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Gediminas Orelikas

Gediminas Orelik
Reyer Venezia Mestre
Position Small forward
League LBA
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1990-05-14) 14 May 1990 (age 27)
Šiauliai, Lithuania
Nationality Lithuanian
Listed height 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight 105 kg (231 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted
Playing career 2006–present
Career history
2006–2008 Šiauliai
2008–2009 Meresta Pakruojis
2009–2010 Šiauliai
2010–2013 Rūdupis / TonyBet Prienai
2013–2016 Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2016–2017 Banvit
2017–present Reyer Venezia Mestre
Career highlights and awards

Gediminas Orelik (Lithuanian: Gediminas Orelikas) (born 14 May 1990) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Reyer Venezia Mestre of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He primarily plays at the small forward position, but can also play power forward if needed.

At the conclusion of the 2012–13 LKL season, Orelik won the Season MVP award after averaging 17.1 points per game, 5.4 rebounds per game and 21.2 efficiency points per game. On 17 May 2013, it was announced that Orelik signed with Lietuvos rytas Vilnius. On 1 August 2016, Orelik signed with Banvit. On July 15, 2017, Orelik signed with Reyer Venezia Mestre for the 2017–18 season.

Orelik was a part of the Lithuanian Under-16, Under-18, Under-19 and Under-20 junior national teams. In 2009, he played alongside Donatas Motiejūnas and led Lithuania to a 9th place at the Under-19 World Championship. In 2011, he won a bronze medal representing Lithuania at the 2011 Summer Universiade. In 2015 Orelik was included into the Lithuania men's national basketball team's extended candidate list. Though, he was not invited into the training camp later on.

Orelik is of Belarusian or Polish descent.



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