He also plans to have Lithuanian basketball legend Arvydas Sabonis as the president of the club. Gediminas Ziedelis said, per LRT.lt: “For sure I have [such plans] and am working towards it. An important aspect here is not even money but review. It needs to be passed, you have to be a person related with basketball. You have to be sponsor of basketball and to be interested in this area. NBA does not want for a stupid shareholder to be let it, who does not know what players to acquire and how to set the club’s direction.
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Donatas Urbonas: Kaunas wants to host 1 of 4 Olympic qualification tournaments. According to Arvydas Sabonis, FIBA asks €2.3M for the bid, but with all the expenses it might cost around €3M. Federations are requested to apply for the bid until November. Hosts should be announced by March.
Donatas Urbonas: Arvydas Sabonis on Domantas Sabonis season in Indiana: “He had a nice season. He still lacks confidence from mid range, but I like his effort. As soon as he will fix his mid range shooting, everything will be fine. I hope we will help him with this in National Team this summer.”
Jay King: Nate McMillan with a golden quote: “I look at (Sabonis) as a guy who’s sunshine. People enjoy playing with him. And his father was the same type of player.”
Donatas Urbonas: Domantas Sabonis was named the best Lithuanian basketball player of the year. Arvydas Sabonis, father of Domas & also the president of Lithuania basketball federation, took the prize for his son.
Donatas Urbonas: Arvydas Sabonis on Domantas Sabonis Lithuanian player of the year award: “Once I told: if one of my sons will play basketball, I will be extremely happy. And now I need to take the award for my kid. What a time to be alive. I wish him health. Everything else will come with time.”
