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Recent changes like the firing of head coach David Fizdale could force the Memphis Grizzlies to make consequent ones in the following weeks. Among them, center Marc Gasol, who recently expressed his displeasure with warming the bench as his team fell to the Brooklyn Nets 98-88 on Sunday night. Gasol’s name could come off the […]

When it comes to centers, Jonas Valanciunas of the Toronto Raptors and DeMarcus Cousins of the New Orleans Pelicans, are two big men that have had their fair share of history on the court. According to Mike Ganter of the Toronto Sun, Valanciunas recently opened up about Cousins’ trash-talking but downplayed any rivalry speculations. “I […]

New Orleans Pelicans All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins has become one of the most talented all-around big men in the league. Cousins put that on display on Thursday night against the Toronto Raptors as he crossed over Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas and nailed a 3-pointer. Boogie’s pump fake was just too much to handle 😂 pic.twitter.com/xWvDnuy2b2 […]

The Toronto Raptors will finally have their ideal starting frontcourt of Jonas Valanciunas and Serge Ibaka back in action for their game against the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night. JV/Ibaka back tonight. Will be fascinating to see how Casey manages lineups. Even in 10man rotation, 2 of Siakam/Bebe/FVV/OG/Poeltl left out — Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) November […]

The Toronto Raptors will be without their starting frontcourt of Jonas Valanciunas and Serge Ibaka for their visit to the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night. Word from Portland is the Raptors will be without Serge Ibaka (swelling in his right knee) and Jonas Valanciunas (left ankle sprain) tonight — Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) October 30, […]

The Toronto Raptors easily prevailed over the Philadelphia 76ers, 128-94, Saturday night. The home team was carried by DeMar DeRozan who scored 30 huge points for Toronto, but they also had to witness starting center Jonas Valanciunas leave the game early. https://twitter.com/RaptorsMR/status/921904648264359936 Valanciunas had an awkward landing on Dario Saric’s foot in one rebound play, […]

The NBA regular season is upon us. What this means is that we’re done trying to stomach watching practice-squad quality players litter the floor during preseason games. We’re also about to see the best of the best duke it out for NBA supremacy. But let’s not forget that the intrigue isn’t solely on the basketball […]

Through much of the preseason, veteran big man Jonas Valanciunas has been a major bright spot for the Toronto Raptors with his play on the court. It has even led to head coach Dwane Casey to continually praise the 25-year-old for the type of performances he has been able to put together. Despite the trade […]

Throughout his five-year NBA career so far, Jonas Valanciunas has established himself as one of the better centers in the league. His ability to score in different ways, as well as effectively defend his counterparts, have allowed him to become the Toronto Raptors’ undisputed starter. However, he has not been known to be a decent […]

Over the last several seasons, big man Jonas Valanciunas has become a major part of the puzzle for the Toronto Raptors. Heading into his sixth season in the league, head coach Dwane Casey has continued to voice praise toward Valanciunas play over training camp and the first few games of the preseason, according to Josh […]

After being swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Toronto Raptors kept their core together but traded DeMarre Caroll to the Brooklyn Nets. As the Raptors acquired CJ Miles for Cory Joseph, he is expected to be the team’s new starting small forward, but Norman Powell should still be a key […]

Following their huge win against Italy on Sunday in the EuroBasket tournament, the Lithuanian national team coach Jonas Kazlauskas and star center Jonas Valanciunas were at the podium during the post-game press conference. They were both asked questions by some members of the media about their performance, but what caught the attention of many was […]

On Sunday, two of the best European big man in the NBA today faced off during the match between Latvia and Lithuania, as part of their build up for the EuroBasket 2017. New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis and Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas had the spotlight on them throughout the match, as they were […]

Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas has made his summer yet another basketball endeavor as part of the Lithuanian national team and his participation proved key during Wednesday’s friendly game against Croatia. The big man was part of a warmup series prior to EuroBasket 2017, missing a pair of key free throws as Croatia’s Dario Saric […]

Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas arrived to the Lithuanian national team practice this morning in nothing less than a beat-up 90s Audi four-door automobile. @JValanciunas arrived at the national team practice camp with the 90s Audi 😅😅😅@Sportando @SportsCenter @Eurohoopsnet @EurobasketNews pic.twitter.com/5J16mik4ci — Žygimantas Vingelis (@vingelis) July 21, 2017 While we’re still trying to figure out […]

The Toronto Raptors have been trying to stay active in their pursuit of dethroning the Cleveland Cavaliers in the East. The organization traded for forwards Serge Ibaka and P.J. Tucker last season, and re-signed Ibaka to a massive deal this summer. In addition to that, they added C.J. Miles this offseason. While the moves have not helped […]

The Toronto Raptors might have signed big time free agents in Kyle Lowry and Serge Ibaka, as well as dealt other parts in order to re-mold their talent into a different team, but they have yet to trade one of the most important cogs of that conversion, center Jonas Valanciunas. The organization reportedly exhausted every […]

The Toronto Raptors have been active through the first few days of free agency that has led to him to successfully retaining their key core players in All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry and forward Serge Ibaka. However, Jordan Schultz of Yahoo Sports is reporting that the Raptors are looking into possibly moving veteran big man […]

