João Paulo Batista. Getty Images.

Undrafted in the 2006 NBA Draft, Batista accepted an offer to join the Timberwolves in the summer league, but it looks like he's turned his back on that, eager to see what top-flight Lithuanian basketball is all about. Lietuvos rytas writes that he was averaging only 5.4 points a game. Should the NBA take notice, Batista can bail after his first year.

Not that I follow pro basketball, like, at all, and not like I even have a Lithuanian team, but this was a pleasant intersection to read about this afternoon. Let's see what Batista can do with league leaders Lietuvos rytas.