„Krepsinis.net“ journalist Edgaras Pulkovskis announces that Justas Furmanavičius, a newcomer to Utena’s „Juventus“, will replace A. Butkevičius in the national team.
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Last season, the 30-year-old 201 cm tall forward played for Panevėžys „Lietkabelis“. At that time, J. Furmanavičius averaged 7.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game in 24 minutes in the LKL.
In the European Cup, he scored 6.9 points, grabbed 3.6 rebounds, and made 0.8 assists in 23 minutes.
ALK stated that the national team roster will be announced on August 7.
According to 15min journalist Rokas Pakėnas, from the previous lineup, invitations to the first window of the second World Championship qualifiers have been accepted by Augustas Marčiulionis (24 years, 193 cm), Matas Jogėla (28 years, 201 cm), Gytis Radzevičius (31 years, 197 cm), Ąžuolas Tubelis (24 years, 208 cm), and Marekas Blaževičius (24 years, 211 cm).
On August 28, Rimas Kurtinaitis’s team will meet undefeated Turkey in Istanbul, and three days later will host Bosnia and Herzegovina’s basketball players in Vilnius.
After the first stage, the national team, which has complicated its situation significantly, holds fourth place in Group J with three wins and three losses, so to catch the distant World Championship train, it will likely need to win five of the remaining six games.
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