EuroLeague player

PAULIUS JANKUNAS

ZALGIRIS · Forward (Official season position)

LithuaniaSeason 2005–06

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Selected season · EuroLeague 2005–06

Selected season snapshot

MPG: 24.5
PPG: 10.8
RPG: 6.8
APG: 1.2
PIR: 12.3

Rating profile

Six season-relative components behind the BasketScope Rating.

Scoring65

Playmaking44

Ball security63

Rebounding93

Defensive production29

Role67

Profile summary

Rebounding is the most prominent component in this season's profile. Defensive production is less prominent relative to the player's other components.

What do these components mean?

Scoring: Scoring volume and shooting efficiency.
Playmaking: Creation for teammates through assists.
Ball security: Decision-making balance between assists and turnovers.
Rebounding: Overall, offensive and defensive rebounding production.
Defensive production: Box-score defensive activity through steals, blocks and foul discipline.
Role: The size and consistency of the player's role during the season.

Component scores are season-relative measures. A score around 50 is near the middle of the relevant season reference groups; higher scores indicate stronger performance in that component.

Component scores are not added directly. The final BasketScope Rating applies different component weights and the approved sample rules.

Career snapshot

Recorded EuroLeague career

Seasons: 19
Games: 392
Clubs: 2
MPG: 21.4
PPG: 8.3
RPG: 5.1
APG: 1.1
PIR: 10.4

Best season by PIR2016-17

ZALGIRIS KAUNAS

PIR: 16.8
PPG: 13.0
RPG: 6.1
APG: 1.5

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Selected season · Per game and Per 28

Selected season statistics

Rank context

EuroLeague 2005–06 per-game and per-28 statistics with qualified-pool rank, grouped into Production, Shooting (pace-independent -- value and rank repeated in both columns), Possession and discipline (Turnovers and Fouls show values only, no official rank) and Sample context. Currently ranked against all players.
Metric	Per game	Per 28
Production
Points	10.8#60 of 221	12.3#51 of 221
Rebounds	6.8#14 of 221	7.8#13 of 221
Assists	1.2#105 of 221	1.3#130 of 221
Steals	0.4#208 of 221	0.4#220 of 221
Blocks	0.3#60 of 221	0.3#70 of 221
PIR	12.3#45 of 221	14.0#34 of 221
Plus/minus	—	—
Shooting · pace-independent
Percentages are pace-independent. Official ranks require minimum attempt volumes. 3PAr and FTr rank a player's position in the shot-selection distribution, not better or worse play.
FG%	46.8%#61 of 153156 attempts	46.8%#61 of 153Same rate
2PT%	53.3%#62 of 170120 attempts	53.3%#62 of 170Same rate
3PT%	25.0%#118 of 12736 attempts	25.0%#118 of 127Same rate
FT%	71.4%#89 of 16884 attempts	71.4%#89 of 168Same rate
True shooting %	55.7%#95 of 174193 attempts	55.7%#95 of 174Same rate
eFG%	49.7%#100 of 153	49.7%#100 of 153Same rate
3PAr	23.1%#110 of 153	23.1%#110 of 153Same rate
FTr	53.8%#20 of 153	53.8%#20 of 153Same rate
Possession and discipline
Raw turnover and foul ranks are withheld pending role-adjusted methodology; TOV% (lower is better) is ranked.
Turnovers	1.5Role-dependent metric	1.7Role-dependent metric
Fouls	3.4Role-dependent metric	3.9Role-dependent metric
AST/TO	0.77Insufficient volume23 AST · 30 TO	0.77Insufficient volumeSame ratio
TOV%	13.5%#48 of 164	13.5%#48 of 164Same rate
Rebounding
Estimated rebound-opportunity rates from box-score totals and playing time, not lineup data. Ranks require a minimum on-court sample.
ORB%	12.9%#12 of 193	12.9%#12 of 193Same rate
DRB%	20.4%#35 of 193	20.4%#35 of 193Same rate
TRB%	16.6%#24 of 193	16.6%#24 of 193Same rate
Defence & hustle
Estimated defensive rates and fouls drawn from official box-score inputs, not play-by-play. Ranks require a minimum on-court sample.
STL%	0.8%#191 of 193	0.8%#191 of 193Same rate
BLK%	1.2%#68 of 193	1.2%#68 of 193Same rate
FD/28	—	4.1#32 of 193
Sample context
Games describe the same sample; 28.0 minutes is the normalization basis.
Games	20	20Same sample
Minutes	24.5#85 of 221	28.0Normalization basis

Per 28: Projects counting statistics to a 28-minute pace. Percentages and ratios remain unchanged.

