The annual 2015 LKL All-Star Game, was held on March 29, in Vilnius. The format was different from the previous contests: one team – Amžini Priešininkai – consisted of the best players from the two rivaling teams of Žalgiris and Lietuvos rytas, and the other team – LKL Žvaigždės – consisted of the best players from the rest of the LKL teams.
Teams
+Amžini Priešininkai Pos. Player Team Total Votes Starters PG Adas Juškevičius Lietuvos rytas 9,423 SG James Anderson Žalgiris 15,980 SF Edgaras Ulanovas Žalgiris 7,855 PF Paulius Jankūnas Žalgiris 11,328 C Antanas Kavaliauskas Lietuvos rytas 9,862 Reserves F Gediminas Orelikas Lietuvos rytas G/F Artūras Milaknis Žalgiris F/C Kšyštof Lavrinovič Lietuvos rytas PG Lukas Lekavičius Žalgiris SG Travis Leslie Lietuvos rytas C Grigorij Khizhnyak Žalgiris** PF Andrius Šležas Lietuvos rytas**
+LKL Žvaigždės Pos. Player Team Total Votes Starters PG Rashaun Broadus Juventus 5,769 SG Martynas Mažeika Neptūnas 7,952 SF Deividas Gailius Neptūnas 8,074 PF Julius Jucikas Šiauliai 5,009 C Alex Oriakhi Pieno žvaigždės 6,457 Reserves SF Arvydas Šikšnius Juventus F/C Fedor Dmitriev Dzūkija SG Rokas Giedraitis Šiauliai PG Michael Dixon Pieno žvaigždės PG Evaldas Žabas Lietkabelis F Mindaugas Žukauskas Šiauliai** SG Martynas Paliukėnas Dzūkija**
** Former Žalgiris and Lietuvos rytas members, Grigorij Khizhnyak and Andrius Šležas, respectively, appeared in the game, as a surprise to the spectators. While a member of Žalgiris, Khizhnyak led the EuroLeague in blocks per game, and otherwise led the team in points and rebounds. Šležas represented Lietuvos rytas for 9 seasons, and was known for his three point shooting abilities. For the "LKL Žvaigždės" team, the two late additions were Mindaugas Žukauskas and Martynas Paliukėnas. Žukauskas, who was a longtime Šiauliai player, established himself as an excellent defender, and a regular Lithuanian national team member. Paliukėnas, is a current member of Dzūkija.
Coaches Gintaras Krapikas, of Žalgiris, was chosen as the head coach of Amžini Priešininkai, after collecting 13,152 votes, and ousting his opponent, Marcelo Nicola of Lietuvos rytas, who gathered 6,609 votes. Kazys Maksvytis, of Neptūnas, was chosen as the head coach of LKL Žvaigždės, defeating Dainius Adomaitis, of Juventus, by 7,945 votes to 6,513 votes.
Game
References
External links All–Star Day website