Einaras Tubutis (born 4 November 1998) is a Lithuanian professional

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player for

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. Standing at , he plays the

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position. Tubutis has competed with the Lithuanian junior national teams on multiple occasions.

Professional career

Tubutis made his professional career debut with Vilnius Citus/VKC team in

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. After two season with Vilnius team, he signed with

BC Perlas BC Rytas-2 is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania. The team competes in the National Basketball League (NKL), the second division of Lithuanian basketball. Founded in 2003, it is the reserve team of Rytas Vilnius. Histor ...

. Soon becoming one of the leaders, Tubutis was spotted by

BC Rytas Basketball Club Rytas, commonly referred to as Rytas Vilnius, is a professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania. The club competes in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL), the top tier of Basketball in Lit ...

. On 26 August 2021 he signed with

ZZ Leiden ZZ Leiden Basketball, also known as Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden, is a professional basketball club based in Leiden, Netherlands. The club plays in the BNXT League, the domestic first tier league. Their home games are played at Sportcomplex 1574. Z ...

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(DBL). Tubutis helped Leiden win the inaugural BNXT championship. In July 2022, Tubutis signed with the German team

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. On 8 September 2023, he signed with

Élan Chalon Élan Sportif Chalonnais, commonly known as Élan Chalon, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. The team's main colors are red and white, and their mascot is a moose. The team's home arena is called ...

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. On 1 February 2024, Tubutis signed with M Basket Mažeikiai of the

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(LKL). On 23 August 2024, Tubutis signed with

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References

External links

Einaras Tubutis
at

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Einaras Tubutis
at Proballers.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Tubutis, Einaras 1998 births Living people Basketball players from Vilnius BC Mažeikiai players BC Prienai players BC Rytas players Élan Chalon players Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in France Lithuanian expatriate basketball people in Germany Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Power forwards Skyliners Frankfurt players ZZ Leiden players