Lithuania’s tournament ended with a loud thud Wednesday morning as they were quickly picked apart by Australia in the quarterfinals, 90-64. Our dude Mindaugas Kuzminskas played a tournament-high 31 minutes and finished with 6 points on 3-7 shooting (0-1 from beyond the arc).
In the end, Kuzminskas ranked second on the team in both points (10.8 per game) and rebounds (4.5 per game). His shooting efficiency was remarkable (53.2%), particularly from inside the arc (66.7%):
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As far as NBA writers are concerned, reaction of his tournament was decidedly mixed, trending toward the negative:
Kuzminskas showing more ball skills than I recall seeing from him last year at Eurobasket
— Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) August 13, 2016
I just don't see how Kuzminskas, who just signed a 2 year, $6m deal with the Knicks, is playable defensively in the NBA.