Jonas Valanciunas
College: NA
Team: Lietuvos Rytas
Birthday: 05/06/1992
NBA Position: Center
Class: International
Ht: 7-0
Wt: 245
Wingspan: 7-4
Hometown: Utena, Lithuania
High School: NA
NBA Comparison:
Drafted No. 5 by the Toronto Raptors
Strengths:
- Offense
- Good athlete for his size
- Face-up game to 12-feet
- Long
- Runs very well
- Good hands
- Good ball-handler
- Hard worker
Weaknesses:
- Defense
- Outside shot
- Left hand dominate
- Not explosive
- Strength
Analysis:
Valanciunas is a little different than his more known countrymen Donatas Motiejunas, he uses his size inside. More of an inside player, he gets in the paint and scores more from 12-feet in. He is a fluid athlete who runs the floor and can score in many ways. Defensively, he finds himself in foul trouble a lot and gets banged around down low. Valanciunas has drawn enough buzz to be a lottery pick this season if he decides to come out.
Kristofer Habbas - 8/11/2010
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