2 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Liga ▁AC B , ▁and ▁joined ▁Lag un ▁A ro ▁G BC . ▁In ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁Ku ks iks ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁club ▁BC ▁Bud ivel ny k , ▁which ▁he ▁helped ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Super ▁League ▁domestic ▁championship . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁season , ▁Ku ks iks ▁returned ▁to ▁Lat via , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁with ▁V EF ▁R ī ga . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁playing ▁on ▁the ▁basketball ▁courts , ▁after ▁recover ing ▁from ▁an ▁injury , ▁and ▁he ▁joined ▁B K ▁J ē k ab p ils . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁signed ▁with ▁Av t odor ▁Sar at ov . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁left ▁Av t odor . ▁▁ ▁He ▁then ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Russian ▁club ▁BC ▁N iz h ny ▁Nov gor od , ▁where ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁in ▁Europe ' s ▁premi ere ▁basketball ▁league , ▁the ▁Euro Le ague . ▁N iz h ny ▁Nov gor od ▁finished ▁its ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁V TB ▁United ▁League ▁season , ▁after ▁being ▁elimin ated ▁by ▁C SK A ▁Moscow , ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 – 0 ▁swe ep ▁in ▁the ▁league ' s ▁play off ▁semif inal ▁series . ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁part ed ▁ways