New Orleans Pelicans' Brandon Ingram (14) shoots over Memphis Grizzlies' Jonas Valanciunas (17) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Aug. 3, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP ...

For close to a decade, Jonas Valanciunas has been one of the NBA’s most reliable low-post scorers. The Lithuanian averaged 17.1 points per game in 2020-21, which was his final season in Memphis ...

Nuggets Ready For Another Title Run Along with adding Valanciunas, Denver has made other big moves over the offseason in hopes of returning to their title-winning form from 2023. Most notably ...

Valanciunas broke the double-double streak record set by Zach Randolph, playing a big part in leading the Grizzlies to a spot in the NBA's 2019-20 bubble and the 2020-21 Play-In Tournament.

There were three Lithuanians who played at least one game during the 2020-21 season, a list that includes Valanciunas, Ignas Brazdeikis (last with Orlando) and Deividas Sirvydis (Detroit).

Valanciunas is coming off of a career year in 2020-21, posting career highs in scoring (17.1 PPG) and rebounding (12.5 RPG) while adding 1.8 assists and 0.9 blocks per contest.

This is wild: Jonas Valanciunas is heading to his 6th straight play-in tournament, leading back to its inception in 2020. He also has the most points AND rebounds in play-in history. 🤯 pic ...

Hours ahead of he and the team’s 2021-22 regular-season debut, Jonas Valanciunas agreed to a two-year, $30.1 million contract extension with the New Orleans Pelicans, according to Andrew Lopez ...

Patience with the native of Lithuania proved very fruitful for both the Raptors and Grizzlies, as Valanciunas helped those teams reach the playoffs six times (along with a 2020 play-in berth for ...