 13.7 .484 .463 .765 1.9 .1 .1 .0 5.4 5.4
2019–20 16 4 15.0 .439 .382 .867 2.8 .7 .3 .0 6.6 6.2
2023–24 Lietkabelis 16 15 31.1 .508 .423 .831 4.4 2.6 .9 .0 18.9 17.8
Career 51 30 19.2 .508 .420 .826 2.2 .8 .3 .0 9.8 8.9

Personal life

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Sirvydis is the son of Virginijus Sirvydis, a former professional basketball player who played in many European countries, winning the North European Basketball League championship in 2001 with Russian club Ural Great Perm.[30] In 2012, Virginijus began his coaching career as an assistant for LKL club Sakalai Vilnius.[31]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hein, David (24 January 2018). "Sirvydis keeps etching his name in annals of Rytas history". Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Rytas guard Sirvydis named ANGT MVP". Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Deividas Sirvydis palieka "Rytą"" (in Lithuanian). Basketnews. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Hapoel Jerusalem signs Deividas Sirvydis to long-term contract". EuroHoops. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  5. ^ Williams, Lauren (16 November 2020). "Pistons' 2019 pick Deividas Sirvydis reportedly joining team in training camp". MLive. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Jaudinanti NBA naujokų birža: D.Sirvydis – į Detroitą, I.Brazdeikis – į Niujorką". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Detroit Pistons Complete Draft Night Trade With Dallas". NBA.com. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Su "Pistons" apranga debiutavęs D.Sirvydis nesikrimto dėl minučių: "Nerealus jausmas!"". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Detroit Pistons Sign Free Agents Mason Plumlee, Jahlil Okafor, Josh Jackson and Deividas Sirvydis". NBA.com. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  10. ^ Sankofa II, Omari (1 December 2020). "Detroit Pistons agree to 3-year deal with 2019 second-round pick Deividas Sirvydis". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Deividas Sirvydis debiutavo NBA". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 6 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Pagaliau: Deividas Sirvydis pelnė pirmąjį tašką NBA". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). 3 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  13. ^ Sankofa II, Omari (14 May 2021). "Shorthanded Detroit Pistons fall to Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets at LCA, 104-91". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  14. ^ Sankofa II, Omari (31 July 2021). "Detroit Pistons waive Cory Joseph, Deividas Sirvydis and Tyler Cook ahead of free agency". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  15. ^ Pistons PR [@Pistons_PR] (28 September 2021). "The Detroit Pistons announced today that the team has added Deividas Sirvydis, Cassius Stanley and Derrick Walton to its training camp roster" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 October 2021 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ Pistons PR [@Pistons_PR] (29 September 2021). "The Detroit Pistons announced today that the team has waived G/F Deividas Sirvydis and signed G Jared Cunningham to its training camp roster" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 October 2021 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "Motor City Cruise Announce 2021-22 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  18. ^ @Pistons_PR (26 December 2021). "The #Pistons announced today that the club has signed Deividas Sirvydis to a 10-day contract using the COVID-related hardship allowance. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 December 2021 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ Williams, Lauren (26 December 2021). "Pistons sign Deividas Sirvydis to 10-day hardship contract". mlive. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  20. ^ "Deividas Sirvydis: Short-term contract expires". CBS Sports. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  21. ^ "New Orleans Pelicans 2022 NBA2K23 Summer League Roster". NBA.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  22. ^ "Pacers Sign Deividas Sirvydis". NBA.com. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  23. ^ "Indiana Pacers Announce Roster Moves". NBA.com. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  24. ^ "Mad Ants Announce 2022 Training Camp Roster". oursportscentral.com. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  25. ^ "Fort Wayne Mad Ants acquire two former NBA players in recent moves, trade away former Pacer Deividas Sirvydis". Sports Illustrated. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  26. ^ "Deividas Sirvydis returns to Europe, keeps EuroLeague option open". BasketNews.com. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  27. ^ ""7bet-Lietkabelyje" – į Europą rungtyniauti grįžtantis Deividas Sirvydis". KKLietkabelis.lt (in Lithuanian). 3 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  28. ^ "Zalgiris tabs EuroCup's top scorer, Deividas Sirvydis". EuroLeague. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  29. ^ "Deividas Sirvydis joins Zalgiris". Basketnews.com. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  30. ^ "Virginijus Sirvydis" (in Lithuanian). National Basketball League. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  31. ^ ""Sakalų" vyr. treneriu tapo Petronis, jam talkins Sirvydis". BasketNews. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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