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Vaidas Kariniauskas of Taurage has been a key playmaker in the first nine games of the 2026-27 season, starting eight and averaging 25.6 minutes, the third highest on the roster. He averages 11.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game while shooting 47% from the field and 30% from beyond the arc, a slight dip to 43% over his last five outings where he averaged 11.4 points. His recent form score of 5.9 places him at a normal level over the past 52 weeks. In a win against Siauliai on 31 October he posted 16 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in 27 minutes, and a win over Nevezis on 24 October saw him deliver 5 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists in 26 minutes. Taurage will face Neptunas away on 7 November in the LKL.
Vaidas Kariniauskas plays for Taurage (LKL). This season, every competition, he averages 11.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and 6.2 assists in 25.6 minutes over 9 games, shooting 47% from the field. His form is 5.6 on the 0-10 scale (5 = his normal).
N. Johnson21.1
D. Andrews16.2
Yannick Franke16.0
Cameron Reynolds15.5
Jonas Valanciunas15.5 Emmanuel Nzekwesi15.0
A. Gudaitis14.4
Selim Fofana14.3
A. Schumacher14.0 Tevian Jones13.8 Laurynas Beliauskas13.0 C. Hunter12.8 A. Marciulionis12.4 K. Kennedy12.4 Elvar Fridriksson12.2 Martynas Echodas12.1 Carsen Edwards11.8 Deividas Sirvydis11.8 Cedric Henderson11.6 Henri Drell11.4 Sterling Brown11.2 Ognjen Jaramaz10.9 Gytis Radzevicius10.8 Matas Repsys10.6 Ivan Fevrier10.4 R. Mesidor10.3 C. Brown10.1 J. Pagenkopf9.9 Marek Blazevic9.9 M. DeVoe9.8 Martynas Pacevicius9.8 Martynas Echodas6.6 Emmanuel Nzekwesi6.2 Jacob Wiley6.0 Martynas Pacevicius5.6 Jonas Valanciunas5.5 Cameron Reynolds5.2 E. Tubutis5.2 E. Reid5.2 Gytis Radzevicius5.2 Gytis Masiulis5.0 B. Huntley-Hatfield5.0 A. Gudaitis4.8 Tevian Jones4.8 Gabrielius Maldunas4.6 M. Ilic4.6 C. Brown4.6 Tim Lambrecht4.6 Henri Drell4.5 Laurynas Beliauskas4.5 D. McKnight4.5 A. Gray4.2 R. Lindo4.0 M. DeVoe4.0 K. Nicholson4.0 K. Pohto3.9 Dustin Sleva3.8 Cedric Henderson3.8 Marek Blazevic3.7 Edgaras Ulanovas3.6 Arnas Butkevicius3.6 J. Furmanavcius3.3 Elvar Fridriksson5.5 Donatas Sabeckis5.0 D. McKnight4.6 Michael Caffey4.1 Kristupas Zemaitis3.9 M. DeVoe3.6 A. Schumacher3.2 J. Pagenkopf3.0 Marius Grigonis2.9 Selim Fofana2.9 N. Johnson2.9 Gytis Radzevicius2.8 A. Marciulionis2.8 Carsen Edwards2.6 Matas Jogela2.6 Ognjen Jaramaz2.5 Edgaras Ulanovas2.4 Tim Lambrecht2.4 C. Hunter2.4 D. Andrews2.3 Deividas Sirvydis2.2 F. Boardman-Raffet2.2 Maodo Lo2.1 Sterling Brown2.0 Gabrielius Maldunas2.0 J. Furmanavcius2.0 Laurynas Beliauskas2.0 N. Bukauskas2.0 J. Hopkins2.0 Yannick Franke1.9 M. Ilic1.9 Arnas Butkevicius1.9 Dovydas Giedraitis1.9 Marek Blazevic1.9 Carsen Edwards3.2 Yannick Franke2.8 Cameron Reynolds2.5 Laurynas Beliauskas2.4 Sterling Brown2.2 Marius Grigonis2.0 Ivan Fevrier2.0 Selim Fofana2.0 N. Johnson2.0 D. Andrews2.0 Dovydas Romancenko1.8 Gytis Radzevicius1.6 Cedric Henderson1.6 D. Harrison1.6 Tevian Jones1.5 Deividas Sirvydis1.4 Martynas Paliukenas1.4 K. Kennedy1.4 Tauras Jogela1.4 R. Mesidor1.3 M. DeVoe1.2 Gytis Masiulis1.2 Elvar Fridriksson1.1 J. Pagenkopf1.1 Maodo Lo1.0 Ognjen Jaramaz1.0 Karolis Lukosiunas1.0 Matas Jogela1.0 Daniel Baslyk1.0 Henri Drell1.0 A. Marciulionis1.0 C. Hunter1.0 A. Gray1.0 Sarunas Beniusis76.7% Jonas Valanciunas76.7% Marek Blazevic71.8% A. Gudaitis68.6% C. Brown68.3% Deividas Sirvydis63.2% Marius Grigonis60.0% Martynas Echodas59.7% Martynas Pacevicius59.1% Emmanuel Nzekwesi58.5% Jacob Wiley57.6% Sterling