Jonas Valančiūnas |
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| Position | Center |
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| League | NBA |
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| Born | (1992-05-06) 6 May 1992
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| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
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| Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
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| NBA draft | 2011: 1st round, 5th overall pick |
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| Drafted by | Toronto Raptors |
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| Playing career | 2008–present |
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| 2008–2010 | Perlas Vilnius |
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| 2010–2012 | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius |
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| 2012–2019 | Toronto Raptors |
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| 2019–2021 | Memphis Grizzlies |
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| 2021–2024 | New Orleans Pelicans |
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| 2024–2025 | Washington Wizards |
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| 2025 | Sacramento Kings |
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| 2025–present | Denver Nuggets |
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- NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2013)
- 2× FIBA Young Player of the Year (2011, 2012)
- All-EuroCup First Team (2012)
- EuroCup Rising Star (2012)
- LKL champion (2010)
- 2× LKL Most Improved Player (2011, 2012)
- LKL MVP (2012)
- LKL Domestic Player of the Year (2012)
- 2× LKL blocks leader (2011, 2012)
- 2× All-LKL Team (2011, 2012)
- 3× All-LKL Defensive Team (2010–2012)
- LKF Cup winner (2010)
- 3× LKL All-Star (2010–2012)
- 2× LKL All-Star Game MVP (2011, 2012)
- All-VTB United League First Team (2012)
- VTB United League rebounding leader (2012)
- VTB United League blocks leader (2012)
- 7× Lithuanian Basketball Player of the Year (2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2023, 2025)
- FIBA Under-19 World Cup MVP (2011)
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| Stats at Basketball Reference |
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Jonas Valančiūnas ( YOH-nəss VAL-ən-CHOO-nəs; Lithuanian pronunciation: [ˈjoːnɐs vɐɫɐnʲˈtɕûːnɐs]; born 6 May 1992) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Toronto Raptors with the fifth overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. He has also played for the Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, Washington Wizards, and the Sacramento Kings.
Valančiūnas has been a member of the Lithuania men's national basketball team since age 19. He won two EuroBasket silver medals in EuroBasket 2013 and EuroBasket 2015, earning All-Tournament honours in the latter. Valančiūnas also appeared in the documentary The Other Dream Team.