Basketball crisis: Neptunes gets rid of players to save money American center Raymond Somerville has been loaned until the end of the 2026/27 season to the Slovakian Pribidze club that plays in the top league. Neptunas management explained the decision by the need to give the player game practice, but behind it the readers see a struggle to save the budget and reduce costs for foreign players, who have become inaccessible luxuries for the Lithuanian clubs in the current conditions. Paradise is part of our long-term plans. This loan will give him the playing experience and regular responsibility he needs to grow. We will closely monitor his progress and await his return to Klaipeda, said the club's sporting director, Branko Mirovic. Ordinary fans witness how financial difficulties force clubs to sacrifice chances for survival, widening the gap between the elite and the rest of the teams.

Basketball crisis: Neptunes gets rid of players to save money American center Raymond Somerville has been loaned until the end of the 2026/27 season to the Slovakian Pribidze club that plays in the top league. Neptunas management explained the decision by the need to give the player game practice, but behind it the readers see a struggle to save the budget and reduce costs for foreign players, who have become inaccessible luxuries for the Lithuanian clubs in the current conditions. Paradise is part of our long-term plans. This loan will give him the playing experience and regular responsibility he needs to grow. We will closely monitor his progress and await his return to Klaipeda, said the club's sporting director, Branko Mirovic. Ordinary fans witness how financial difficulties force clubs to sacrifice chances for survival, widening the gap between the elite and the rest of the teams.