Mindaugas Kuzminskas

Mindaugas Kuzminskas is a Lithuanian basketball player who spent a season with the New York Knicks in the NBA after winning multiple domestic titles with Žalgiris Kaunas and building a long career across Europe.

Mindaugas Kuzminskas won three consecutive Lithuanian league titles with Žalgiris between 2011 and 2013, was named Lithuanian Basketball Player of the Year in 2016, then spent one season with the New York Knicks before returning to European basketball — a career that produced more sustained success on one continent than the other, and made no apologies for it.. After spells with Perlas and Šiauliai, he joined Žalgiris Kaunas in 2010, becoming a four-time LKL All-Star and winning three consecutive Lithuanian League titles from 2011 to 2013, earning Finals MVP honours in the final of those championships. Kuzminskas moved to Spain's Málaga in 2013, developing into a productive scorer in the Liga ACB and EuroLeague, and was named Lithuanian Basketball Player of the Year in 2016. He signed with the New York Knicks as a free agent in July 2016, making his NBA debut that October and spending one season in the league before returning to Europe. Kuzminskas went on to play for Olimpia Milano, winning the Italian League and Supercoppa in 2018, before further spells with Olympiacos, Lokomotiv Kuban, Zenit Saint Petersburg, Karşıyaka, and AEK Athens, earning Greek All-Star and VTB United League All-Star selections along the way. He represented the Lithuanian national team in international competition for over a decade, and remains active in professional basketball into his mid-thirties.

Versatile forward with a reliable outside shot capable of playing multiple positions

One of the many successful modern Lithuanian players to have built a long, decorated career across Europe's top leagues

• 3x Lithuanian League (LKL) champion (2011, 2012, 2013)
• Italian League champion (2018, Olimpia Milano)
• LKL Finals MVP (2013)
• Lithuanian Basketball Player of the Year (2016)