Brown56.5% N. Johnson55.6% Tim Lambrecht53.7% E. Tubutis53.3% K. Kennedy52.9% Michael Caffey52.4% Simas Jarumbauskas52.2% M. DeVoe51.4% Cameron Reynolds51.1% Matas Repsys51.0% Ognjen Jaramaz50.7% Donatas Tarolis50.0% Paulius Petrilevicius50.0% Yannick Franke50.0% Elvar Fridriksson49.1% D. McKnight48.9% Carsen Edwards48.8% Ivan Fevrier48.6% Selim Fofana48.1% Henri Drell46.8% Tauras Jogela46.4% Dovydas Romancenko46.3% J. Pagenkopf45.9% C. Brown78.6% Sarunas Beniusis76.7% Jonas Valanciunas76.7% Marek Blazevic73.7% R. Mesidor71.4% Deividas Sirvydis70.8% A. Gudaitis70.6% Tim Lambrecht69.2% Simas Jarumbauskas67.7% Donatas Tarolis66.7% Emmanuel Nzekwesi63.9% Michael Caffey63.0% Martynas Pacevicius62.2% N. Johnson62.0% Matas Repsys61.3% K. Kennedy61.0% A. Marciulionis60.9% Martynas Echodas59.7% M. DeVoe59.1% Cameron Reynolds58.3% Jacob Wiley57.6% Ognjen Jaramaz57.1% Selim Fofana57.1% Sterling Brown56.5% Tevian Jones56.2% A. Schumacher56.2% Henri Drell56.0% Elvar Fridriksson54.3% J. Pagenkopf54.3% D. McKnight53.7% C. Hunter53.6% Gabrielius Maldunas51.9% Tauras Jogela51.7% Marius Grigonis58.3% Carsen Edwards57.1% Sterling Brown56.5% Ivan Fevrier55.6% Yannick Franke51.2% Martynas Paliukenas46.7% Laurynas Beliauskas46.3% N. Johnson45.2% D. Harrison44.4% Cameron Reynolds43.5% Dovydas Romancenko42.4% Elvar Fridriksson40.9% K. Kennedy40.7% Tauras Jogela40.7% M. DeVoe40.0% Gytis Radzevicius38.1% Selim Fofana37.8% Gytis Masiulis37.5% Maodo Lo36.8% Ognjen Jaramaz36.4% Cedric Henderson36.4% D. Andrews36.4% J. Pagenkopf34.6% Karolis Lukosiunas33.3% Matas Repsys33.3% Michael Caffey33.3% A. Gray33.3% Daniel Baslyk30.8% Henri Drell29.6% C. Hunter29.6% R. Mesidor28.1% Mindaugas Girdziunas90.5% Donatas Tarolis89.3% Elvar Fridriksson89.2% Laurynas Beliauskas88.5% D. McKnight87.5% Tevian Jones87.0% Dovydas Romancenko86.7% D. Harrison84.6% Marius Valinskas84.2% Cedric Henderson83.3% A. Marciulionis82.6% Gytis Masiulis81.8% J. Furmanavcius80.0% Yannick Franke80.0% E. Reid80.0% J. Hopkins79.3% K. Kennedy77.8% J. Pagenkopf77.8% Marius Grigonis76.5% N. Johnson75.9% Simas Jarumbauskas75.0% Martynas Pacevicius74.2% Gabrielius Maldunas73.3% Ivan Fevrier72.7% Jonas Valanciunas72.7% G. Nemeiksa72.7% C. Hunter72.0% Dustin Sleva70.0% Edgaras Ulanovas68.8% Martynas Echodas67.6%| Split | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | PRA | FG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All games | 9 | 25.6 | 11.9 | 2.4 | 6.2 | 20.6 | 47% |
| Home | 5 | 28.4 | 11.2 | 2.8 | 7.4 | 21.4 | 49% |
| Away | 4 | 22.1 | 12.8 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 19.5 | 45% |
| Starter | 8 | 26.4 | 12.2 | 2.6 | 6.5 | 21.4 | 47% |
| Bench | 1 | 19.2 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 43% |
| Team won | 4 | 28.5 | 11.2 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 21.0 | 47% |
| Team lost | 5 | 23.3 | 12.4 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 20.2 | 47% |
| vs stronger teams | 5 | 25.7 | 10.2 | 2.4 | 6.6 | 19.2 | 44% |
| vs similar teams | 4 | 25.5 | 14.0 | 2.5 | 5.8 | 22.2 | 50% |
| Metric | 2023-24 LKL n=39 | 2024-25 n=2 | 2024 EuroCup n=12 | 2024-25 LKL n=14 | 2025-26 n=7 | 2025-26 LKL n=30 | 2026-27 n=1 | 2026-27 LKL n=8 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 6.4 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 5.4 | 8.2 | 4.0 | 12.9 | |
| Rebounds / game | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 2.4 | |
| Assists / game | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 9.0 | 5.9 | |
| Threes / game | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.9 | |
