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Donatas Motiejunas | Center/Forward

Team: Houston Rockets
Age / DOB:  (22) / 9/20/1990
Ht / Wt:  7'0' / 222
College: None
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Donatas Motiejunas was benched on Saturday, scoring four points in nine minutes, partly because Kevin McHale hasn't been happy with Motie's early foul trouble.
"D-Mo's got two fouls before he breaks a sweat," McHale said. "We're just going to try to see if we can't play [Motiejunas] a little differently." McHale also suggested that he started Greg Smith at PF to have more size vs. Blake Griffin and the Clippers, but that seems like the lesser of the two motivations. If you're still clinging to Motiejunas, it's truly time to let go. Mar 30 - 10:59 PM
Source: NBA.com

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Donatas Motiejunas - F/C - Rockets

Donatas Motiejunas scored 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting (including two threes) with two rebounds and no other stats in Friday's loss.

If you saw the big scoring number don't let it fool you. Motie has been unusable in normal formats since entering the starting lineup.
Mar 30 - 12:40 AM
Donatas Motiejunas - F/C - Rockets

Donatas Motiejunas hit 2-of-8 shots and a 3-pointer for five points, five rebounds, a steal and a block in 26 minutes on Wednesday.

He's now scored five or fewer points in three straight games, making it tough to use him despite the solid minutes he's getting every night.
Mar 21 - 1:26 AM
Donatas Motiejunas - F/C - Rockets

Donatas Motiejunas fizzled out on Friday against the Wolves, scoring four points on 2-of-6 shooting with two rebounds and three assists in 25 minutes.

Motiejunas scored a career-high 19 points on Wednesday against the woeful Suns, but this is more in line with what we've been seeing lately. Thomas Robinson has been worse, and the rookie played just six minutes tonight.
Related: Thomas Robinson
Mar 15 - 11:54 PM
Donatas Motiejunas - F/C - Rockets

Donatas Motiejunas hit 7-of-12 shots and two 3-pointers on his way to a career-high 19 points, five rebounds and a block in Wednesday's blowout win over the Suns in 28 minutes.

He'd scored between seven and nine points over his previous four games and has been far from a must-start fantasy player. But he has had some nice lines at times this season and fantasy owners should continue to monitor him closely. We'd like to see him do this a couple more times before declaring him a must-own player, as he's been anything but up to this point. Thomas Robinson had 12 points and seven rebounds off the bench in 20 minutes, but we're going to call it garbage time, as the Rockets won by 30.
Related: Thomas Robinson
Mar 14 - 1:06 AM
Donatas Motiejunas - F/C - Rockets

Donatas Motiejunas played just 16 minutes against the Mavericks on Wednesday, scoring seven points with one rebound.

He’s shown some discipline on offense and cut down on the mid-range Js, but the lack of defense could really hurt him at the power forward spot. Thomas Robinson played 28 minutes and this has all the makings of a timeshare. Owners in standard leagues can ignore this for now.
Mar 7 - 12:00 AM
Donatas Motiejunas - F/C - Rockets

Donatas Motiejunas admitted that he's adjusting to the speed of the game in the NBA now that he's in a starting role.

"The first couple games were harder," Motiejunas said. "Now I’m kind of getting into shape. I will continue working in the weight room so my muscles get a tone. After the first couple games, my body feel a pain. The practice is not like a game." The good news is that Motiejunas has the right attitude, and this is good to hear after a career-high 33 minutes on Sunday.
Source: Houston Chronicle
Mar 4 - 9:37 AM
Donatas Motiejunas - F/C - Rockets

Donatas Motiejunas had eight points, eight rebounds and three assists in Sunday's 33-point win over Dallas.

Motie made 3-of-6 FGs with one 3-pointer. His line doesn't exactly jump out on a night when Houston scored 136 points, but he quietly played a career-high 30 minutes and shows no signs of relinquishing the starting PF job.
Mar 3 - 11:24 PM
Donatas Motiejunas - F/C - Rockets

Donatas Motiejuenas shot 7-of-12 from the field for 17 points with three boards, one assist and two 3-pointers in 24 minutes against the Magic on Friday.

It was his third game in a row with at least 11 points and he's also hit 1.3 triples per game in that span. Motiejunas does need some serious work on defense, but his offensive game is coming along nicely and he'll have very nice upside on a team with the fastest pace in the NBA. He's worth a look in standard leagues.
Mar 1 - 10:21 PM
Donatas Motiejunas - F/C - Rockets

Donatas Motiejunas will start once again in Friday's game against the Magic.

Motiejunas has been pretty impressive over the last two games, averaging 12.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists while playing 24 minutes a night. For now, he's holding off the newly acquired Thomas Robinson. There's some deep-league appeal here.
Source: NBA.com
Mar 1 - 6:45 PM
Donatas Motiejunas - F/C - Rockets

Donatas Motiejunas made his first start for the Rockets on Wednesday and played very well, finishing with 13 points, seven rebounds, five assists, a steal and a 3-pointer on 4-of-9 shooting in 26 minutes.

Very nice, D-Mo. Thomas Robinson made his debut tonight, but Motiejunas already knows Kevin McHale and the Rockets' system, and is the power forward to own in Houston right now. If you need a big man in a deeper league, give Motiejunas a close look, as there should be more where this came from going forward.
Related: Thomas Robinson
Feb 28 - 12:58 AM
Donatas Motiejunas - F/C - Rockets

Donatas Motiejunas will start at power forward on Wednesday, according to Kevin McHale.

Very interesting. Motiejunas played 23 minutes in his last game with 11 points, six boards and two assists (two threes), and now McHale wants a longer look at him at the power forward position. With Thomas Robinson still getting acclimated to his new team, Motiejunas has an opportunity to impress. This also could signal the end of a strong run by Carlos Delfino, who had started the last three games at power forward.
Related: Carlos Delfino, Thomas Robinson
Source: Jason Friedman on Twitter
Feb 26 - 1:56 PM
Donatas Motiejunas - F/C - Rockets

Kevin McHale confirmed that rookie Donatas Motiejunas and Patrick Beverley will now be in the Rockets rotation.

We’re going to need them. We moved a lot of guys," he said. Motiejunas played 23 minutes in his last game with 11 points and six boards, while Beverley scored 15 points (three triples) in 22 minutes.
Related: Patrick Beverley
Source: Houston Chronicle
Feb 25 - 9:21 AM
Donatas Motiejunas - F/C - Rockets

Donatas Motiejunas hit 5-of-8 shots for a career-high 13 points to go along with three rebounds and two assists in just 16 minutes, which is also a career high, on Wednesday.

Omer Asik had an off night and Motiejunas looked good in his limited run. But Asik is still the center of attention in Houston and this was easily Motiejunas' best game of his NBA career. Just keep an eye on him going forward.
Related: Omer Asik
Feb 14 - 1:45 AM
Donatas Motiejunas - F/C - Rockets

Rockets recall F/C Donatas Motiejunas from the D-League.

Motiejunas will return after less than a week in the D-League.
Source: Mark Berman on Twitter
Jan 28 - 2:02 PM

Depth Charts

All Positions
PosRoleName
PG1Jeremy Lin
2Patrick Beverley
3Aaron Brooks
SG1James Harden
2Carlos Delfino
3James Anderson
SF1Chandler Parsons
2Francisco Garcia
3Terrence Jones
PF1Greg Smith
2Donatas Motiejunas
3Thomas Robinson
4Royce White
5Tim Ohlbrecht
C1Omer Asik