Key facts
- 2025
- Sacramento Kings
- Position
- Center
- League
- NBA
- Born
- ( 1992-05-06 ) 6 May 1992 (age 34) , Utena, Lithuania
- Listed height
- 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
- Listed weight
- 265 lb (120 kg)
- Nba draft
- 2011 : 1st round, 5th overall pick
- Drafted by
- Toronto Raptors
- Playing career
- 2008–present
- 2008 2010
- Perlas Vilnius
- 2010 2012
- Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
- 2012 2019
- Toronto Raptors
- 2019 2021
Article
Jonas Valančiūnas (/ˈjoʊnəs/ /ˌvælənˈtʃunəs/ 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 national 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.
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