Deividas Gailius (né Daunys; April 26, 1988) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Neptūnas Klaipėda of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Standing at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), he plays the small forward and shooting guard positions.
 Gailius with Pınar Karşıyaka in 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 13 – Neptūnas | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward / shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Lithuanian Basketball League | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | April 26, 1988 Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2010: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Nafta-Uni-Laivitė Klaipėda | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Neptūnas | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Šiauliai | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Virtus Bologna | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Neptūnas | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Olimpija | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Neptūnas | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Lietuvos rytas | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Burgos | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Pınar Karşıyaka | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Neptūnas | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Baskets Bonn | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Neptūnas | ||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Professional career
editDuring the 2012–13 season with Neptūnas Klaipėda, Gailius averaged a career high of 17.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game in the Lithuanian League. For the 2013–14 season he played with the Slovenian team Union Olimpija Ljubljana.[1] In 16 EuroCup games played, Gailius averaged 16.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. In August 2014, he returned to Neptūnas, signing a one-year deal.[2] In June 2015, he signed a two-year deal with Lietuvos rytas Vilnius.[3] The seasons with Rytas were two of the worst in club history, finishing in only 3rd place in the Lithuanian championship, though in 2017, Gailius sealed the win against his former club Neptūnas. In August 2017, he signed a one-year deal with San Pablo Burgos of the Liga ACB.[4]
Gailius spent the 2019–20 season with Neptūnas, averaging 16.6 points and 2.9 assists per game. On September 1, 2020, he signed with Baskets Bonn of the Basketball Bundesliga.[5] In 19 games played for the German side, Gailius averaged 11.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.
On March 28, 2021, Gailius signed with Neptūnas to return one more time to the club.[6]
International career
editGailius played for Lithuania national team at the 2007 FIBA U-19 World Championship, finishing in 9th place. In 2014 coach Jonas Kazlauskas included Gailius in the preliminary 24-player list for the main Lithuania national basketball team.[7] However, he did not make it into the final roster.[8] In 2015 he was included in the extended candidates list once again.[9] This time, he qualified into the main EuroBasket 2015 roster and won a silver medal.[10] He was invited to the national team training camp in 2016 as well, but was released on July 14.[11]
Euroleague career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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| 2014–15 | Neptūnas | 10 | 10 | 26.9 | .470 | .407 | .600 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1.3 | .0 | 14.7 | 13.9 |
| Career | 10 | 10 | 26.9 | .470 | .407 | .600 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1.3 | .0 | 14.7 | 13.9 | |
Personal life
editIn the summer of 2007, Gailius changed his surname from Daunys.[12]
References
edit- ^ Deividas Gailius, Union Olimpija Ljubljana part ways
- ^ Neptunas brings back sharp shooter Gailius
- ^ Lietuvos Rytas lands Deividas Gailius
- ^ "El internacional lituano Deividas Gailius firma por el San Pablo Burgos". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (September 1, 2020). "Telekom Baskets Bonn ink Deividas Gailius". Sportando. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ Lupo, Nicola (March 28, 2021). "Deividas Gailius returns to Neptunas". Sportando. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ LTU - Numerous options as Kazlauskas announces list for Spain 2014 (in English)
- ^ Pulkovskis, Edgaras. "Rinktinę paliko du žaidėjai, likę keturiolika dėl vietos dvyliktuke kausis iki pasirengimo pabaigos". Krepsinis.net. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Paviešintas Lietuvos rinktinės kandidatų sąrašas". Delfi.lt. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Dvejonės baigėsi – Jonas Kazlauskas paskelbė galutinį rinktinės dvyliktuką". 24sek.lt. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "J. Kazlausko sprendimas: rinktinę palieka M. Girdžiūnas ir D. Gailius". Krepsinis.lt. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ Deividas Gailius
External links
edit- Deividas Gailius at eurobasket.com
- Deividas Gailius at euroleague.net
- Deividas Gailius at RealGM.com
- Deividas Gailius at basketnews.lt