It has been officially announced that both sides have agreed on a one-year contract.
S. Smith played in Vilnius in the 2021-2022 season, when he became the LKL champion with “Rytas”.
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He returned to Lithuania in January 2026 and helped the Vilnius team triumph in the FIBA Champions League.
The 33-year-old point guard played 25 minutes in the international tournament, averaging 8.6 points, 5.6 assists, and 9.7 efficiency rating.
In the LKL, his statistics were 7.4 points, 4.9 assists, and 9.4 efficiency rating in 23 minutes.
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It is interesting that next season Speedy will return to Vilnius at least once, as Emilia Reggio’s team will compete with Utena “Juventus” in Group E of the FIBA Champions League. The Lithuanian vice-champions will play their Champions League matches in Vilnius due to their own arena being too small.
“UnaHotels” finished sixth in the regular season of the Italian league last season, and lost 0-3 to Milan “Olimpia” basketball players in the quarterfinals. In the FIBA Europe Cup, the Italian team also reached the quarterfinals and stumbled against UCAM Murcia from Spain.
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