Jonas Paukštė

Jonas Paukštė (born September 10, 2000) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[1][2][3][4] 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).[5][6]

Jonas Paukštė
BC Šiauliai
PositionCenter
LeagueLithuanian Basketball League
Personal information
Born (2000-09-10) September 10, 2000
Vilnius, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height2.24 m (7 ft 4 in)
Listed weight120 kg (265 lb)
Career information
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016-2017Lietuvos rytas-2 Vilnius (RKL)
2017–2018Perlas Vilnius (NKL)
2018–2019Saski Baskonia II (LEB Plata)
2019–2020CB Clavijo (LEB Plata)
2020–presentBC Šiauliai (LKL)

References

  1. "Jonas Paukštė / Žaidėjai". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  2. "PAUKSTE, JONAS - Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL". euroleague.net. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  3. "Jonas Paukste Basketball Player Profile". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. "Jonas Paukste, Basketball Player". proballers.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  5. Kadyšė, Ieva. "Iki 224 cm ūgio išstypęs „Šiaulių" naujokas Paukštė: „Man tiesiog pasisekė"". BasketNews.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  6. Šiuparys, Gintaras (27 September 2020). "Visas krepšinio legendas praaugusio milžino dievaičiu tapo bendravardis". lrytas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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