| Minutes / game | 17.2 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 9.6 | 17.2 | 19.6 | 29.6 | 25.1 | |
| FG% | 47% | 40% | 38% | 56% | 59% | 55% | 29% | 49% | |
| 3P% | 42% | 50% | 50% | 47% | 45% | 39% | 0% | 37% | |
| FT% | 58% | - | 71% | 62% | 50% | 82% | - | 76% | |
| Game score / 36 | 13.2 | 7.8 | 4.7 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 14.9 | 9.3 | 18.8 |
| Player | GP | Starts | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | PRA | TS% | 3PM · 3P% | Usage | Team pts share | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JBJ. Blackmon | 8 | 1 | 22.1 | 13.1 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 17.4 | 57% | 2.6 · 42% | 29% | 17% | 4.9 |
| Vaidas Kariniauskas | 8 | 7 | 25.1 | 12.9 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 21.1 | 59% | 0.9 · 37% | 24% | 16% | 5.6 |
| AVAndrii Voinalovych | 8 | 8 | 26.8 | 10.4 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 14.9 | 55% | 0.6 · 24% | 19% | 13% | 3.1 |
| BGBenas Griciunas | 8 | 8 | 21.8 | 9.9 | 6.4 | 0.5 | 16.8 | 58% | 0.0 · - | 21% | 12% | 8.5 |
| CHC. Hayes | 6 | 1 | 19.5 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 13.5 | 46% | 0.3 · 20% | 24% | 8% | 1.0 |
| NMNojus Mineikis | 8 | 8 | 26.2 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 12.2 | 54% | 1.6 · 36% | 14% | 9% | 4.5 |
| DJD. Jackson | 7 | 7 | 22.4 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 9.6 | 39% | 1.0 · 29% | 22% | 8% | 4.3 |
| VKVitalijus Kozys | 7 | 0 | 21.6 | 6.9 | 4.6 | 0.6 | 12.0 | 53% | 0.9 · 35% | 16% | 8% | 6.5 |
 Haris Bratanovic | 6 | 0 | 14.6 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 11.5 | 62% | 0.0 · - | 18% | 6% | 4.6 |
| DDDarryl Doualla | 7 | 0 | 15.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 7.3 | 56% | 0.3 · - | 11% | 4% | 7.1 |
| KZK. Zikas | 2 | 0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | - | 0.0 · - | 5% | - | – |
| NKN. Kiselevicius | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | 0.0 · - | 0% | - | – |
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3P | FT | Game score /36 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 26 | | @ Siauliai | W 91-81 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 7/16 | 1/5 | 1/2 | 13.6 |
| 24 Oct 26 | | v Nevezis | W 80-76 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2/6 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 13.7 |
| 21 Oct 26 | | v Rytas | L 71-79 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2/6 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 15.1 |
| 18 Oct 26 | | @ Zalgiris Kaunas | L 76-96 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3/7 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 16.1 |
| 11 Oct 26 | | v Gargzdai | L 82-102 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 6/11 | 2/4 | 4/4 | 22.4 |
| 07 Oct 26 | | v Nevezis | W 81-76 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2/7 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 9.3 |
| 04 Oct 26 | | @ Juventus | L 77-93 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 5/11 | 1/2 | 4/8 | 23.9 |
| 26 Sep 26 | | @ Lietkabelis | L 79-85 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 4/8 | 1/2 | 2/4 | 19.4 |
| 19 Sep 26 | | v Jonava | W 95-90 | 32 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 6/7 | 0/0 | 8/8 | 26.1 |
| 22 May 26 | | @ Lietkabelis | L 77-93 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3/10 | 1/5 | 4/5 | 12.7 |
| 20 May 26 | | v Lietkabelis | L 84-85 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 16.6 |
| 16 May 26 | | v Lietkabelis | W 67-64 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 15.4 |
