▁two ▁years , ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁team , ▁and ▁soon ▁gained ▁attention ▁from ▁various ▁international ▁clubs . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Mil ak nis ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Ma ver icks ▁training ▁camp . ▁On ▁July ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁signed ▁a ▁two - year ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁Russian ▁club ▁UN IC S ▁Kaz an . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Mil ak nis ▁returned ▁to ▁Ž alg ir is ▁as ▁he ▁signed ▁a ▁three - year ▁contract . ▁It ▁was ▁extended ▁for ▁an ▁additional ▁year ▁on ▁June ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁National ▁team ▁career ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Mil ak nis ▁was ▁included ▁into ▁the ▁senior ▁Lith uan ian ▁national ▁team ▁extended ▁candidates ▁list , ▁by ▁the ▁team ' s ▁head ▁coach , ▁Jon as ▁Kaz laus k as . ▁At ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 9 , ▁he ▁qualified ▁into ▁the ▁final ▁ro ster ▁of ▁the ▁senior ▁Lith uan ian ▁national ▁team , ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁and ▁he ▁represented ▁the ▁national ▁team ▁at ▁the ▁Euro B asket ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁Lith uan ian ▁team ▁ended ▁up ▁winning ▁the ▁silver ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁tournament . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁Euro B asket ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Career ▁statistics ▁ ▁Euro Le ague ▁ ▁| -