#50 Paulius Motiejunas – Euroleague CEO

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“Paulius”:

Paulius first joined Žalgiris Kaunas in 2007 as their director of communications but quickly climbed the latter and became the GM in 2013. Paulius lead the organization through two crises, celebrated multiple championships within the Lithuanian League and elevated the status of Žalgiris Kaunas back to where it belongs in Europe, being a playoff contender each season. The organization went from nearly being bankrupt in 2013 to being a Final Four participant in 2018??? and hosting the Final Four event itself in 2023.
In today’s 50th episode, Paulius and me talked about several topics that surrounded his job at Žalgiris, especially dealing with coaches, building culture within the organization, protecting tradition as well as using sports psychology as a tool to support the organizational growth from within! We continued to talk about his vision for the Euroleague itself, where it is now, tv rights & finances as well as his optimism and naiveness within the business.

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Topics:
0:00 Intro
3:59 Memories
5:51 Zalgiris Early Beginnings
9:51 Favourite Failure
12:26 Being Naïve
14:46 Upholding Zalgiris Tradition
17:56 Communication & Observation
23:56 Firing The Head Coach
29:16 Qualities To Look For
31:56 Undervalued Skills
35:06 Sports Psychology
37:46 Recruiting Players
41:11 Vision for Euroleague & TV rights
47:11 Basketball Calendar
49:41 Play-In Tournament
54:16 ATOs

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14 thoughts on “#50 Paulius Motiejunas – Euroleague CEO”

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  6. Ačiū už puikų pokalbį! Paulius yra stiprus pasirinkimas užimti eurolygos ceo kede su puikia vertybiu sistema. Ir jam kalbant, girdisi kad zmogus uzaugo zalgirio katile su dideliais kalneliais, ribotu biudzetu, bet su didele meile krepsiui. Ir isspaudus labai daug is zalgirio produkto, eurolyga bus gera proga patobuleti tarprtautiniuose vandenyse paciam ir pritaikyti know how igyta per ilgus metus. Smagu kad Paulius ne popierinis ceo abiejuomis reiksmemis. Stiprybės ir idomaus tobulėjimo✌️

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  7. O JUS PADAVETE I TEISMA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE VILNIAUS ZALGIRIS RANKA PASKUTINE MINUTE= NES AS PERZIUREJAU TA EPIZODA KUR BUVO RANKA PASKUTINE MINUTE 4AS TURO IR TEISEJAS PARODE AISKU ZENKLA KAD PERZIURES IR NEPERZIUREJO KAIP TAI SUPRASTI??? PASKUI FIBA EUROBASKET MOTERYS ATEME IS KAMILES DU TASKUS PIRES UKRAJINA= KAMILE NEPADARE ZINGSNIU GATVES KREPSINYJE VISA VASARA ZIUREJAU IR PER VISA ATRANKINI CIKLA NEI VIENU ZINGSNIU= O PASKUTINESE VARZYBOSE PASKUTINE MINUTE IS LIETUVOS VEL TEISEJAI ATEME MOTERU TRECIA EUROBASKET IS EILES!!! PRASAU BYLINETIS TEISMUOSE= JEIGU PARODE ZENKLA, KAD PERZIURES JIE TEISMA PRALOS 100% IR GAUSIME DOVANU VELIAU!!!

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