Post by jhb on Feb 18, 2020 19:28:27 GMT
Jonas Valanciunas
Washington Bullets (2016-2019)
Atlanta Hawks (2020-2026, 2032)
Chicago Bulls (2027-2028)
Detroit Pistons (2029)
Charlotte Hornets (2029-2031)
At a Glance Atlanta Hawks (2020-2026, 2032)
Chicago Bulls (2027-2028)
Detroit Pistons (2029)
Charlotte Hornets (2029-2031)
- Career numbers suffer due to long stints of being under-utilized in Washington and Charlotte at the start and end of his career but in his prime from 2020 to 2028 he was among the best all-around bigs in the league, combining efficient scoring with great defense and rebounding and leading the Hawks to five straight Finals and 3 titles
- Consistently averaged close to 25 and 12 with around 3 steals and blocks per game and 1.165 pts/tsa or better throughout his prime years in Atlanta and continued to play great defense and rebound despite being less of a scoring focus once moving on to Chicago, Detroit, and Charlotte
- Won a playoff MVP for his efforts in the 2022 title run
- Former Bull
- Finishes 28th all-time with 162.6 career win shares, one of only 38 players to break the 150 barrier
- Finishes 27th all-time with a career WS/48 mark of .219
- 15th all-time in career rebounds at 12,438
- 18th all-time in career blocks at 1,897
- 36th all-time in career free throws made at 5,664 (25th all-time in attempts at 7,403)
- 39th all-time in career field goal percentage at .522
Career Stats
Years played: 17
Games played: 1278
Points per game: 16.8
Rebounds per game: 9.7
Assists per game: 1.8
Steals per game: 0.8
Blocks per game: 1.5
Turnovers per game: 1.5
FG%: .522
FT%: .765
3P%: .000 (3 attempts)
Career Highs
Points: 56
Rebounds: 32
Assists: 13
Steals: 6
Blocks: 7
588 double-doubles
2 triple-doubles
Achievements/Awards
Champion (3x)
Playoff MVP
All-League Second Team (2x)
All-League Third Team
Player of the Game (172x)
Player of the Week (4x)
Player of the Month
All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2017 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2022 - All-League Second Team
2022 - Playoff MVP
2023 - All-League Third Team
2025 - All-League Second Team
Biography
Height: 7'0"
Weight: 250
College: Lithuania
Transactions
- Selected with the second overall pick in the 2016 TMBSL draft by the Washington Bullets, immediately between surefire HOFers Kyrie Irving and Kawhi Leonard
- Offered to resign with the Bullets for a max agreement but was rebuffed and ended up in Atlanta on an MLE agreement that was extended for the full three years
- Re-signed with the Hawks after the expiration of his extended MLE for $93,750,000 over 6 years in 2023
- Traded from the Hawks to the Bulls in the 2027 offseason for Dion Waiters, Enes Kanter, Luol Deng, and two first round picks
- Offered to re-sign with Chicago for $94,500,000 over 5 years in 2029 but was turned down
- Signed with the Pistons for $36,000,000 over 3 years and was traded to Charlotte before the end of the season for Andre Iguodala
- Offered to re-sign with the Hornets for $17,640,000 over 2 years but Fecta maybe forgot to log on and it accept or something and ended up being picked up by the Hawks in post-TC signings
