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Former NBA top-5 pick extends his undesirable record

Journeyman center Jonas Valanciunas has become the unofficial king of the NBA play-in tournament. Valanciunas, who now appropriately plays for the Sacramento Kings, is set to appear in the 2025 play-in tournament after his team clinched its spot in …

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Former No. 5 pick gets traded to playoff contender ahead of deadline

Former No. 5 overall pick Jonas Valanciunas has been traded ahead of Thursday’s NBA trade deadline. Valanciunas is headed to the Sacramento Kings. The Washington Wizards are receiving Sidy Cissoko and two second-round draft picks in return for …

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Report: 3 NBA big men seen as likeliest to be traded before deadline

NBA teams in the market for frontcourt help should have no shortage of options ahead of the February trade deadline. Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints reported Friday that there are three NBA big men that front office personnel have labeled as the …

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Wizards expected to trade notable former top-5 pick

The Washington Wizards are ready to let the buyer’s remorse jokes fly. Sean Deveney of Heavy.com reported this week that the Wizards are already expected to explore trading center Jonas Valanciunas when he first becomes eligible in December. …

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Brian Windhorst predicts that notable starting center will end up on Lakers

Brian Windhorst is peering into his crystal ball once again. The ESPN personality Windhorst made an interesting prediction this week on the latest episode of “The Hoop Collective” podcast. During a discussion about the Los Angeles Lakers, …

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Pelicans player mocks LeBron James in viral video

Lithuania is not a monarchy, so Jonas Valanciunas has no king. The New Orleans Pelicans center Valanciunas went viral this week for a video clip in which he clowned Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James. Valanciunas was playing a game of charades in …

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Kings upset with Jonas Valanciunas over Chimezie Metu injury

Chimezie Metu has a fractured wrist, and the Sacramento Kings are not pleased about the circumstances that led to it. Metu, who was diagnosed with the injury on Monday, apparently suffered it during the team’s loss to the Memphis Grizzlies over …

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Jonas Valanciunas’ Grizzlies debut delayed by immigration issue

Jonas Valanciunas will have to wait a little bit longer to make his debut for the Memphis Grizzlies. Michael Wallace of the team’s official website reported on Saturday that the seven-footer would not be available for that night’s game …

Report: Raptors having difficulty finding taker for Jonas Valanciunas

Tug as they may, the Toronto Raptors just can’t seem to pull the plug on the Jonas Valanciunas experiment. Sean Deveney of Sporting News reports on Monday that the Raptors are having a hard time finding a trade partner for the Lithuanian …

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Hall of Famer blasts Kyle Lowry for not passing to Jonas Valanciunas enough

Rule No. 1: don’t mess with Lithuania. In a recent interview, Hall of Fame Lithuanian guard Sarunas Marciulionis, who played for seven seasons in the NBA from 1989 to 1997, ripped Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry for not passing the ball enough …

Jonas Valanciunas called out for farting on Raptors’ team plane

Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas apparently left an unpleasant surprise for his teammates on the flight to Milwaukee for Game 6. In a post to Instagram on Wednesday, Raptors forward P.J. Tucker called out Valanciunas for farting on the team …

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Hassan Whiteside jabs Jonas Valanciunas for flopping after Heat’s loss to Raptors

Hassan Whiteside’s quest to beef with every other big in the NBA continues. After the Toronto Raptors dealt a major blow to the playoff hopes of his Miami Heat by defeating them 96-94 on Friday, Whiteside called out Raptors center Jonas …

Report: Jonas Valanciunas could play in Game 4 against Cavs

A healthy dose of Lithuanian flair is coming to an Eastern Conference Finals series near you! According to a report by Brian Windhorst of ESPN, Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas has been upgraded to a game-time decision for Monday’s Game 4 …

Paul George blames Jonas Valanciunas for late-game scuffle

The Indiana Pacers got their equalizer on Saturday, defeating the Toronto Raptors in Game 4 by the final of 100-83 to knot their playoff series at 2 games apiece. But the victory did not come without its fair share of extracurricular activities. …

Kobe Bryant signs Jonas Valanciunas’ cast ‘Sorry for the break’

Last month, the when the Raptors and Lakers met in Los Angeles, Jonas Valanciunas suffered a fractured left hand. Still unable to play, the Raptors center was forced to miss to miss the rematch between the two teams on Monday in Toronto. However, he …

Report: Jonas Valanciunas to miss six weeks with fractured hand

Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas suffered a fractured left hand against the Lakers on Friday, and now he might not see the floor again until the 2016 calendar year. According to a report by Shams Charania of Yahoo! Sports on Sunday, Valanciunas is …

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