Zalgiris keeps Marko Popovic and Vytenis Lipkevicius

Zalgiris Kaunas made its first summer move by announcing having extended the contract of Vytenis Lipkevicius and picked up a team option on Marko Popovic’s deal for another year.

Popovic was averaging 12.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists in Euroleague this season, while collecting 11.2 points and 4.0 assists per game in the Lithuanian League (LKL).

Lipkevicius joined Zalgiris in the middle of last season after starting the year with Baltai Kaunas. The young player was averaging 4.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists in LKL and 7.6 points and 4.4 rebounds in the Baltic League.