According to the report, 26-year-old center Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu, who is 208 cm tall, is expected to join the ranks of the Lithuanian champions.
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The basketball player with impressive athletic abilities had already agreed with the Ljubljana “Cedevita Olimpija” club, so “Žalgiris” will have to pay a buyout.
The power forward of Nigerian origin played last season for the Manresa BAXI club in Spain.
In the European Cup, his stats were 4.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.6 blocks, and 6.5 efficiency points per 13.5 minutes.
In the ACB league, K. Akobundu-Ehiogu scored 4.8 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.6 blocks, and 6.4 efficiency points in the same playing time.
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This offseason, the tall player also played in the NBA Summer League, where he impressed with spectacular flights and dunks.
K. Akobundu-Ehiogu appeared three times on the court wearing “Dallas Mavericks” jerseys episodically, and the other two times, having received 22 and 21 minutes, scored 16 and 12 points respectively.
He also played three games in the qualifiers for the 2027 World Championship, representing Nigeria and averaging 6 points and 3.7 rebounds in 15 minutes.
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