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Arnoldas Kulboka Rumors
Former Hornets player Arnoldas Kulboka signed with Ukrainian team BC Prometey for the 2023-24 season.
Rod Boone: More roster moves: #Hornets are recalling two-way players Arnoldas Kulboka and Scottie Lewis from the @greensboroswarm, per sources. Two are being added as reinforcements just in case.
In three years with the Charlotte Hornets, it has been chiefly a hello-and-goodbye relationship between Arnoldas Kulboka and his boss of North Carolina city. Since Kulboka has been showing up only in the Summer League, the young forward hasn't had many opportunities to meet Michael Jordan. But during that pick-up game in Spectrum Center, the G.O.A.T. had to tell something to the Hornets rookie from Lithuania.
It had to be just a casual five-on-five session at Spectrum. However, it's never casual when Michael Jordan is in the building. Hornets' principal owner and chairman was on the sidelines with front office guys, watching their players competing. Kulboka, the Hornets two-way player, was decent. Once, he made a mistake reading the help on the defensive end. He didn't have much time to figure out the Hornets' defensive schemes. But suddenly, the greatness happened. "And then I hear Michael Jordan yelling at me that I had to help," Kulboka recalls with a smile. "It was very interesting."
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When Kulboka entered Spectrum earlier that day, at first he didn't recognize that Michael Jordan was on the sidelines. A 23-year-old sharpshooter from Igliauka, a small town of Lithuania, wasn't ready to see MJ watching him and the rest of the Hornets playing five on five. "Sincerely, I wasn't nervous," Kulboka smiled in an interview with BasketNews. "But for the others, you could feel the pick-up game was different than on Tuesday."
Arnoldas Kulboka inked a two-year contract extension with RETAbet Bilbao, the Spanish outlet announced on Friday confirming previous reports on a deal between the two sides. Kulboka, 22, joined the Basque club last summer. The Zalgiris Kaunas youth academy product and former Brose Bamberg player continued his upward trend with solid showings during his first ACB run.
Donatas Urbonas: Charlotte Hornets draft pick Arnoldas Kulboka will continue in Spain. He reached an agreement with Bilbao RETAbet, according to sources.
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Kulboka, a 6-foot-9 Lithuanian forward-guard, is in Charlotte for mini-camp and will play for the Hornets in Las Vegas Summer League. The 20-year-old is essentially on loan from the Italian League, where he played last season. “I understand that I’m not ready for the NBA level right now. I have to get stronger,” Kulboka said. “And maybe they want me to get more experience in Europe. I think it’s a smart choice. I understand that.”
Arnoldas Kulboka: I wish that was my sister , but no, that’s me 10 years ago 😅 already knew I’m gonna be a Hornet 🐝 #nbadraft #charlotteHornets @hornets
I wish that was my sister , but no, that’s me 10 years ago 😅 already knew I’m gonna be a Hornet 🐝 #nbadraft #charlotteHornets @hornets pic.twitter.com/Z45OlvESGa
— Arnoldas Kulboka (@kulboka98) June 22, 2018
At the NBA Global Camp this month, Kulboka scored 15 points on eight shots in a five-on-five scrimmage. Don't expect to see him in a Hornets jersey in the near future, though. "He's got a buyout that's manageable, but we've talked to his representative ..." Kupchak said. "At least right now, the plan is to keep him over there and hopefully watch him develop and then, when he's ready, bring him back over here and see how good he is."
Scott Agness: #Pacers hosting their sixth (and likely final) pre-draft workout on Tuesday: Rawle Alkins Marcus Derrickson Arnoldas Kulboka (Lithuania) Kelan Martin Elie Okobo (France) Theo Pinson Full list of prospects they’ve brought in: vigilantsports.com/pacers-2018-pr…
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