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Ignas Brazdeikis

Ignas "Iggy" Brazdeikis (born January 8, 1999) is a Lithuanian-born Canadian professional basketball player for the Westchester Knicks, on assignment from the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines. Brazdeikis is a right-handed athlete who shoots left-handed in basketball. He has represented the Canadian national teams in junior levels. During the season, he established a Michigan record by earning four Big Ten Freshmen of the week awards and was included on both the John Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 and Late Season Top 20 watchlists. 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.

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Born

1999-01-08

Birth Place

Kaunas, Lithuania

Nationality

Canadian

Height

1.9812

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Ignas Brazdeikis is making his closing statement for the Orlando Magic yet again

The Orlando Magic have opportunity to spend at the end of the season. Even late in the game of a close contest, the Magic are giving chances to players that have largely been at the end of their bench. That is what Ignas Brazdeikis took advantage of last year to...

ORLANDO, FL2022-04-07

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Magic's Ignas Brazdeikis: Leads team in minutes played

Brazdeikis contributed 20 points (8-16 FG, 2-6 3PT, 2-4 FT), six rebounds and two assists in Tuesday's 120-115 win over Cleveland. With Franz Wagner reaggravating his ankle injury in the first half, Brazdeikis got another massive boost in minutes. After putting up just 7.0 points per game in March, the Michigan product has almost doubled that average to start the month of April.

NBA2022-04-06

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Magic's Ignas Brazdeikis: Scores 13 in first NBA start

Brazdeikis closed with 13 points (5-12 FG, 3-6 3Pt, 0-2 FT), four rebounds, three assists and one steal in 37 minutes during Sunday's 118-88 loss to New York. Making his first career start, Brazdeikis led all players in minutes and turned in a respectable stat line, despite the blowout loss. The former Michigan standout spent much of the year in the G League, but he's begun to see more minutes of late with the Magic in full-on tank mode. Sunday marked Brazdeikis' fourth straight double-digit scoring game.

NBA2022-04-04

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