Rokas Jokubaitis to play Summer League with the Knicks

FC Barcelona have agreed for Rokas Jokubaitis to play in the NBA Summer League with the New York Knicks, the team that picked him in the second round of the 2021 Draft del 2021. The competition is being held in Las Vegas from August 8 to 17.

The Lithuanian will be playing in the team’s first three games against the Toronto Raptors (August 8), Los Angeles Lakers (August 11) and Detroit Pistons (August 13).

Jokubaitis will then return to Barcelona in time to start the preseason on August 17, with medicals on the first day back followed by the start of training on August 18 under the orders of his compatriot Sarunas Jasikevicius.