Jonas Valanciunas has been producing fairly consistent for the Toronto Raptors over the last four years, but that trend might soon have an effect for worse on the part of the seven-footer. The potential is there for Valanciunas, but his numbers have got to improve and it isn’t helping that his minutes are on a […]

The Toronto Raptors have faced their share of struggles throughout the postseason — going down 2-1 to the sixth-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in the first round and now in the hole for one game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Head coach Dwane Casey took out center Jonas Valanciunas midway through the series […]

Hassan Whiteside wanted to call out Jonas Valanciunas but in the process, he proved something else. Whiteside called Valanciunas a “Grammy award winning actor” after the Heat’s narrow two-point loss to the Raptors last night. Apparently Whiteside isn’t too familiar with award shows. Whiteside called Valanciunas "Grammy award winning actor" for throwing his head back […]

If averaging a near double-double doesn’t seem legitimate enough for an NBA center, it appears that Jonas Valanciunas‘ real passion is off the court. Doing what you say? — figurines. But not just any figurines, but ones of himself. https://youtu.be/xMOr3CV6ofo In this GoDaddy Canada ad, the 7-foot Toronto Raptors big man makes every hilarious figurine you […]

During the 2011 draft, the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs were both trying to make some trades with the same goal in mind, and that is to move up the order to select Lithuanian center Jonas Valanciunas. Both teams’ respective front offices were close to pulling the trigger for the number five pick that year, but, as we […]

Toronto Raptors‘ center Jonas Valanciunas is officially listed as questionable for Wednesday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder due to a knee contusion he suffered last week. He is considered day-to-day. Valanciunas (knee) didn't practice today, Casey says he's still day-to-day. He'll travel with the team to OKC and Charlotte this week. — Josh Lewenberg […]

It has only been three days of NBA basketball, but we didn’t need long to witness one of the greatest fantasy performances of all time. In a losing effort to the Nuggets, Anthony Davis scored 95.7 fantasy points on Fanduel, exceeding every performance put forth by an NBA player last year (including his own 89 […]

DeMar DeRozan had an explosive season-opener against the Detroit Pistons, dropping 40 points in three quarters during Wednesday night’s 109-91 win. The Toronto Raptors swingman was especially aggressive after the break, scoring 21 of his 40 points in the third quarter — one short of his teammate Kyle Lowry‘s team record 22 in a period. […]

Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas is quite lucky Shaqtin-A-Fool is also in its offseason. The 7-foot Lithuanian international was doing a preseason photo shoot for the Raptors website and casually dribbling two basketballs, when he decided to add a little flair to his dribbling and go behind his back and between his legs, fumbling one of the balls […]

After being blown out by Australia in Wednesday’s quarterfinal game and out of the Rio Olympics, Lithuania’s head coach, Jonas Kazlauskas could not keep his frustration to himself and expressed disappointment to arguably their most important player, Jonas Valanciunas. A tweet by Donatas Urbonas of 24Sek summarizes how the 61-year-old bench tactician felt towards the 7-foot […]

Over the past few years, the NBA has had a tremendous increase of international players bringing their talents to the league. This goes to show how the popularity of basketball has grown around the world. A perfect example is this year’s Rio Olympics, where a record 47 players from the association are competing and representing […]

The continuous improvement of Jonas Valanciunas’ game has meant that the Toronto Raptors center’s name has been uttered more regularly on live television over the last couple of years. On TNT’s NBA coverage, the ever entertaining, and sometimes annoying to others, Charles Barkley has found it a somewhat difficult challenge to pronounce the Lithuanian big man’s […]

The Toronto Raptors have had the best season they’ve ever had. In a season that almost saw coach Dwane Casey’s job on the hot seat, and talks of star DeMar DeRozan possibly leaving in free agency, the Raptors were able to play beyond a level they ever have, and fight all the way to the […]

Since going down with a right ankle sprain in Game 3 of the Toronto Raptors‘ semifinal series against the Miami Heat, Raptors starting center Jonas Valanciunas has been unable to play. Now he’s able to play again and head coach Dwane Casey involved as they head back to Cleveland for Game 5. “Hopefully we can […]

After suffering a couple of beat-downs in Game’s 1 and 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals at the hands of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Toronto Raptors bounced back to take Game 3 and make this a series. Now, they could receive a much needed boost in the paint. Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas has been out […]

The Toronto Raptors have overcome adversity throughout the playoffs, but this latest blow appears to be detrimental. After falling behind two games to none to the vaunted Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals, Raptors fans were hoping for the return of starting center Jonas Valanciunas in Game 3 back in Toronto. Unfortunately, that won’t be […]

For their last four games, the Toronto Raptors have been without their starting center, Jonas Valanciunas. As coach Dwane Casey told the media on Monday, that will continue for at least the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavs. Casey says won't rule out Valanciunas for series but can't see Game […]

DeMarre Carroll may have a sore wrist, but it doesn’t sound like it’s going to prevent him from playing in Game 6. With the Toronto Raptors one win away from advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals, Carroll sounded confident that he’ll play on Friday night while talking to reporters on Thursday: “I’ll have a lot […]