Ignas Brazdeikis

Club

Baloncesto Málaga

Position

Small Forward

Nationality

Lithuania

Date of birth

1999-01-08

Birthplace

Kaunas, Lithuania

Height

6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)

Weight

221 lb (100 kg)

Ignas "Iggy" Brazdeikis (born January 8, 1999) is a Lithuanian-Canadian professional basketball player for Unicaja of the Liga ACB and Basketball Champions League (BCL). He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines. As a freshman, he was a 2019 second-team All-Big Ten selection, the Big Ten Freshman of the Year and a Big Ten All-Freshman honoree. Brazdeikis was selected with the 47th overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings, and was then traded to the New York Knicks. He has played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers and Orlando Magic as well as NBA G League Westchester Knicks and Lakeland Magic.

He has played internationally for Canada's teams in under-16 and under-17 competitions. After beginning his professional career, he sought Lithuanian citizenship and played for Lithuania national team.