Ąžuolas Tubelis

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Rookie big man Ąžuolas Tubelis officially signed a two-way contract with the 76ers.

The Sixers previously added a pair of two-way contract players in Ricky Council IV and Terquavion Smith. All three players are eligible to play for both the Sixers and the NBA G League’s Delaware Blue Coats under these contracts. New this year, NBA teams can carry three two-way players after previously being limited to two such players.

Learn more about Tubelis, the latest two-way signee…

“He asked me if I know [former Arizona teammate] Christian Koloko,” Tubelis said recently about his new head coach in Philadelphia, Nick Nurse. “He was [Koloko’s] coach in Toronto, so it’s good to have some kind of connection. He’s a great coach. First impression is very good. The highest level. Everything is clear and very easy to understand.

“He’s very serious,” Tubelis also said of Nurse with a smile. “Sometimes he says something and then he just smiles and looks at me, so I smile too.”

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Ąžuolas Tubelis: Quick Facts

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Became seventh player in PAC-12 history to lead conference in both points and rebounds in a single season

PHILADELPHIA – JULY 17, 2023 - Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey announced today that the team has signed Ąžuolas Tubelis to a two-way contract.

Tubelis was a consensus 2022-23 Second Team All-American as a junior at the University of Arizona, averaging 19.8 points on 57.0% shooting and 9.1 rebounds in 35 regular-season games (34 starts). These numbers made Tubelis the seventh player in Pac-12 history, and first since the 2005-06 season, to lead the conference in points (19.8) and rebounds (9.1).

During Arizona’s Pac-12 Tournament championship run last season, Tubelis averaged 18.7 points and 10.3 rebounds en route to being named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.

During his three seasons as a Wildcat, he averaged 15.6 points and 7.5 rebounds, finishing 15th in school history with 1,510 total points. Arizona compiled a 78-20 (.796) record in Tubelis’ three seasons with the program, including back-to-back seasons with a win percentage of at least .800 (2021-22; 2022-23), Arizona’s first such stretch since 2013-15.

Originally from Lithuania, Tubelis represented his home country in international play in 2016, 2018 and 2019.

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Ąžuolas Tubelis Signed to Two-Way Contract

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