Where the money comes from
| TOP 500 list | About €13 million, No. 455, the last of the athletes Delfi listed, December 2025 Delfi |
| Cross-check | Vakarų ekspresas reprinted the same list on December 25, 2025 Vakarų ekspresas |
Mindaugas Kuzminskas is a Lithuanian forward, 2.05 m tall, who plays for AEK Athens. He started at Sakalai, rose with Šiauliai and Žalgiris Kaunas, starred for Unicaja in Spain, and spent 2016 and 2017 with the New York Knicks, playing 68 games as a rookie. He later won an Italian title with Olimpia Milano and has played in Greece, Russia and Turkey. He is a former Lithuanian national team player.
The TOP 500 magazine's December 2025 ranking of the richest Lithuanians puts his fortune at about €13 million, about $14.6 million at the November 2, 2026 exchange rate.
How he made his money
Kuzminskas has earned his living from club basketball across Europe, and his biggest single move was the NBA deal with the Knicks in 2016. Later contracts included a reported €1.5 million deal with Lokomotiv Kuban in 2019.
The TOP 500 figure is the magazine's estimate of his wealth, not his earnings, and Delfi gave it as "about" €13 million without a breakdown.
Career at a glance
Born in Lithuania, Kuzminskas is the son of two athletes: his father Vladas played table tennis and his mother Zita was a professional basketball player. His older brother Saulius also played professionally.
He was named Lithuanian Basketball Player of the Year for 2016 and scored a season-high 19 points for the Knicks against the Bulls in January 2017. The Knicks waived him in November 2017, and he went on to play in Italy, Greece, Russia and Turkey before joining AEK Athens.
About this estimate
The TOP 500 magazine publishes a yearly ranking of the 500 richest people in Lithuania. Its December 2025 edition, reported by Delfi on December 24, 2025, included a group of athletes led by Jonas Valančiūnas and Domantas Sabonis, plus older stars such as Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Šarūnas Marčiulionis and Arvydas Sabonis.
The figures are the magazine's own estimates, rounded to the nearest million euros. We show them as published, with a rough dollar conversion.
Career and money timeline
- 2010
Joins Žalgiris Kaunas.
- 2013
Signs with Unicaja in Spain.
- 2016
Signs with the New York Knicks and is named Lithuanian Basketball Player of the Year.
- 2018
Returns to Europe with Olimpia Milano and wins the Italian title.
- 2023
Joins AEK Athens.
- 2025
The TOP 500 magazine puts his fortune at about €13 million.
Mindaugas Kuzminskas net worth FAQ
What is Mindaugas Kuzminskas's net worth?
The TOP 500 magazine's December 2025 ranking of the richest Lithuanians puts Mindaugas Kuzminskas at about €13 million, No. 455, as reported by Delfi on December 24, 2025. That is about $14.6 million at the November 2, 2026 exchange rate.
How did Kuzminskas make his money?
Mostly from a European club career with Žalgiris, Unicaja, Olimpia Milano and Greek, Russian and Turkish clubs, plus a season and a bit with the New York Knicks in the NBA.
Sources
- Delfi, Paskelbtas turtingiausių lietuvių sąrašas: jame ir sporto elitas (TOP 500 magazine list) (December 24, 2025)
- Vakarų ekspresas, Paskelbtas turtingiausių lietuvių sąrašas: jame yra ir sporto elitas (cross-check) (December 25, 2025)
- Background facts: Wikipedia, Mindaugas Kuzminskas (accessed November 3, 2026). Used for career facts only, never for money figures.
Photo: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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