Ignas Brazdeikis
Lithuanian-Canadian basketball player (born 1999)
Born
Jan 08, 1999 (27)
Birth Place
Kaunas
Nationality
Canada
Position
small forward
Current Team
New York Knicks
Height
208 cm
Weight
221 kg
About
Ignas Brazdeikis is a Lithuanian–Canadian professional basketball player for Žalgiris of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines. As a freshman, he was a 2019 Second team All-Big Ten selection, the Big Ten Freshman of the Year and a Big Ten All-Freshman honoree. Brazdeikis was selected with the 47th overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings, and was then traded to the New York Knicks. He has played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers and Orlando Magic as well as NBA G League Westchester Knicks and Lakeland Magic.
Career
2018 – 2019
Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
Present – Present
New York Knicks