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2011-12 Statistics
Born:
Jan 3, 1985
Height:
6-8 / 2.03
Weight:
234 lbs. / 106.1 kg.
From:
Kaunas, Lithuania
Years Pro:
5
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CAREER TRANSACTIONS: First-round draft choice (27th overall) by Portland in 2005; June 28, 2005: Draft rights traded by Portland with draft rights to forward Rudy Sanchez to Denver for draft rights to guard Jarrett Jack; August 10, 2009: Signed with Olympiakos of the Greek League; July 8, 2010: Signed an offer sheet with Toronto; July 26, 2010: Signed as a free agent by Toronto.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Has averaged 8.3 points and 3.5 rebounds in 301 regular season NBA games Owns averages of 5.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 16.8 minutes in 12 playoff appearances Has represented Lithuania in world competition Averaged 11.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 18.6 minutes in eight games at the 2008 Beijing Olympics Averaged 9.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 23.9 minutes in nine games for Lithuania at Eurobasket 07 Europes Olympic Qualifying Tournament Helped Lithuania finish third Averaged 10.1 points and 5.6 rebounds 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 points on .584 shooting in eight games 2009-10 SEASON: Averaged 14.0 points and 5.1 rebounds in 31 regular-season appearances with Olympiakos Shot .596 from the field, .374 from three-point range and .800 from the foul line Scored in double figures in 26 games, with 20 or more on five occasions Had a high of 27 points, with a season-best 3-5 3FG, against C.C. Marousi on Nov. 1 Had 25 points and a season-high 13 rebounds Jan 3 vs. AEK Posted double figures in rebounds in four games In 22 Euroleague outings, contributed 17.1 points and 6.5 rebounds Finished second in the league in scoring (19.7 points per game) in Euroleague regular season play Scored in double figures in 21 of his 22 games Topped 20 points in six contests Had a high of 26 points in consecutive games against Assec Prokom on March 23 and 25 Grabbed 10+ boards four times, with a high of 11 in three games Made five-of-eight three-pointers Dec. 2 against Orleans Was 14-of-16 from the charity stripe Nov. 26 versus Paritzan. 2008-09 SEASON: Played in 82 games for Denver, averaging 9.9 points and 4.0 rebounds in 22.2 minutes Started seven times Only Nugget to appear every game . Scored in double figures 39 times, including eight games of 20+ points Led the Nuggets in scoring five times and in rebounds twice Grabbed his 1,000th career rebound at Dallas on Mar. 27 Had 18 points and a season high-tying nine rebounds (3rd time) vs. Utah on Jan. 25 Registered a season-high 27 points (11-17 FG) vs. Sacramento on Jan. 20 Tallied 26 points and five rebounds in a season-high 37 minutes on Jan. 17 vs. Orlando Scored his 2,000th career point at Atlanta on Dec. 29 Notched 25 points (13-15 FT) vs. Milwaukee on Nov.18; his 13 FT makes and 15 FT attempts tied career-highs (2nd time each) ... Playoffs: Averaged 14.0 points and 6.5 rebounds in 30.5 minutes in four first-round games vs. the Los Angeles 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 2007-08 SEASON: Appeared in 79 games, averaging career highs for points (11.1), rebounds (4.2), assists (1.2), steals (0.56), minutes (23.9) and field goal percentage (.472) Started 13 times, averaging 17.1 points Posted his only double-double of the season with 23 points and 11 rebounds vs. New Jersey on Jan. 25 Made a game-winning, 22-foot turnaround jumper as time expired at Sacramento on Dec. 23 Scored his 1,000th career point at Dallas on Dec. 6 Missed three games (Nov. 23-24; Feb. 23) due to a left ankle sprain Playoffs: Appeared in all five games vs. San Antonio, averaging 1.6 points and 1.6 rebounds in 13.2 minutes 2006-07 SEASON: Played in a team-high 79 games, starting 14 times Averaged 7.6 points and 3.4 rebounds Scored at least 20 points four times and grabbed double-digit rebounds twice Hit the game-winning three-pointer at L.A. Clippers on Apr. 7 Playoffs: Appeared in three games, averaging 2.0 points and 1.3 rebounds in 4.7 minutes ... 2005-06 SEASON: Played in 61 games as a rookie, starting twice Averaged 3.5 points and 1.9 rebounds in 8.5 minutes Scored in double figures four times DNP-CD 19 times Missed one game (Mar. 17) due to a sprained left ankle and was a healthy inactive once (Nov. 11) Averaged 11.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in his two starts Played in his first career NBA game vs. Portland on Nov. 4. COLLEGE CAREER: Named Honorable Mention All-Big 12 by the league coaches as a sophomore Earned All-Big 12 Tournament honours in 2005 after averaging 29.5 points and 9.0 rebounds in two games As a sophomore, led team in scoring (16.1), rebounding (7.6) and minutes played (31.5) Ranked ninth in the Big 12 in scoring and fifth in rebounding In his freshman campaign, averaged 11.1 points and 8.4 rebounds 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. |
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| Name is pronounced (LYNN-us CLAY-za) Has an older brother, Zilvinas Speaks four languages: English, Lithuanian, Russian and German Likes to watch TV and movies in his spare time Parents moved to the U.S. in the mid-90s and he came over at the age of 16. | ||
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