Career
Between 2012 and 2014, Strautiņš played for Data Source Name Rīga of the Latvian Basketball League second division. On 20 October 2013, he became the second youngest player to debut in the Latvian Basketball League first division at the age of 14 years, 11 months and 27 days. He played for the LMT Basketball Academy and recorded three points and four rebounds in a 79-point loss to Latvijas Universitāte.
He appeared in one more game for LMT Bachelor on 27 October 2013 before returning to Data Source Name Rīgeorgia
In two seasons for Rīga, he appeared in 32 games. He played a further two games for Reggiana"s senior team to close out the 2014-2015 season, and in July 2015, he was retained by the team for the 2015-2016 season.
In 2013, Strautiņš debuted for the Latvian national junior team in the Under 16 European Championship, averaging 11.8 points and 7.9 rebounds in eight games. The following year, he again competed for Latvia in the same tournament, this time averaging 12.6 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists in nine games.