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Renaldas Seibutis
	Seibutis with Lithuania in 2013
Žalgiris Kaunas
Position	Player development coach
League	LKL; EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	July 23, 1985 (age 39); Palanga, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	181 lb (82 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2007: 2nd round, 50th overall pick
	Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career	2002–2020
Position	Shooting guard
Number	10, 8, 4
Coaching career	2023–present
Career history
As player:
2002–2003	Naglis Palanga
2003–2005	Sakalai Vilnius
2005–2008	Olympiacos
2006–2007	→Maroussi Honda
2008–2010	Bilbao Basket
2010–2011	Olin Edirne
2011–2014	Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2014–2015	Darüşşafaka
2015–2017	Žalgiris Kaunas
2017–2018	Neptūnas Klaipėda
2018–2020	Zaragoza
As coach:
2023–2024	Olimpas Palanga (assistant)
2024–present	Žalgiris Kaunas (player development)
Career highlights and awards
	All-EuroCup First Team (2012); 2× LKL champion (2016, 2017); 3× LKL All-Star (2012–2014); King Mindaugas Cup winner (2017); FIBA Under-21 World Championship MVP (2005);
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's basketball
Representing Lithuania
FIBA World Cup
EuroBasket
FIBA Under-21 World Cup
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship

Renaldas Seibutis (born July 23, 1985) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player. He represented the senior Lithuanian national team internationally.

Professional career

Europe

In the 2010–11 season, Seibutis played for Olin Edirne Basketbol of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL), where he was one of the team's leaders, averaging 18.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game.

On 12 June 2011, Seibutis signed a three-year (2+1) contract with the Lithuanian team Lietuvos rytas.^[1]

In July 2014, he signed a contract with Turkish team Darüşşafaka Doğuş.^[2]

On 4 September 2015, Seibutis signed a one-year contract (with an option for another) with the Lithuanian club Žalgiris Kaunas.^[3]

On 21 July 2017, Seibutis signed with Neptūnas Klaipėda for the 2017–18 season.^[4]

On 17 July 2018, Seibutis signed a two-year deal with Zaragoza of the Liga ACB.^[5]

On 11 August 2021, Seibutis officially announced his retirement from professional basketball, after having played his last game in 2019.^[6]^[7]

NBA

Seibutis was drafted in the second round with the 50th overall pick of the 2007 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks. Following the draft selection, he played with the Mavericks' NBA Summer League team in Las Vegas, averaging 6 points, 1 rebound, 1.6 assists, while shooting over 47% in 13 minutes per game over 5 games.^[8] He played again in 2008, averaging only 2 points in 10.9 minutes per game over 5 games.^[9] He was ultimately dropped from the 2008 roster because of his underperforming.^[10]

On 23 July 2018, the draft rights to Seibutis, along with Johnathan Motley, was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for the draft rights to Maarty Leunen and cash considerations.^[11] On 7 August 2018, the draft rights to Seibutis, along with Sam Dekker, were traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for the draft rights to Vladimir Veremeenko.^[12]

National team career

At the 2010 FIBA World Championship Seibutis played for the Lithuanian national basketball team, which won bronze medals. He also participated in his first Olympic Games in London 2012.

Career statistics

Legend
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

EuroLeague


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2005–06	Olympiacos	23	3	17.8	.440	.303	.821	1.9	.6	.6	.0	6.3	4.6
2007–08	Olympiacos	3	0	2.9	.000	.000	.000	.3	.3	.3	.0	.0	.7
2012–13	Lietuvos rytas	10	10	30.2	.449	.321	.917	3.6	2.3	1.2	.0	12.9	10.9
2013–14	Lietuvos rytas	10	5	26.7	.404	.423	.909	2.5	3.2	1.2	.0	10.7	9.4
2015–16	Žalgiris	21	17	22.3	.414	.319	.822	2.3	1.5	.2	.1	8.0	4.7
2016–17	Žalgiris	30	9	12.4	.342	.208	.760	1.3	.9	.3	.1	2.5	1.5
Career		97	44	18.9	.414	.314	.837	1.9	1.3	.6	.1	6.4	4.7