Robertas Javtokas
Robertas Javtokas with Lithuania men's national basketball team
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| No. 15 – Žalgiris Kaunas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League |
Lithuanian Basketball League Euroleague |
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| Born |
March 20, 1980 Šiauliai, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
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| Nationality | Lithuanian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| College | Arizona (1999–2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 55th overall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the San Antonio Spurs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1997–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1996–1997 | Šiauliai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2006 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Panathinaikos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Dynamo Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Khimki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Valencia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–present | Žalgiris Kaunas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robertas Javtokas (born March 20, 1980) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League. Javtokas is 2.11 m (6'11") in height and weighs 122 kg (270 lbs). He plays the center position. He has been a member of the senior men's Lithuanian national team since 2004. In the 2001 NBA Draft, he was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with the 55th overall pick.
Javtokas has very good athletic ability, long arms and good coordination. He is a good jumper who has a 40-inch vertical leap and can easily dunk in traffic. He still has to work on his technique and to improve his free-throw shooting. He can run the floor and make plays on the perimeter with his good athletic ability, nice size, and good leaping ability. He is a good rebounder and a good defender as well. He once set a world record by dunking on a 12 foot high basket.
In 2000 Javtokas joined Lietuvos Rytas and quickly became the best center in the Lithuanian League. Javtokas, playing alongside Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Arvydas Macijauskas, Simas Jasaitis and Rimantas Kaukėnas won the 2002 Lithuanian League championship and also the North European League Championship. After the motorcycle crash, Javtokas missed the entire 2003 season and came back in 2004. In 2005, he won the Eurocup Championship and he was named the Eurocup Basketball Finals MVP.
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