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Evaldas Kairys (born October 11, 1990) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League. He plays in the center position.[1]

Evaldas Kairys

No. 32 – Rytas Vilnius
Position	Center
League	Lithuanian Basketball League
Personal information
Born	(1990-10-11) October 11, 1990 (age 31) Šventoji, Lithuania
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	207 cm (6.79 ft)
Listed weight	105 kg (231 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2012 / Undrafted
Playing career	2006–present
Career history
2006–2011	Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2007–2011	→Perlas Vilnius
2011–2015	Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys
2015–2017	Muratbey Uşak Sportif
2017–2018	Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece
2018–2020	Rytas Vilnius
2020–2021	Afyon Belediye
2022–present	Rytas Vilnius
Career highlights and awards
Lithuanian League champion (2022) King Mindaugas Cup winner (2019) Lithuanian League blocks leader (2015)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Lithuania FIBA European U-18 Championship 2008 Greece U-18 Team

Professional career

Kairys been a part of Lietuvos rytas Vilnius youth system from 2006 to 2011 when the Perlas Vilnius was dissolved. He then joined Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys for four straight seasons. During his fourth season in Pasvalys, Kairys averaged 10.9 points, 5.9 rebounds in the Lithuanian Basketball League.[2] On July 28, 2015 he signed with Muratbey Uşak Sportif of the premier Turkish Basketball League.[3]

Kairys spent the 2018-19 and 2019-20 seasons with Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League. He averaged 7.5 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in 2019-20. On August 6, 2020, Kairys signed with Afyon Belediye of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi.[4]

On February 25, 2022, Kairys signed with Rytas Vilnius.[5]

International career

Kairys represented the Lithuanian youth squads twice. He won silver medal with the U-18 National Team in 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.[6]

References

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