Lithuania basketball team fields no NBA players against Turkey and Bosnia

Lithuania's men's national basketball team, coached by Rimas Kurtinaitis, will play Turkey on 28 August in Istanbul and Bosnia and Herzegovina on 31 August in Vilnius. The roster for both matches contains no NBA players; Domantas Sabonis, Matas Buzelis and Kaspars Jakučionis all declined the call‑up, as did EuroLeague stars such as Jonas Valančiūnas, Rokas Jokubaitis, Tadas Sedekerskis and others.

Kurtinaitis announced a 14‑player list that includes Kristupas Žemaitis, Augustas Marčiulionis, Paulius Valinskas, Matas Jogela, Laurinas Beliauskas, Karolis Lukošiunas, Gytis Radzevičius, Justas Furmanavičius, Ažuolas Tubelis, Mindaugas Kačinas, Osvaldas Olisevičius, Donatas Motiejunas, Marekas Blazevičius and Regimantas Miniotas. He said, “This is the reality of modern basketball. We are grateful to those who want to help the national team at this important moment.”

Lithuania currently leads the group by one win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, and a victory in the August window would keep Bosnia’s hopes alive for a third‑place finish that secures a World Championship berth.