Paulius Valinskas


Paulius Valinskas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League. He is a 1.91 m tall combo guard.

Early career

During the 2015–16 season with BC Žalgiris-2, Valinskas won the National Basketball League silver medals losing to BC Sūduva in the final. He averaged 14.5 points and 3.2 assists in 29 minutes of action and got the 2015–16 Most Improved Player Award.

Professional career

After a breakout season with Žalgiris-2, Valinskas was invited into the main Žalgiris team in the summer of 2016. During his first two years, he saw little playing time. In the 2017–18 season, he averaged 4.7 points in the LKL and 2.8 points in the Euroleague. On November 3, 2017, during an away game against CSKA Moscow, Valinskas scored a career high 11 points, making 3 of his 4 three-pointers.
On August 6, 2018, Valinskas was loaned to Lietkabelis Panevėžys. In 55 games played during the season, Valinskas averaged 11.9 points, 3.3 assists and 2.6 rebounds, shooting 46% from the field overall.
On August 2, 2019, he went on loan to French club Orléans Loiret Basket of the LNB Pro A.