Zalgiris enters the game vs Herbalife with plenty of injuries 4

As Zalgiris prepares to take on Gran Canaria side in the teams’ 25th EuroLeague game of the season, there is still a cloud of uncertainty surrounding the Zalgiris locker room.

As Nate Wolters continued his practice routine, strengthening his legs, head coach Sarunas Jasikevicius took time listing down the losses in Zalgiris’ rotation.

“Nate is working hard, trying. But he has to climb stairs at home, too. The fact that he’s doing that doesn’t automatically mean he’s going to play. Antanas Kavaliauskas had secondary analysis on his injury and it seems to be a slight tear on his shin. He will definitely not play on Thursday. Paulius (Jankunas) won’t play, Rokas Jokubaitis got injured yesterday, and he’s still questionable.”

Despite the stressing injuries, Jasikevicius didn’t hold back the jokes, coming up with two possible new additions to the roster.

“We’ve got a decision to make now – either Tomas Masiulis or Darius Maskoliunas will have to suit up for the game.”

Speaking of Zalgiris’ opponents, Gran Canaria, who’ve lost their last nine games, Jasikevicius pointed out the turnover in the team.

“I get the feeling that they’re trying to change their team, perhaps win a game or two in the EuroLeague and try to save a spot in the ACB. The team is different, for sure. They’ve got guys coming back from injuries – Radicevic, Hannah. Wiley’s joining the team from Australia. They’ve still got other injured players. It’s really difficult to figure out who’s going to come play. The whole face of the team is changing. Instead of three tall centers, they’re starting Wiley, who’s certainly an atypical center, more of a “four”. Their situation is changing, but the one thing that remains the same is the fact that they run the fast break impressively, they still shoot a lot of threes. These will be the key aspects.”