Arizona center Motiejus Krivas appeared in all 36 games off the bench last season. But with starting center Oumar Ballo’s transfer portal departure, Krivas will have an opportunity to be the man in the middle for the Wildcats this upcoming season.

ESPN’s Jonathan Givony named Krivas as an under-the-radar prospect for the 2025 NBA Draft.

Krivas was still growing even after enrolling at the Tucson school; now pushing 7-foot-3, he had some outstanding moments suggesting he could develop into one of the best big men in college basketball with a Donovan Clingan-type rise as a sophomore. He has outstanding hands, long arms, a high skill level and impressive instincts on both ends of the floor. He’s all but guaranteed to be productive as a rebounder and interior scorer at Arizona next season, but we’ll see what type of strides he is able to make defensively and with his overall athleticism to get a better feel for where he fits into the draft equation in 2025.

Krivas finished his freshman season with the Wildcats averaging 12.1 minutes per game, 5.4 points and 4.2 rebounds. He also shot 55.4% from the field. He did not declare for the 2024 NBA Draft and chose to come back to Arizona for another season.

Ballo, who transferred to Indiana, started all 36 games played, averaging 25.9 minutes to go with 12.9 points and 10.1 rebounds per game.

Originally from Siauliai, Lithuania, Krivas played for Lithuania at the FIBA U20 European Championships that took place in Crete last summer, averaging 12.9 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.4 blocks and 2.0 assists over seven games. He also shot 54% from the floor in the tournament.

Krivas was a part of the EuroLeague’s Zalgiris II pro team’s NKL championship in 2023. During the season, he averaged 13.7 points, 9.8 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and 1.5 assists and was named the league’s best defender. He also led the league in rebounding and blocks.

Associated Press

Arizona Diamondbacks (26-32, fourth in the NL West) vs. New York Mets (24-34, fourth in the NL East)

New York; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Brandon Pfaadt (2-4, 4.16 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 63 strikeouts); Mets: Jose Quintana (1-5, 5.06 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 39 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Diamondbacks -116, Mets -104; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets bring a 2-1 lead into the next game of the series against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

New York has a 13-20 record in home games and a 24-34 record overall. The Mets are 18-11 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

Arizona is 13-17 on the road and 26-32 overall. The Diamondbacks are 12-7 in games when they did not allow a home run.

Sunday’s game is the fourth meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Nimmo has nine doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 29 RBI for the Mets. Mark Vientos is 13-for-39 with three doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.

Christian Walker leads the Diamondbacks with 12 home runs while slugging .471. Joc Pederson is 11-for-32 with a double, two home runs and 11 RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 3-7, .234 batting average, 5.24 ERA, outscored by 24 runs

Diamondbacks: 4-6, .229 batting average, 3.45 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

INJURIES: Mets: Edwin Diaz: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Shintaro Fujinami: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Drew Smith: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Francisco Alvarez: 15-Day IL (thumb), Brooks Raley: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kodai Senga: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ronny Mauricio: 60-Day IL (knee)

Diamondbacks: Zac Gallen: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Merrill Kelly: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kyle Nelson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Miguel Castro: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Eduardo Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Geraldo Perdomo: 10-Day IL (right meniscus tear), Alek Thomas: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Drey Jameson: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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