Zalgiris Kaunas continued one of many EuroLeague’s busiest offseasons on Tuesday by signing veteran guard Sterling Brown to a contract by way of the 2027-28 season. The settlement is structured as a 1+1 deal and brings the previous NBA wing to Lithuania after two productive seasons with Partizan Belgrade.
Brown, 31, arrives with three years of EuroLeague expertise and is predicted to fill a serious position on a Zalgiris roster that has undergone important modifications following final season’s playoff run.
The American wing provides Zalgiris an skilled perimeter scorer after posting 13.7 factors per sport whereas taking pictures 39.2% from three-point vary throughout the 2025-26 EuroLeague season with Partizan.
Earlier than establishing himself in Europe, Brown spent six seasons within the NBA. He appeared in 292 regular-season video games with the Milwaukee Bucks, Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers, averaging 5.3 factors per sport. His greatest NBA season got here with Houston in 2020-21, when he averaged 8.2 factors and 4.4 rebounds throughout 51 appearances earlier than persevering with his profession abroad with ALBA Berlin and later Partizan.
Brown joins a Zalgiris squad that completed fifth within the 2025-26 EuroLeague common season with a 23-15 file earlier than falling 3-1 to Fenerbahce within the playoff quarterfinals. The membership was led offensively by Sylvain Francisco, who averaged 16.5 factors and 6.5 assists, whereas Moses Wright contributed 13.2 factors and 6.5 rebounds, and Azuolas Tubelis added 12.1 factors.
Nonetheless, each Francisco and Wright are amongst a number of notable departures this summer season. Zalgiris has additionally parted methods with Laurynas Birutis, Ignas Brazdeikis, Kajus Mikalauskas, Mantas Rubstavicius and loaned new signing Maxwell Lewis.
The entrance workplace has responded aggressively within the switch market. Brown turns into the most recent addition following the signings of Carsen Edwards, Saben Lee, Marius Grigonis and Marek Blazevic. Longtime NBA middle Jonas Valanciunas is reportedly on his method to Kaunas too.
