Artūras Milaknis

Artūras Milaknis

Milaknis with Žalgiris Kaunas in 2011
No. 21 – Žalgiris Kaunas
Position	Shooting guard / Small forward
League	Lithuanian Basketball League Euroleague
Personal information
Born	(1986-06-16) 16 June 1986 (age 30) Kaunas,Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Lithuanian
Listed height	6 ft 4.7 in (1.95 m)
Listed weight	198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2008 / Undrafted
Playing career	2004–present
Career history
2004–2006	Bremena Tauragė
2006–2007	Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school Kaunas
2007–2008	Žalgiris Kaunas
2008	Baltai Kaunas
2008–2011	Žalgiris Kaunas
2011–2013	Rūdupis Prienai / Prienai
2013–2015	Žalgiris Kaunas
2015–2016	UNICS Kazan
2016–present	Žalgiris Kaunas
Career highlights and awards
King Mindaugas Cup winner (2017) 5× LKL champion (2007, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015) 5× LKF Cup (2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015) 3× BBL champion (2008, 2010, 2011) LKL All-Star (2015) LKL Finals MVP (2015)
Medals Men's basketball Representing Lithuania EuroBasket 2015 France

Artūras Milaknis (born 16 June 1986) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League. Standing at 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in), he is able to play both shooting guard and small forward positions.

In 2015 he was invited to join the Dallas Mavericks training camp.

On July 9, 2015, he signed a two-year contract with UNICS Kazan.

On August 7, 2016, it was announced that Milaknis signed with Žalgiris Kaunas.

In 2015 Milaknis was included into the Lithuania men's national basketball team head coach Jonas Kazlauskas extended candidates list. At age of 29 he qualified into the final roster for the first time in his career and represented the national team at EuroBasket 2015. The team won silver medals that year.

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.