http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gPLa8PrwvjRWMtYgxELpv82sGPhg Linas Kleiza assured Lithuania of the bronze medal at the world basketball championships with his 33 points helping his team to a 99-88 win over Serbia in Sunday's third-place play-off. Held to just four points on Saturday by USA in the semi-finals, Kleiza was back to his best against Serbia, showing his potential when given space to move.
Kleiza NBA stock up after Worlds http://sports.nationalpost.com/2010/09/14/five-nba-players-whose-stock-is-up-thanks-to-worlds/ Linas Kleiza, Forward, Lithuania One of the best players in Europe last year, Kleiza will join the Toronto Raptors this season after playing for Denver earlier in his career. He has apparently improved his ability to put the ball on the floor, going on scoring binges against teams as diverse as New Zealand, Spain, China and Serbia. He had 33 points in the bronze-medal game against Serbia, helping the elated Lithuanians land a spot on the podium. He enters training camp as the favourite to win the Raptors’ starting spot at small forward. One worry: in a game against the United States, the most athletic team in the tournament, Kleiza managed just four points on 1-for-11 shooting.
