Baskonia forward Rokas Giedraitis has rejected an NBA offer and will stay in Vitoria for at least one more season, per BasketNews sources.
Giedraitis, 29, received a one-year minimum contract offer from the NBA team this summer, sources say BasketNews. A minimum salary for NBA players with no experience in the league is set at $925,258 gross for the 2021-22 season.
According to sources, Giedraitis is expected to make around $900K after taxes in the EuroLeague this season.
Rokas Giedraitis
Team: |
TD Systems Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz |
Position: | SF, SG |
Age: | 29 |
Height: | 200 cm |
Weight: | 88 kg |
Birth place: | Tauragė, Lithuania |
His contract with Baskonia runs through 2023. A €1M NBA buyout is included in his agreement.
Giedraitis averaged 12.7 points, 3 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game past EuroLeague season. In the ACB League, Baskonia's newcomer added 13.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game.
Current roster
| Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz | |
Position | Player | Status |
PG | Jayson Granger (story) | Signed until 2022 + 1 |
PG | Arturs Kurucs | Signed until 2023 |
SG | Sander Raieste | Signed until 2024 |
SG | Wade Baldwin IV (story) | Signed until 2022 |
SG | Vanja Marinkovic (story) | Signed until 2024 |
SG | Miguel Gonzalez | Signed until 2024 |
SF | Rokas Giedraitis | Signed until 2023 |
SF | Tadas Sedekerskis (story) | Signed until 2024 |
SF | Simone Fontecchio (story) | Signed until 2024 |
SF | Pavel Savkov | Signed until 2024 |
PF | Alec Peters | Contract option +1 |
PF | Ondrej Hanzlik | Signed until 2024 |
PF/C | Matt Costello (story) | Signed until 2024 |
C | Landry Nnoko (story) | Signed until 2022 |
Coach | Dusko Ivanovic | |
Expired contract | Illimane Diop (released, story), Pierria Henry (not coming back), Achile Pollonara (not coming back), Quino Colom, Zoran Dragic, Franz Massenat | |
Rumored to leave | ||
Interested |
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