Ignas Brazdeikis
Ignas Brazdeikis (born January 8, 1999) is a Lithuanian-Canadian professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines. As a freshman, he was a 2019 Second team All-Big Ten selection, the Big Ten Freshman of the Year and a Big Ten All-Freshman honoree. Brazdeikis was selected with the 47th overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings, and was then traded to the New York Knicks. He has played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers and Orlando Magic as well as NBA G League Westchester Knicks and Lakeland Magic.
Brazdeikis with Lithuania in 2022 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 17 – Olympiacos | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | Greek Basket League EuroLeague | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 8, 1999 Kaunas, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian / Canadian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 221 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school |
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| College | Michigan (2018–2019) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2019: 2nd round, 47th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Sacramento Kings | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | → Westchester Knicks | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Orlando Magic | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Lakeland Magic | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Žalgiris | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Olympiacos | ||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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He has played internationally for Canada men's national basketball team in youth U-16 and U-17 competitions. After beginning his professional career, he sought Lithuanian citizenship and played for the Lithuania men's national basketball team. He has played for Žalgiris of the Lithuanian Basketball League.