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PROFESSIONAL CAREER: International Experience (Lithuania): Averaged 11.1 ppg and 4.6 rpg in 18.6 mpg in eight games at the 2008 Beijing Olympics Helped Lithuania to 4th place finish Shot .407 (11-27) from three-point range and .923 (24-26) from the free-throw line Led the team in scoring twice and in rebounding three times Averaged 9.9 ppg and 5.3 rpg in 23.9 mpg in nine games for Lithuania at Eurobasket 07 Europes Olympic Qualifying Tournament Helped Lithuania finish third Averaged 10.1 ppg and 5.6 rpg for Lithuania at the 2006 FIBA World Championships Played on the Lithuanian Junior National Team which took second place at the 2003 World Junior Championships Led the tournament in scoring, averaging 29.1 ppg on .584 shooting in eight games. NBA: Has scored in double figures 74 times, including 20 or more 11 times and one game of 40+ Has pulled down at least 10 rebounds four times and has two career double-doubles. 2007-08 (Denver): Appeared in 79 games, averaging career-highs for points (11.1), rebounds (4.2), assists (1.2), steals (0.56), minutes (23.9) and FG% (.472) Started 13 times, averaging 17.1 ppg in those games Totaled 28 points and set career-highs with 13 FT makes and 15 FT attempts vs. Sacramento on 4/5 Tied a career-high with five 3FG makes (3rd time) at New Jersey on 3/21 Grabbed a career-high-tying 11 rebounds (2nd time) at Philadelphia on 3/19 Dished out a career-high-tying four assists (3rd time) vs. Seattle on 3/16 Notched a career-high-tying three steals (2nd time) at New Orleans on 1/28 Posted his only double-double of the season (second of his career) with 23 points and 11 rebounds vs. New Jersey on 1/25 Poured in a career-high 41 points in a career-high 42 minutes vs. Utah on 1/17 Also set career-highs for FG makes (13) and FG attempts (21) Made a game-winning, 22-foot, turnaround jumper as time expired at Sacramento on 12/23 Scored his 1,000th career point at Dallas on 12/6 Missed three games (11/23-11/24; 2/23) due to a left ankle sprain. 2006-07 (Denver): Played in a team-high 79 games, starting 14 times Averaged 7.6 ppg and 3.4 rpg More than doubled his scoring average from his rookie season (+3.5) Shot .376 (83-221) from three-point range after shooting just .154 (2-13) as a rookie Scored 10+ points in 17 of his last 27 games (28 times overall) Scored at least 20 points four times and grabbed double-digit rebounds twice Made 93 of his last 101 free-throws (.921) and 60 of his last 145 (.414) from three-point range Recorded his first career double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds in 23 minutes vs. Minnesota on 4/16 Hit the game-winning three-pointer at L.A. Clippers on 4/7 Had a career-high three blocked shots vs. Dallas on 4/6 Handed out career-high four assists vs. Seattle on 3/28 Scored a season-high 29 points in a season-high 36 minutes vs. L.A. Lakers on 3/15 DNP-CD three times Earned the nickname TVL from his teammates following his standout performances in three nationally televised games (at Sacramento, 3/11, vs. the Lakers, 3/15 and at Cleveland, 3/25). 2005-06 (Denver): Played in 61 games as a rookie, starting twice Averaged 3.5 ppg and 1.9 rpg in 8.5 minutes Scored in double figures four times Had a season-high 17 points in a season-high 34 minutes at Seattle on 4/19 Scored 16 points in a starting role at Utah on 4/12 DNP-CD 19 times Missed one game (3/17) due to a sprained left ankle and was a healthy inactive once (11/1) Averaged 11.5 ppg and 4.5 rpg in his two starts this season Scored 10 points and grabbed a season-high nine rebounds vs. Utah on 1/20 Made first NBA start vs. the Hornets on 11/30 Played in his first career NBA game and scored two points and pulled down three rebounds in three minutes vs. Portland on 11/4 Played in six games for the Nuggets at the Reebok Vegas Summer League, averaging 15.2 ppg and 6.2 rpg Shot .541 (33-61) from the field and .862 (25-29) from the free-throw line. PLAYOFFS: 2008 (Denver): Averaged 14.0 ppg and 6.5 rpg in 30.5 mpg in four first-round games vs. the Lakers Started the last three games Shot .537 (22-41) from the field Ranked fourth on the team in scoring and third in rebounding Scored a career-playoff-high 23 points off the bench in Game 1. 2007 (Denver): Appeared in all five games vs. San Antonio, averaging 1.6 ppg and 1.6 rpg in 13.2 minutes. 2006 (Denver): Appeared in three games, averaging 2.0 ppg and 1.3 rpg in 4.7 minutes. COLLEGE: Named Honorable Mention All-Big 12 by the league coaches as a sophomore Earned All-Tournament honors at the 2005 Big 12 Tournament after averaging 29.5 ppg, 9.0 rpg in two games Posted 13 career double-doubles 2004-05: Led team in scoring (16.1 ppg), rebounding (7.6 rpg) and minutes played (31.5 mpg), becoming the first player to lead the squad in those three categories since the 1998-99 season Ranked ninth in the Big 12 in scoring and fifth in rebounding Registered 20 or more points nine times and reached the 30-point mark twice Scored career-high 33 points, shooting 17-for-19 from the free throw line, vs. Oklahoma in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament Posted 26 points and 11 rebounds vs. Nebraska in the first round Tallied 15 points and a career-high 14 rebounds in the regular season finale vs. Kansas Posted 18 points and 13 rebounds vs. Oklahoma Made all 13 free throw attempts on his way to scoring 24 points at Oklahoma State ... Notched 31 points vs. Nebraska Scored 25 points and grabbed seven rebounds vs. Illinois Led team with 23 points vs. DePaul in the first round of the postseason NIT 2003-04: Averaged 11.1 ppg and 8.4 rpg in 23.1 minutes Was the teams third-leading scorer and top rebounder before missing the last 14 games of the season due to a dislocated right shoulder. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Early entry candidate for the 2005 NBA Draft Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round (27th overall) of the 2005 NBA Draft Draft rights traded by Portland to Denver Nuggets along with the 35th pick in the 2005 NBA Draft in exchange for the draft rights to Jarrett Jack (6/28/05). |
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