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Robertas Javtokas (born March 20, 1980 in Šiauliai, Lithuanian SSR, USSR) is a Lithuanian basketball professional basketball player. He plays the center position and plays for Dynamo Moscow of the Russian League. He has been a member of Lithuanian national team since the year 2000. In the 2001 NBA Draft he was selected by the San Antonio Spurs with 56th overall pick.
[edit] Player Profile
Javtokas has very good athletic ability, long arms and good coordination. He is a good jumper who before his injuries had a 40 inch vertical [1] and can easily dunk in traffic. He still has to work on his technique and to improve his free-throw shooting. He can run the floor and make plays on the perimeter with his good athletic ability, nice size, and good hops. He is not a bad rebounder and is becoming a good defender as well.
[edit] Motorcycle Crash
On May 1st, 2002 while driving his Honda CBR1100XX motorcycle at a speed of around 140 kilometers per hour (84 miles per hour) towards Vilnius, he had a serious accident. Approaching a side road, Javtokas started to pass a van, but the van driver did not see the motorcycle and turned left. There was no chance for Robertas to stop. Javtokas hit the van, losing control but not the bike, which crashed into a car in the opposite lane. Javtokas flew dozens of meters and landed in bushes off the road. He returned to basketball for the 2003-2004 season.
[edit] Player Career
He played the 2006-07 season with Panathinaikos, winning with them the Greek Championship, Greek Cup, and Euroleague, although he played very limited minutes all season. On July 24, 2007 he signed a two year contract with Dynamo Moscow.
At the 2005 European Championship he played in 6 games for the Lithuanian national basketball team. During the tournament he averaged 11.0 points per game, 5.8 rebounds per game, and 1.5 assists per game. His 2-point field goal percentage was 61.7 percent and his free-throw percentage was 47.1 percent.
[edit] Awards/Achievements
- ^ Team Draft Overview-San Antonio Spurs
[edit] External Links
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