Lithuanian nationwide staff GM Linas Kleiza met with all three Lithuanian NBA gamers: captain Jonas Valanciunas, Domantas Sabonis and Matas Buzelis. Throughout conversations, Kleiza questioned if he had made a mistake by not going to america earlier to satisfy the nation’s stars. “Maybe I should have told Jonas (Valanciunas) and Domantas (Sabonis) earlier how important they were. It seemed to me that it was obvious that this team was theirs. Maybe that was my mistake,” Kleiza admitted on the show ‘Kleiza vs Tiskevicius.’ “Firstly of the season, the gamers don’t need to speak concerning the nationwide staff, so the journey was left for later, it’s a disgrace that it was towards such a background. I feel that as a lot as doable, constructive steps had been taken.” -via BasketNews / April 8, 2025