page_title: Artūras Gudaitis
section_title: Professional career
hierarchical_section_title: Artūras Gudaitis / Professional career
caption_attribution_description: English: Lithuanian basketball player Arturas Gudaitis
context_page_description: Artūras Gudaitis is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague. Standing at 6 ft 10 in, he plays at the center position. He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 47th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft.
context_section_description: On 6 August 2013, Gudaitis signed a professional contract with Žalgiris Kaunas for two years and was brought into the main Žalgiris roster. Whilst suffering from the knee injury in the first half of the season he had his breakthrough game against Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar in the EuroLeague tournament, scoring 14 points with 6 rebounds. Gudaitis vastly improved during the regular season, and was called an x-factor of victorious LKL semi-final series against Lietuvos rytas Vilnius.
  During 2014–15 LKL season his powerful dunk over Artūras Jomantas was selected as the Top Play of the Regular Season.
  On 2 July 2015, he signed a 2+1 contract with Lietuvos rytas Vilnius.
  On 9 November 2016, Gudaitis scored a career-high 17 points and got 11 rebounds in a 101–84 win over Montakit Fuenlabrada in EuroCup Basketball game. One week later, on 16 November 2016, Gudaitis scored 12 points and got a career-high 15 rebounds. After a individually successful 2016–17 season, he was named to the LKL All-Tournament Team on 13 June 2017.
  On 12 September 2017, Gudaitis signed with Olimpia Milano. On 25 February 2018, Gudaitis extended his contract that would keep him with the team until the end of the 2020–21 season.
  On 1 February 2019, during an away game against Herbalife Gran Canaria, Gudaitis suffered an ACL injury that left him sidelined for the remainder of the 2018–2019 season. Despite having played only 21 games in the Euroleague during the season, he was one of its most efficient players, and was considered one of the league's top centers prior to the injury.
  On July 10, 2020, Gudaitis officially moved to Russian club Zenit of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague on a two-year deal.
caption: Gudaitis with BC Žalgiris in 2014
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