Martynas Echodas
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_by_Sandro_Halank–137.jpg) Echodas with ALBA Berlin in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 – Rytas Vilnius | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | LKL BCL | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 7 July 1997 Kaunas, Lithuania | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 110 kg (243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2013–2017 | Žalgiris Kaunas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | →Žalgiris-2 Kaunas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | →Šiauliai | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius / Rytas Vilnius | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Reyer Venezia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Rytas Vilnius | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Manisa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | Alba Berlin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026–present | Rytas Vilnius | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Martynas Echodas (born 7 July 1997) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the Basketball Champions League (BCL).[1][2]
Echodas was born in Kaunas, Lithuania. A product of Žalgiris' youth system, Echodas spent his first three seasons playing for Žalgiris-2 Kaunas of National Basketball League (NKL). On 1 September 2016 Echodas was loaned to BC Šiauliai of the LKL.[3] On November 23, he recorded a career-high 30 points, 14 rebounds, and 37 efficiency points in a FIBA Europe Cup match against Pardubice.[4]
In August 2017, Echodas signed a three-year contract with Rytas Vilnius.[5] In his second year with Rytas, Echodas won the EuroCup's Rising Star Award for the 2018–19 season.[6] During 18 games played, he averaged 9.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 11.7 point PIR rating, while shooting 62.6% from the field. He re-signed with the team on 23 July 2020.[7]
On 29 June 2021 Echodas signed with Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[8]
On 1 July 2022 Echodas returned to Rytas Vilnius, signing a contract until the end of the 2023–2024 season.[9]
On 29 July 2024 he signed with Manisa Basket of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[10]
On August 30, 2025, Echodas signed with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga.[11]
On March 24, 2026, Echodas once again signed contract with Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[12]
National team career
Echodas was part of the U-16 and U-18 Lithuanian youth teams that participated in the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. In the latter tournament, he averaged 9.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game in just 18.2 minutes per game.[13] On 23 February 2018 Echodas debuted as a member of the Lithuania men's national basketball team by scoring 5 points and grabbing 6 rebounds, and helped to defeat the Hungary national basketball team 80–75 during the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.[14]