By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Reports linked him to a return home to Kaunas; he talked about that possibility but ended up choosing a different option.
Rokas Jokubaitis left Barcelona after three years to join Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv, as the Israeli club officially announced.
After playing for six years in the EuroLeague—three for Žalgiris before going to Barcelona—the 23-year-old Lithuanian guard also signed a three-year deal with Maccabi.
Last season, Jokubaitis averaged 5.3 points and 2.8 assists in the EuroLeague and 7.2 points with 2.7 assists in the ACB League.
Recently, he played in the NBA Summer League for the New York Knicks. In five games, he averaged 9.8 points and 3.8 assists.