Is Marius Petravicius the league’s biggest offseason signing?
It might sound like a ridiculous stretch, but hopefully the next few sentences will convince you to reconsider: Armani Jeans Milano’s season was a rollercoaster divided into thirds, each section as befuddling as the next. They started the season with four straight losses before winning seven of their next eight and ultimately dropping their final four contests (the fourth was an inexplicable 72-96 loss to then 0-5 Asseco Prokom in the Top 16). Giorgio Armani doesn’t even have to deal with supermodels this whimsical. But once the numbers made their way down the catwalk, the reason became shockingly clear: 22nd (out of 24) in team rebounding, 3rd in fouls committed, and 23rd in fouls received. I look at these numbers and see a diminutive little man dressed like Ricky Martin saying “Hi! I’m AJ Milano and I desperately need a big man or three.” No worries Ricky! Help is on the way! Petravicius was the Eurocup Final Eight MVP for Lietuvos Rytas, averaging 12.9 and 6.1 on the season for the