Ranking availability: Shooting ranks require minimum attempt volumes. Turnover and foul ranks are withheld pending role-adjusted methodology. Plus/minus has no Per 28 projection.

About advanced statistics

The Rebounding and Defence & hustle groups above are estimated rates. Each player-game contributes a time share = player minutes ÷ (team player-minutes ÷ 5), and the numerator (rebounds, steals, blocks) is divided by that share of the available opportunities — rebound chances (team + opponent boards), estimated opponent possessions for STL%, and opponent two-point attempts for BLK%. FD/28 is fouls drawn per 28 minutes. These are estimates from standard box-score totals and playing time, notplay-by-play, lineup or matchup data; a missing input leaves a metric unavailable (—), never a fabricated zero.

Ranks. Every advanced metric is ranked against the same qualified pool as the standard statistics and honours the All players / Same position toggle. eFG%, 3PAr and FTr require 75 field-goal attempts; TOV% requires 100 estimated scoring possessions; the estimated rebounding and defensive rates require 200on-court minutes — all in addition to the standard leaderboard eligibility, and ties share a rank. eFG% and the rebounding/defensive rates rank higher-is-better; TOV% ranks lower-is-better.

3PAr and FTr describe shot selection, not better-or-worse play: their rank shows where a player sits in the shot-selection distribution, not quality. See Data & methodology, and full formulas under How this profile is calculated below.

Selected season

Ranking and percentiles

Compared with 90 qualified forwards in EuroLeague 2005–06.

Overall percentile85th · Elite

#49 of 221 qualified players

Position percentile86th · Elite

#18 of 90 qualified forwards

Qualified ranks include leaderboard-eligible players only. Percentiles describe the full season pool, including provisional players.

Career

Career production trend

4.62003-04
6.22004-05
10.82005-06
9.52006-07
8.62007-08
13.82008-09
8.22009-10
9.42010-11
7.82011-12
8.22012-13
8.82013-14
9.12014-15
12.32015-16
13.02016-17
11.32017-18
6.22018-19
3.02019-20
3.92020-21
3.72021-22

Points per game, oldest to most recent season. Bars only -- no value is interpolated between seasons, and a missing season shows as no bar rather than zero.