| 09 May 26 | | @ Jonava | L 70-86 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 4/13 | 0/2 | 5/5 | 11.5 |
| 06 May 26 | | @ Juventus | L 82-87 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 10.1 |
| 03 May 26 | | v Nevezis | W 95-75 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 5/6 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 22.1 |
| 27 Apr 26 | | @ Rytas | L 72-102 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 9.9 |
| 25 Apr 26 | | v Zalgiris Kaunas | L 78-91 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4/7 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 15.4 |
| 19 Apr 26 | | @ Neptunas | L 83-98 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4.1 |
| 15 Apr 26 | | @ Gargzdai | W 81-78 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5/7 | 1/3 | 6/6 | 23.9 |
| 12 Apr 26 | | v Rytas | W 107-90 | 35 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 7/11 | 0/4 | 2/5 | 14.2 |
| 03 Apr 26 | | v Jonava | W 96-77 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2/4 | 2/3 | 3/4 | 19.8 |
| 28 Mar 26 | | @ Nevezis | W 88-87 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4/4 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 20.0 |
| 22 Mar 26 | | @ Zalgiris Kaunas | L 65-94 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1/7 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 1.5 |
| 08 Mar 26 | | v Neptunas | L 81-90 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 23.9 |
| 18 Feb 26 | | @ Lietkabelis | W 77-75 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 9.5 |
| 15 Feb 26 | | v Juventus | W 97-90 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3/5 | 0/2 | 3/5 | 16.1 |
| 08 Feb 26 | | v Gargzdai | W 83-73 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3/6 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 21.7 |
| 31 Jan 26 | | v Juventus | L 102-108 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3/5 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 13.2 |
| 25 Jan 26 | | @ Jonava | W 85-79 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0.0 |
| 03 Jan 26 | | v Nevezis | W 98-95 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3/5 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 15.3 |
| 28 Dec 25 | | @ Neptunas | W 103-101 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 13.6 |
| 23 Dec 25 | | v Rytas | L 82-97 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 12.8 |
| 10 Dec 25 | | v Juventus | W 93-85 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3/3 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 27.0 |
| 15 Nov 25 | | v Rytas | L 100-105 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 14.0 |
| 12 Nov 25 | | v Jonava | W 86-76 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2/6 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 2.1 |
| 05 Nov 25 | | @ Gargzdai | L 91-102 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4/8 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 14.8 |
| 02 Nov 25 | | v Neptunas | W 89-85 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5/8 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 18.8 |
| 25 Oct 25 | | @ Rytas | L 79-94 | 31 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 7/13 | 2/3 | 4/4 | 18.3 |
| 22 Oct 25 | | @ Juventus | L 87-96 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 16.3 |
| 19 Oct 25 | | @ Nevezis | L 93-107 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5/8 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 22.7 |
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