Lithuanian national team GM Linas Kleiza met with all three Lithuanian NBA players: captain Jonas Valanciunas, Domantas Sabonis and Matas Buzelis. During conversations, Kleiza wondered if he had made a mistake by not going to the United States earlier to meet the country’s stars. “Maybe I should have told Jonas (Valanciunas) and Domantas (Sabonis) earlier how important they were. It seemed to me that it was obvious that this team was theirs. Maybe that was my mistake,” Kleiza admitted on the show ‘Kleiza vs Tiskevicius.’ “At the beginning of the season, the players don’t want to talk about the national team, so the trip was left for later, it’s a shame that it was against such a background. I think that as much as possible, positive steps were taken.” -via BasketNews / April 8, 2025
