Jonas Mačiulis (born 10 February 1985) is a Lithuanian professional

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executive and former player, currently serving as the general manager for Lietkabelis Panevėżys of the

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(LKL). Standing at , he mainly played at the

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position. As a member of the senior Lithuanian national team, he earned an All-EuroBasket Team selection in

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, as Lithuania won the silver medal. Mačiulis is currently playing for Kaunas team Reunion in the Kaunas Basketball League.

Early years

Mačiulis spent two years competing in the

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, the Lithuanian League 2nd Division. He won the 2003 2nd Division title with LKKA-Žalgiris of

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Professional career

Mačiulis made his pro debut in 2004, with the Lithuanian League team

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title in 2008, two Lithuanian League titles in 2007 and 2008, and two Lithuanian Cups in 2007 and 2008. Mačiulis made a leap in production in each of the early years of his career. He had a breakout season in 2006–07, averaging 12.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in the

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. Mačiulis averaged a career-high 14.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in the 2008–09 season in the Euroleague. He scored a career-high 29 points against

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on 8 January 2009. In an 8 April 2009 game against the

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, Mačiulis set a Lithuanian League record for

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s made in a game, making 8 in a row. On 1 July 2009, Mačiulis signed with the Italian League team

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. The deal was worth €1.2 million euros

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over two years. Due to a knee injury, which prevented him from playing

for 9 months,

did not offer him a new contract, despite his good performance before he suffered the injury. On 8 February 2012, he signed with the Lithuanian team

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, until he could get a better contract with another team. The deal with Baltai was worth zero LTL (he played there for free). In his first game back after his injury, against Kalev/Cramo, he scored 16 points, grabbed 2 rebounds, and led Baltai to a victory. On 24 April 2012, he signed with the Italian team

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for the rest of the season. On 24 July 2012, he signed a one-year deal with the Greek League team

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. On 22 July 2013, he extended his contract for two more years. On 12 June 2014 he was waived. On 26 July 2014, he signed a two-year deal with

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. In the 2014–15 season, Real Madrid won the

, after defeating

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, by a score of 78–59, in the EuroLeague Final game. Real Madrid eventually finished the season winning the Spanish League championship, after a 3–0 series sweep in the Spanish League finals series against

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. With that trophy, Real Madrid won the triple crown. He was also voted

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n Player of the Year, for the first time in his career, in 2015, along with

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. On 21 May 2016 he signed a new "2+1" contract with the Real Madrid. On 2 March 2018, he agreed to the termination of the contract with the Real Madrid. On 6 March 2018, Mačiulis signed with

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of the Russian

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. On 10 July 2018, Mačiulis and Lokomotiv officially parted ways. He signed with

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on 9 August 2018. Mačiulis signed a contract extension on 2 August 2020. On 9 September 2021, Mačiulis announced his retirement from professional basketball.

National team career

Mačiulis was a member of numerous Lithuanian junior national teams. He played at the

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. He won a silver medal at the

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, a bronze medal at the

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, a silver medal at the

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, and a gold medal at the 2005

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. As a member of the senior men's Lithuanian national basketball team, Mačiulis played at the

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, where the Lithuanians claimed bronze medals. In the

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, he took 4th place. In the

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, he won a bronze medal. In the

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was runner-up, and Mačiulis played one of the best games of his career with

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, in the semi-finals against

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. He was also a member of Lithuania's team at the

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and the

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. He also played at the

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. On 13 September 2015, in the eighth-finals game against

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, Mačiulis lead his team to an 85–81 win, posting tremendous numbers: 34 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals, and 2 blocks. The Lithuanian team later won its second consecutive

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silver medal, and Mačiulis was included into the All-Tournament Team, after averaging 13.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 1.9 steals per game. His teammate,

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, also made the All-Tournament Team.

Post-playing career

Following his retirement, Mačiulis became a consultant for Nevėžis Kėdainiai of the

(LKL). On 10 June 2022, he was named

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of Nevėžis. On 18 November 2024, Mačiulis was appointed

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of Lietkabelis Panevėžys.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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, 29 , , 29 , , 24.4 , , .472 , , .402 , , .714 , , 4.1 , , 1.1 , , .8 , , .2 , , 10.1 , , 9.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , 27 , , 25 , , 23.9 , , .412, , .333 , , .745 , , 4.2 , , 1.7 , , 1.7 , , .0 , , 8.1 , , 9.6 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2014–15† , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=3,

, 27 , , 7 , , 14.0 , , .370 , , .333 , , .724 , , 2.4 , , 1.0 , , .6 , , .1 , , 3.9 , , 4.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , 25 , , 19 , , 17.5 , , .469 , , .262 , , .828 , , 1.8 , , .9 , , .6 , , .0 , , 4.7 , , 3.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , 29 , , 27 , , 16.4 , , .558 , , .500 , , .720 , , 2.3 , , .8 , , .7 , , .1 , , 6.1 , , 7.0 , - class="sortbottom" , colspan=2 style="text-align:center;" , Career , 188 , , 139 , , 22.6 , , .494 , , .346 , , .707 , , 3.4 , , 1.1 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 8.3 , , 8.2

FIBA Champions League

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References

External links

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