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FC Bayern Signs Rokas Jokubaitis on Contract Through 2028

Signed until 2028 as Bayern’s new scoring point guard, he will immediately debut at EuroBasket when Lithuania meets Germany on August 30.

Overview

  • Jokubaitis arrives from Maccabi Tel Aviv after averaging 12.6 points per game in last season’s EuroLeague campaign.
  • FC Bayern sport director Dragan Tarlac praised the 24-year-old’s maturity and decision to choose Munich over an NBA route.
  • He is slated to replace Carsen Edwards as the team’s primary ‘king’ point guard and lead the backcourt in domestic and continental competitions.
  • The Lithuanian brings seven years of EuroLeague experience, including three seasons with FC Barcelona and a 34th-overall selection in the 2021 NBA draft.
  • Jokubaitis joins Lithuania’s EuroBasket roster and will face Germany—and future Bayern teammate Oscar da Silva—on August 30.