Jonas Paukštė
| CB Zamora | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | LEB Plata |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 10, 2000 Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Listed height | 2.24 m (7 ft 4 in) |
| Listed weight | 120 kg (265 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2022: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2017 | Lietuvos rytas-2 Vilnius (RKL) |
| 2017–2018 | Perlas Vilnius (NKL) |
| 2018–2019 | Saski Baskonia B (LEB Plata) |
| 2019–2020 | CB Clavijo (LEB Plata) |
| 2020–2022 | BC Šiauliai (LKL) |
| 2021–2022 | →BC Mažeikiai (NKL) |
| 2022–2023 | Neptūnas-Akvaservis (NKL) |
| 2023–present | CB Zamora (LEB Plata) |
Jonas Paukštė (born September 10, 2000) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for CB Zamora of the Spanish LEB Plata.[1] Being 2.24 meters (7 ft 4 in) in height as of 2020, he is one of the tallest Lithuanian basketball players of all time (even surpassing Arvydas Sabonis and Žydrūnas Ilgauskas).[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jonas Paukštė / Žaidėjai". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ Kadyšė, Ieva. "Iki 224 cm ūgio išstypęs „Šiaulių" naujokas Paukštė: „Man tiesiog pasisekė"". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ Šiuparys, Gintaras (27 September 2020). "Visas krepšinio legendas praaugusio milžino dievaičiu tapo bendravardis". lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 27 September 2020.
External links
[edit]- Jonas Paukštė at eurobasket.com
- Jonas Paukštė at euroleaguebasketball.net
- Jonas Paukštė at proballers.com
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