Jonas Valanciunas Rumors

Underdog NBA: Jonas Valanciunas (calf) listed probable Friday.

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Jonas Valanciunas coming to NBA: Coming here, total different league, different culture, different language, different country and I was in Canada, now I got to adjust to Canada and then adjust to the US, so it was not the easiest thing to do but I had some people who helped me big time and I got comfortable slowly, step by step, teammates… I had Linas Kleiza with me at the Raptors. Another Lithuanian guy, he helped me a lot, put me in the right directions, translated for me. So, it was cool.

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Jonas Valanciunas on NBA career: I mean, I'm just enjoying it, being in the locker room, just doing what you have fun, that’s what makes you enjoy life. That's a lifestyle. It's not a game. It's a lifestyle. You got to come back home, you got to do everything in order. It's not just come to the gym, do your stuff, come to arena, play the game. It's from the time you go to sleep till the last whistle, then you can relax for a couple hours.

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“Is it easier to score, or do you generate more points? You play a longer game here in the NBA. Play 48, in Europe you play 40. In Europe, if you score 15 points, you’re like, ‘OK. That’s a solid game’. Here, 15 points are like average points. Fifteen is good, but 25, that’s the number,” he said. “It’s just a different game.”

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Bennett Durando: David Adelman expects Jamal Murray, Peyton Watson and Jonas Valanciunas to be available tonight against Detroit.

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Vinny Benedetto: Aaron Gordon is out for tomorrow’s game in Memphis with a right hamstring strain. Nikola Jokic, Christian Braun and Cam Johnson remain out. Jamal Murray, Peyton Watson and Jonas Valanciunas are questionable again.

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Vinny Benedetto: Aaron Gordon is good to go. Jamal Murray, Jonas Valanciunas and Peyton Watson are out tonight, the Nuggets announce.

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Vinny Benedetto: Final: Nuggets 107, Wizards 97. Denver avoids the first three-game losing streak of the season behind a career night from Peyton Watson (35-8-3-2-4 on 10-16 FG, 6-8 3PT). Jamal Murray scores 19 of his 24 after halftime. Jonas Valanciunas posts 16 and 8 in 22 minutes in his return.

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Vinny Benedetto: Jonas Valanciunas is available to make his return tonight in Washington. Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon and Tim Hardaway Jr. are also available.

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Bennett Durando: Jonas Valanciunas is expected to play tonight.

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Bennett Durando: Jonas Valanciunas has been upgraded to questionable for tomorrow’s game in Washington.

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Adam Mares: David Adelman says Christian Braun participated in parts of practice today, as did Big Val. But added “we’re gonna be patient with CB.”

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"My plan is to be here all season, my plan is to play for Denver. What happened happened, there were a lot of talks, but now I'm here. I'm proud to represent Denver, so that's all," Jonas Valanciunas told BasketNews after the game against the Raptors, in which he exited late in the third quarter due to his calf injury. The 33-year-old did not want to expand much on his long-term future, which remains uncertain. The final year of his contract, the 2026-27 season, is not guaranteed and will only become fully guaranteed on July 8, 2026.

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Jonas Valanciunas' commitment to the national program has remained unwavering throughout his NBA career, as he has not missed a major international tournament since 2011.  Still, he left his participation in the 2027 World Cup qualifiers this summer uncertain. "We'll see, we'll see what's gonna happen. Now I'm not playing, so we'll see. Summer is way ahead, man," said Valanciunas, who led Lithuania at the most recent EuroBasket alongside Rokas Jokubaitis, averaging 15.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game.

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