An injury suffered in a domestic game adds more change to the Zalgiris Kaunas roster.
Zalgiris loses Manek to knee injury
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Zalgiris Kaunas forward Brady Manek will be off of Turkish Airlines EuroLeague courts at least a month due to a knee injury, the club confirmed on Thursday, hours before its road game against EA7 Emporio Armani Milan. Manek injured his right knee when an opposing player fell against him in a Lithuanian League game on Monday. The American power forward, who made his EuroLeague debut this season, left the game and did not return. Further tests since revealed that Manek will need a month to recover.
Manek's impact so far
Brought on as the team's main off-season frontcourt addition, Manek was known for his deep range as a shooter, something that balanced well with more inside-oriented forwards Rolands Smits and Edgaras Ulanovas. Manek showed flashes of his potential, especially while hitting 5 of 5 three-pointers in a resounding 82-99 road win at Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz in Round 4.
Overall, in 10 games off the Zalgiris bench, Manek was averaging 7.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and a PIR of 6.6 in 18 minutes per game. He was shooting a solid 46.2% from downtown, making 18 of 39 attempts from the arc
Roster ripples for Zalgiris
Manek's injury comes after Zalgiris let guard Naz Mitrou-Long leave for Olympiacos Piraeus, just as swingman Ignas Brazdeikis had done late in the preseason. Earlier this week, Zalgiris added Edmond Sumner to the backcourt, but he has yet to arrive in Lithuania and will not be part of the expedition to Milan. To fill out the roster for Round 11, Zalgiris is bringing up youngsters Dovydas Butka and Nedas Montvila for the trip.