Deividas Sirvydis

Deividas Sirvydis (born 10 June 2000) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Sirvydis was selected 37th overall by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2019 NBA draft and was then traded to the Detroit Pistons.

Deividas Sirvydis
No. 91 – Detroit Pistons
PositionSmall forward / Shooting guard
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (2000-06-10) 10 June 2000
Vilnius, Lithuania
NationalityLithuanian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37th overall
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2017–2020Lietuvos rytas / Rytas Vilnius
2017–2018→Perlas
2020Hapoel Jerusalem
2020–presentDetroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Early life and youth career

Sirvydis spent his childhood in various European countries because of his father's professional basketball career. He lived for three years in Russia, two years in Germany, one year in the Czech Republic, and one year in Cyprus. Sirvydis often practiced basketball after his father's games but did not seriously start playing the sport until he was about seven years old.[1]

In May 2018, Sirvydis won the 2017–18 Adidas Next Generation Tournament with the Lietuvos rytas U18 team and was named most valuable player after recording 18 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in the title game against Stella Azzurra Rome under-18 team.[2]

Professional career

Europe (2017–2020)

Sirvydis made his Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) debut with Lietuvos rytas on 29 May 2017, at age 16, and passed Jonas Valančiūnas as the youngest player in club history to play in the league. On 5 December, he became the youngest Lietuvos rytas player to appear in a EuroCup game, overtaking Valančiūnas again.[1] In the 2019–20 season, Sirvydis averaged 6.6 points and 2.8 rebounds for Rytas in EuroCup play. He averaged 5.7 points and 2.5 rebounds per game in the LKL.[3]

On 23 May 2020, Sirvydis signed a long-term contract with Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[4] He left the team on 16 November to join the Detroit Pistons for training camp.[5]

NBA (2020–present)

In the 2019 NBA draft, Sirvydis was selected 37th overall by the Dallas Mavericks but was immediately traded to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Isaiah Roby and two future second-round picks.[6][7] He represented the Pistons at 2019 NBA Summer League.[8]

On 1 December 2020, Sirvydis signed a three-year contract with the Detroit Pistons.[9][10]

Personal life

Sirvydis is the son of Virginijus Sirvydis, a former professional basketball player who played in many European countries, winning the North European Basketball League championship in 2001 with Russian club Ural Great Perm.[11] In 2012, Virginijus began his coaching career as an assistant for LKL club Sakalai Vilnius.[12]

References
  1. Hein, David (24 January 2018). "Sirvydis keeps etching his name in annals of Rytas history". Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  2. "Rytas guard Sirvydis named ANGT MVP". Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  3. "Deividas Sirvydis palieka „Rytą"" (in Lithuanian). Basketnews. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. "Hapoel Jerusalem signs Deividas Sirvydis to long-term contract". EuroHoops. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  5. Williams, Lauren (16 November 2020). "Pistons' 2019 pick Deividas Sirvydis reportedly joining team in training camp". MLive. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  6. "Jaudinanti NBA naujokų birža: D.Sirvydis – į Detroitą, I.Brazdeikis – į Niujorką". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  7. "Detroit Pistons Complete Draft Night Trade With Dallas". NBA.com. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  8. "Su "Pistons" apranga debiutavęs D.Sirvydis nesikrimto dėl minučių: "Nerealus jausmas!"". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  9. "Detroit Pistons Sign Free Agents Mason Plumlee, Jahlil Okafor, Josh Jackson and Deividas Sirvydis". NBA.com. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  10. Sankofa II, Omari (1 December 2020). "Detroit Pistons agree to 3-year deal with 2019 second-round pick Deividas Sirvydis". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  11. "Virginijus Sirvydis" (in Lithuanian). National Basketball League. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  12. "„Sakalų" vyr. treneriu tapo Petronis, jam talkins Sirvydis". BasketNews. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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