Darius Songaila’s staff started work with ten players. Rokas Čivilis, who defended the honor of the Sun City team last season, is currently joining the training sessions with the contracted basketball players.
Karolis Lukošiūnas is not yet in the preparation phase – the guard is preparing with the Lithuanian national team for the World Championship qualifying matches.
“This will be a completely different season than the last one – after a 16-year break we are returning to the European Cup,” said the team’s sports director Ginas Rutkauskas. “Such a challenge is a huge honor for us, but at the same time a significantly increased workload.
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We will have to play two matches in a week, so we are arranging the preparation differently – we will pay more attention to physical conditioning so that the bodies can withstand the increased pace. We ourselves have started work on the court, but we are equally looking forward to the fans returning to the stands, because without them this journey would not have true meaning.”
“Šiauliai” will play their first official match on September 20, when they will compete away against “Gargždai.”
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