Career

Club timeline

Career history

Season by season

19 recorded seasons

Season	Club	W-L	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	PIR	FG	3PT	FT	+/−/G	Rating	Data	Status
2021-22	ZALGIRIS KAUNAS	5–12	17	12.7	3.7	2.7	0.6	4.4	42.3%	40.9%	90.9%	—	42	Complete	Qualified
2020-21	ZALGIRIS KAUNAS	17–17	34	15.9	3.9	4.4	1.0	7.2	43.6%	27.6%	91.1%	—	45	Complete	Qualified
2019-20	ZALGIRIS KAUNAS	12–15	27	13.8	3.0	3.1	0.8	4.9	38.4%	14.3%	75.9%	—	38	Complete	Qualified
2018-19	ZALGIRIS KAUNAS	5–12	17	16.1	6.2	3.1	0.9	7.5	50.0%	25.0%	89.2%	—	46	Complete	Qualified
2017-18	ZALGIRIS KAUNAS	22–13	35	22.3	11.3	4.9	1.4	13.7	57.6%	37.5%	83.3%	—	69	Complete	Qualified
2016-17	ZALGIRIS KAUNAS	14–16	30	23.7	13.0	6.1	1.5	16.8	52.0%	39.6%	86.8%	+1.0	71	Complete	Qualified
2015-16	ZALGIRIS KAUNAS	7–17	24	25.6	12.3	6.2	1.5	15.5	49.5%	31.0%	83.8%	−2.5	67	Complete	Qualified
2014-15	ZALGIRIS KAUNAS	10–14	24	24.2	9.1	6.5	1.1	12.0	48.0%	30.0%	80.0%	—	53	Complete	Qualified
2013-14	ZALGIRIS KAUNAS	7–14	21	26.2	8.8	6.5	1.9	12.0	46.5%	25.7%	77.1%	—	55	Complete	Qualified
2012-13	ZALGIRIS KAUNAS	11–6	17	24.9	8.2	4.8	1.2	9.2	46.5%	29.2%	84.4%	—	49	Complete	Qualified
2011-12	ZALGIRIS KAUNAS	4–12	16	23.4	7.8	5.6	0.8	8.8	44.7%	33.3%	72.7%	—	50	Complete	Qualified
2010-11	ZALGIRIS KAUNAS	6–10	16	26.3	9.4	6.9	0.9	11.7	47.6%	15.2%	81.8%	—	50	Complete	Qualified
2009-10	KHIMKI	9–7	16	24.9	8.2	4.9	0.8	9.6	47.5%	37.7%	77.3%	—	55	Complete	Qualified
2008-09	ZALGIRIS	2–7	9	31.2	13.8	8.0	1.2	14.8	44.0%	29.6%	77.8%	—	53	Complete	Qualified
2007-08	ZALGIRIS	9–11	20	21.6	8.6	4.9	0.8	9.5	50.4%	32.4%	77.1%	—	60	Complete	Qualified
2006-07	ZALGIRIS	2–11	13	27.0	9.5	7.0	1.0	12.1	48.3%	20.8%	67.4%	—	48	Complete	Qualified
2005-06	ZALGIRIS	9–11	20	24.5	10.8	6.8	1.2	12.3	46.8%	25.0%	71.4%	—	59	Complete	Qualified
2004-05	ZALGIRIS	8–12	20	18.8	6.2	4.2	0.6	7.7	54.4%	14.3%	58.1%	—	47	Complete	Qualified
2003-04	ZALGIRIS	8–8	16	13.6	4.6	2.9	0.6	5.1	52.6%	0.0%	63.6%	—	49	Complete	Qualified

W-Lrepresents the team’s win–loss record only in games where the player appeared.

Career

Career overview

PAULIUS JANKUNAS has played 19 EuroLeague seasons across 2 clubs.

The best recorded PIR season is 2016-17 at 16.8 PIR per game.

Games392

Starts283

Points3,241

Rebounds2,010

Assists424

Career PIR4,067

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How this profile is calculated

