Renaldas Seibutis

Renaldas Seibutis
Seibutis with Lithuania in 2013
Žalgiris Kaunas
PositionPlayer development coach
LeagueLKL
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1985-07-23) July 23, 1985 (age 39)
Palanga, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight181 lb (82 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2007: 2nd round, 50th overall pick
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career2002–2020
PositionShooting guard
Number10, 8, 4
Coaching career2023–present
Career history
As player:
2002–2003Naglis Palanga
2003–2005Sakalai Vilnius
2005–2008Olympiacos
2006–2007Maroussi Honda
2008–2010Bilbao Basket
2010–2011Olin Edirne
2011–2014Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2014–2015Darüşşafaka
2015–2017Žalgiris Kaunas
2017–2018Neptūnas Klaipėda
2018–2020Zaragoza
As coach:
2023–2024Olimpas Palanga (assistant)
2024–presentŽalgiris Kaunas (player development)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Lithuania
FIBA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Turkey
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 2013 Slovenia
Silver medal – second place 2015 France
FIBA Under-21 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2005 Argentina Under-21
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2005 Russia Under-20

Renaldas Seibutis (born July 23, 1985) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player. He represented the senior Lithuanian national team internationally.

Professional career

[edit]
Seibutis with Olympiacos Piraeus

Europe

[edit]

In the 2010–11 season, Seibutis played for Olin Edirne Basketbol of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL), where he was one of the team's leaders, averaging 18.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game.

On 12 June 2011, Seibutis signed a three-year (2+1) contract with the Lithuanian team Lietuvos rytas.[1]

In July 2014, he signed a contract with Turkish team Darüşşafaka Doğuş.[2]

On 4 September 2015, Seibutis signed a one-year contract (with an option for another) with the Lithuanian club Žalgiris Kaunas.[3]

On 21 July 2017, Seibutis signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda for the 2017–18 season.[4]

On 17 July 2018, Seibutis signed a two-year deal with Zaragoza of the Liga ACB.[5]

On 11 August 2021, Seibutis officially announced his retirement from professional basketball, after having played his last game in 2019.[6][7]

NBA

[edit]

Seibutis was drafted in the second round with the 50th overall pick of the 2007 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Following the draft selection, he played with the Mavericks' NBA Summer League team in Las Vegas, averaging 6 points, 1 rebound, 1.6 assists, while shooting over 47% in 13 minutes per game over 5 games.[8] He played again in 2008, averaging only 2 points in 10.9 minutes per game over 5 games.[9] He was ultimately dropped from the 2008 roster because of his underperforming.[10]

On 23 July 2018, the draft rights to Seibutis, along with Johnathan Motley, was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for the draft rights to Maarty Leunen and cash considerations.[11] On 7 August 2018, the draft rights to Seibutis, along with Sam Dekker, were traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for the draft rights to Vladimir Veremeenko.[12]

National team career

[edit]

At the 2010 FIBA World Championship Seibutis played for the Lithuanian national basketball team, which won bronze medals. He also participated in his first Olympic Games in London 2012.

Career statistics

[edit]
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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

[edit]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2005–06 Olympiacos 23 3 17.8 .440 .303 .821 1.9 .6 .6 .0 6.3 4.6
2007–08 3 0 2.9 .000 .000 .000 .3 .3 .3 .0 .0 .7
2012–13 Lietuvos rytas 10 10 30.2 .449 .321 .917 3.6 2.3 1.2 .0 12.9 10.9
2013–14 10 5 26.7 .404 .423 .909 2.5 3.2 1.2 .0 10.7 9.4
2015–16 Žalgiris 21 17 22.3 .414 .319 .822 2.3 1.5 .2 .1 8.0 4.7
2016–17 30 9 12.4 .342 .208 .760 1.3 .9 .3 .1 2.5 1.5
Career 97 44 18.9 .414 .314 .837 1.9 1.3 .6 .1 6.4 4.7

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Lietuvos Rytas tabs Seibutis and coach Dzikic
  2. ^ Renaldas Seibutis signs with Darussafaka Dogus
  3. ^ "Renaldas Seibutis returns to Zalgiris Kaunas". Sportando.com. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  4. ^ „NEPTŪNE“ – DAR VIENA KLAIPĖDOS KRAŠTO ASMENYBĖ: KLUBO SPALVAS GINS RENALDAS SEIBUTIS (in Lithuanian)
  5. ^ "ACB.COM - La experiencia y calidad de Renaldas Seibuits llegan a Basket Zaragoza". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Renaldas Seibutis decides to retire". Eurohoops. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Ačiū už viską: Renaldas Seibutis baigia karjerą". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  8. ^ NBA.com: Renaldas Seibutis 2007 Summer League Statistics Archived July 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ NBA.com: Renaldas Seibutis 2008 Summer League Statistics Archived January 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ For NBA sophs, struggles carry over in summer league
  11. ^ "Press Release: L.A. Clippers Acquire Two-Way Forward Johnathan Motley". NBA.com. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Cavaliers Acquire Sam Dekker". NBA.com. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
[edit]