2017 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė


The 2017 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė, also known as KIDY Tour – Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė for sponsorship purposes, was the second edition of the Lithuanian King Mindaugas Cup. On 18 February 2016 it was announced that Kaunas would host the tournament.
Lietuvos rytas were the defending champion, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Juventus.
Žalgiris won their first title, beating Lietkabelis 84–63 in the final. Juventus won bronze medals, defeating Vytautas. Žalgiris forward Edgaras Ulanovas was awarded as MVP of the tournament.

Format changes

Tournament format was slightly changed before 2017. Quarterfinals were separated from final matches and played in home team arenas. Due to these changes tournament length was extended from 3 to 6 days.

Qualified teams

Eight highest ranked teams after the first half of the 2016–17 LKL regular season qualified to the tournament.

Draw

The draw of the 2017 Karaliaus Mindaugo taurė was held on 9 January 2017 at 14:00 EET in Town Hall of Kaunas. The seeded teams were paired with the non-seeded teams for the quarterfinals. The location of these matches was determined by the luck of the draw.

Bracket

Three-Point Contest

Pos.PlayerTeamHeightWeightFirst roundSecond roundFinal round
G/FArvydas ČepulisŠiauliai1.9687201822
FSaulius KulvietisVytautas2.061002116 17
FIgnas VaitkusNevėžis1.979317 16
GPaulius ValinskasŽalgiris1.91851914
GTadas RinkūnasLietkabelis1.958017
G/FDeividas GailiusLietuvos rytas2.009216
GGediminas NavickasDzūkija1.807115
GDerrick LowPieno žvaigždės1.888512
G/FGytis SirutavičiusJuventus1.958711
GLaurynas BeliauskasNeptūnas1.917811
F/CKšyštof LavrinovičLietkabelis2.0910511

Deividas Gailius was selected as Margiris Normantas replacement.
Tadas Rinkūnas was selected as Ben Magden replacement.

Slam Dunk Contest

Pos.PlayerTeamHeightWeightFirst roundFinal round
Gediminas ŽitlinskasStreet artist1.757493 149
G/FAaron BestJuventus1.938491 148
F/CMartynas EchodasŠiauliai2.0610283
FRytis PipirasŠiauliai2.039380
FDonatas TarolisLietkabelis2.029155
FIsaiah HartensteinŽalgiris2.10113

Rytis Pipiras was selected as Drew Gordon replacement.
Isaiah Hartenstein was unable to participate due to an injury