Statistical basis: The rating, components, production and efficiency figures shown here are computed from the selected season’s recorded box scores only -- no other season is blended in.
Peer comparison: Qualified ranks and percentiles compare this player against other leaderboard-eligible players in the same season, narrowed to a position peer group when one is available.
Sample confidence: A limited games/minutes sample lowers confidence and can make the season provisional, which excludes it from qualified rankings.
Shooting rank thresholds: Shooting-percentage ranks require the same qualification rule above, plus a minimum attempt volume for that metric: FG% 75 attempts, 2PT% 40 attempts, 3PT% 30 attempts, FT% 20 attempts, True shooting % 75 TS attempts. Ranks are calculated only among players meeting that same threshold. Pace normalization (Per 28) does not change percentages or ratios, so their value and rank repeat unchanged in both columns. Turnover and foul ranks are withheld pending a role-adjusted methodology.
Shooting efficiency: TS%, eFG%, 3PAr and FTr are computed from this season’s official box-score totals, summed across every club stint before dividing. TS% = points / (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)), eFG% = (FGM + 0.5 × 3PM) / FGA, 3PAr = 3PA / FGA and FTr = FTA / FGA (free-throw attempts, not makes), with FGA = 2PA + 3PA. 3PAr and FTr describe shot selection and are shown as neutral profile measures — no rank, percentile or colour. A metric is left unavailable (—) when an input is missing or there are no attempts; it is never shown as zero. These metrics are part of the standard-data Advanced Analytics foundation and may inform a future rating generation; publishing them does not affect the currently deployed BasketScope Rating, whose TS% uses the identical denominator.
Playmaking & ball security: AST/TO and TOV% are computed from this season’s official totals, summed across every club stint before dividing. AST/TO = assists / turnovers, a plain ratio shown to two decimals (not a percentage); higher is generally favourable. With no turnovers the ratio is undefined, so it is shown as an em dash with a reason (“No turnovers recorded”), never Infinity. TOV% = TO / (FGA + 0.44 × FTA + TO), with FGA = 2PA + 3PA; lower is generally favourable. Its denominator is an estimateof scoring possessions from standard box-score inputs (field-goal attempts, free-throw attempts and turnovers) — it is notderived from collected possession or play-by-play data. A sourced zero turnovers over a positive denominator is a genuine 0.0%; a missing input or zero denominator leaves the metric unavailable (—), never zero. Both are part of the standard-data Advanced Analytics foundation and may be considered later as candidate inputs for a future rating generation; publishing them does not affect the currently deployed BasketScope Rating or its ranks.
Rebounding context: ORB%, DRB% and TRB% are estimatedrebound-opportunity percentages derived from standard box-score totals and playing time — not possession- or lineup-level measurement. For each game, a player’s time share = player minutes ÷ (team player-minutes ÷ 5), so actual team minutes set the on-court basis and overtime is handled naturally (never assumed to be 40). Opportunities per game are ORB% = team OREB + opponent DREB, DRB% = team DREB + opponent OREB, and TRB% = all four; each is scaled by time share. The player’s rebounds and these opportunity denominators are summed across every game and club stint, then divided once — never an average of per-game or per-club percentages. A metric is unavailable (—) when a required input is missing or the opportunity denominator is zero; a valid denominator with zero rebounds is a genuine 0.0%. Both are part of the standard-data Advanced Analytics foundation and may be considered later as candidate inputs for a future rating generation; richer lineup and play-by-play inputs are not part of the current standard-data methodology. Publishing them does not affect the currently deployed BasketScope Rating or its ranks.
Defensive & hustle context: STL%, BLK% and FD/28 are computed from this season’s official totals, summed across every club stint before dividing. STL% = steals / (time share × estimated opponent possessions), where estimated opponent possessions = opp 2PA + opp 3PA + 0.44 × opp FTA − opp OREB + opp TO (the 0.44 free-throw weight is the documented v1 convention). BLK% = blocks / (time share × opponent 2PA); whether a block landed on a two- or three-point attempt is not inferred, and values are not clamped. Time share = player minutes ÷ (team player-minutes ÷ 5), so actual team minutes handle overtime. Both are estimatesfrom standard box-score totals — not possession-by-possession, matchup or lineup measurement. FD/28 = fouls drawn ÷ minutes × 28, a plain per-28 rate (not a percentage, not a possession rate). A metric is unavailable (—) when a required input is missing or the opportunity denominator is zero; a valid denominator with zero steals/blocks/fouls-drawn is a genuine 0.0. All three are part of the standard-data Advanced Analytics foundation and may be considered later as candidate inputs for a future rating generation; richer lineup, play-by-play and matchup inputs are not part of the current standard-data methodology. Publishing them does not affect the currently deployed BasketScope Rating or its ranks.
AST/TO rank threshold: AST/TO ranks require at least 40 assists and 15 turnovers, in addition to general qualification -- this limits low-volume ratio outliers. AST/TO is unchanged under Per 28 normalization, so its value and rank repeat in both columns. Zero-turnover ratios are not ranked.
Position source: Forward -- Verified season record.
Data labels: Ordinary source-backed values (a listed height, an official-profile position) are shown with no label. A small, secondary label is added only where a value’s status is not obvious:
OfficialDirectly published by EuroLeague, a club, federation, or another primary source.
ReportedPublished by a credible media source but not formally confirmed.
EstimateApproximate value calculated or assessed from available evidence.
PartialData is incomplete, covers only part of the season, or is missing some records.
DerivedCalculated by BasketScope from underlying statistics.
Sourced vs. generated: Identity, career totals and box-score production are sourced facts. The rating, components, ranks, percentiles and summary sentences are BasketScope-generated from those facts using a fixed, deterministic method -- never an AI model.
What this does not measure: Tactical fit, leadership, off-ball defense and future potential are not measured or implied by any figure on this page.
External source: Official EuroLeague profile (opens in a new tab) ↗
Selected-season context: Figures on this page reflect EuroLeague 2005–06, refreshed periodically from imported season data.