Zalgiris Kaunas announced that it has signed guard Naz Mitrou-Long, who made his Turkish Airlines EuroLeague debut last season with EA7 Emporio Armani Milan.
The contract is for one season with an option for a second year. Mitrou-Long (1.90 meters, 29 years old) averaged 7.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists over 21 EuroLeague games in a reserve role with Milan. He helped Milan win the Italian League championship. It was Mitrou-Long's second season in Italy; he made his European debut the season before with Germani Brescia and was named the league's top rookie after posting 17.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game.