2017 King Mindaugas Cup
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.Three-Point Contest
| Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight | First round | Second round | Final round |
| G/F | Arvydas Čepulis | Šiauliai | 1.96 | 87 | 20 | 18 | 22 |
| F | Saulius Kulvietis | Vytautas | 2.06 | 100 | 21 | 16 | 17 |
| F | Ignas Vaitkus | Nevėžis | 1.97 | 93 | 17 | 16 | — |
| G | Paulius Valinskas | Žalgiris | 1.91 | 85 | 19 | 14 | — |
| G | Tadas Rinkūnas | Lietkabelis | 1.95 | 80 | 17 | — | — |
| G/F | Deividas Gailius | Lietuvos rytas | 2.00 | 92 | 16 | — | — |
| G | Gediminas Navickas | Dzūkija | 1.80 | 71 | 15 | — | — |
| G | Derrick Low | Pieno žvaigždės | 1.88 | 85 | 12 | — | — |
| G/F | Gytis Sirutavičius | Juventus | 1.95 | 87 | 11 | — | — |
| G | Laurynas Beliauskas | Neptūnas | 1.91 | 78 | 11 | — | — |
| F/C | Kšyštof Lavrinovič | Lietkabelis | 2.09 | 105 | 11 | — | — |
Deividas Gailius was selected as Margiris Normantas replacement.
Tadas Rinkūnas was selected as Ben Magden replacement.
Slam Dunk Contest
| Pos. | Player | Team | Height | Weight | First round | Final round |
| – | Gediminas Žitlinskas | Street artist | 1.75 | 74 | 93 | 149 |
| G/F | Aaron Best | Juventus | 1.93 | 84 | 91 | 148 |
| F/C | Martynas Echodas | Šiauliai | 2.06 | 102 | 83 | — |
| F | Rytis Pipiras | Šiauliai | 2.03 | 93 | 80 | — |
| F | Donatas Tarolis | Lietkabelis | 2.02 | 91 | 55 | — |
| F | Isaiah Hartenstein | Žalgiris | 2.10 | 113 | — | — |
Rytis Pipiras was selected as Drew Gordon replacement.
Isaiah Hartenstein was unable to participate due to an injury