Donatas Motiejunas agrees to new deal with Monaco

Donatas Urbonas
Senior Staff Writer
2022-07-09 18:39
Credit: Alfonso Cannavacciuolo/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images
Credit Alfonso Cannavacciuolo/Euroleague Basketball via Getty Images

Donatas Motiejunas will stay in the EuroLeague. According to BasketNews sources, the 31-year-old center is finalizing a new two-year contract with AS Monaco.

Monaco brought Motiejunas back to the EuroLeague after a 10-year break.

Last EuroLeague season, Motiejunas averaged 9.7 points (2FG: 63.5%; 3FG: 32.7%), 4.6 rebounds, and 10.8 in PIR.

Donatas Motiejūnas

Donatas  Motiejūnas
Donatas  Motiejūnas
MIN: 19.09
PTS: 9.74 (54.32%)
REB: 4.61
As: 0.66
ST: 0.53
BL: 0.32
TO: 1.03
GM: 38

He played his best game of the season against Monaco’s French rivals ASVEL Villeurbanne, posting 27 points on 10 of 12 shooting and 27 in PIR.

The 2.13 m. big man significantly improved his game after a coaching change in Monaco.

When Sasa Obradovic took over the team, Motiejunas' numbers increased to 12.5 points on 67% 2-point shooting and 5.9 rebounds in 21 minutes.

Motiejunas stayed consistent in French League as well. In the domestic competition, he averaged 12.4 points (2FG: 66.7%), 4.9 rebounds, and 13.6 in PIR.

AS Monaco

Position Player Status
SF Armel Traore Long-term contract
Coach Sasa Obradovic
Expired contract Leo Westermann, Paris Lee (will not return), Dwayne Bacon, Mike James (story), Yakuba Ouattara, Danilo Andjusic (will not return), Alpha Diallo, Jerry Boutsiele, Will Thomas, Brock Motum, Donatas Motiejunas, Ibrahima Fall-Faye, Donta Hall, Rudy Demahis
Rumored to leave Yakuba Ouattara (story), Jerry Boutsiele (story), Danilo Andjusic, Rob Gray, Brock Motum
Interested Mike James (story), Donatas Motiejunas, Alpha Diallo (story), Donta Hall (story), John Brown III (story), Jordan Loyd (story), Jaron Blossomgame (story), Elie Okobo (story), Mateusz Ponitka, Adrien Moerman


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