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10.4
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Valanciunas was a coveted player heading into the 2024 offseason and several teams were interested in signing him as a free agent. Still, he chose to join the Wizards on a three-year, $30 million contract. Valanciunas is expected to operate as the Wizards' starting center to open the 2024-25 season, but the team signed him to mentor Alex Sarr, the second overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, as well. That off-court role shouldn't impact his fantasy upside, and there's a chance Valanciunas could be in line for a bounce-back performance. The veteran center posted down numbers in 2023-24, but the averages of 12.2 points and 8.8 rebounds in 23.5 minutes per game remain decent for fantasy purposes. Considering Valanciunas could operate as the Wizards' third-best offensive option behind Jordan Poole and Kyle Kuzma, he should have a decent shot at averaging a double-double for the fifth time over the last six campaigns. Even if he's not featured on offense, his traditional big man stats should be enough to make him valuable in all formats as long as he remains a starter. The center position gets thin outside of the top-tier players such as Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid and Bam Adebayo. Read Past Outlooks

Traded to Denver
The Kings traded Valanciunas to the Nuggets on Tuesday in exchange for Dario Saric, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.
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Valanciunas will now share the frontcourt with Nikola Jokic in Denver after playing for Washington and Sacramento during the 2024-25 campaign. Valanciunas played in 81 games last season, averaging 10.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, shooting 55 percent from the field.
Valanciunas will now share the frontcourt with Nikola Jokic in Denver after playing for Washington and Sacramento during the 2024-25 campaign. Valanciunas played in 81 games last season, averaging 10.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game, shooting 55 percent from the field.
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How does Jonas Valanciunas compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
True Shooting %
60.4%
Effective Field Goal %
55.9%
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4.9%
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28.8%
Offensive Rebound %
14.5%
Defensive Rebound %
31.8%
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23.1%
Assist %
15.3%
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1.2%
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3.2%
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10.0%
Usage %
20.9%
Fantasy Points Per Game
21.8
Fantasy Points Per Minute
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Valanciunas played his second season for the Pelicans and saw action in 79 games, all of which were starts. His scoring was down last season (14.1 points) after he averaged 17.8 points during his 2021-22 campaign, though Zion Williamson missed all of that season, and Brandon Ingram appeared in only 55 games. While he averaged at least 10 rebounds for the fifth straight season, he failed to block at least one shot per game for the third straight year. The numbers are modest, but he's a solid free throw shooter for a big man and should be worth a 10th-round pick in most fantasy leagues. If Zion Williamson somehow makes it through an entire season without major injury issues, JV could take another hit. But he shouldn't have much of a problem getting minutes over guys like Larry Nance and Cody Zeller. All things considered, Valanciunas should be a solid fantasy option in the later rounds of your draft when you're looking for a second or third center.
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Swats two shots off bench
Valanciunas registered four points (2-2 FG), one rebound and two blocks over 10 minutes during Wednesday's 120-106 Play-In Game loss to the Mavericks.
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Double-doubles in win
Valanciunas produced 10 points (2-5 FG, 6-6 FT), 12 rebounds, one assist and one block in 13 minutes during Monday's 127-117 victory over the Pistons.
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Plays just eight minutes
Valanciunas totaled two points (0-4 FG, 2-2 FT), two rebounds and one assist across eight minutes during Tuesday's 121-105 loss to Oklahoma City.
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Sliding to bench vs. Boston
Valanciunas won't start in Monday's game against the Celtics.
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Logs 18 points in loss
Valanciunas provided 18 points (8-11 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 2-2 FT), seven rebounds and one assist over 27 minutes during Saturday's 114-108 loss to the Bucks.
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Expects to stay put
While hosting his annual summer camp, Valanciunas said he expects to remain with the Kings in 2025-26, Johnny Askounis of Eurohoops reports.
ANALYSIS
"I can make my own plans, but what the Kings decide is what matters most," Valanciunas said. "Right now, I'm planning to stay. I haven't heard anything about being traded or moved. Until there is such information, all my focus is on Sacramento." Valanciunas is under contract for two more seasons with the Kings, but he's set up to be an undesirable fantasy asset once again behind a healthy Domantas Sabonis. In 32 regular-season appearances in 2024-25 with the Kings, Valanciunas averaged 8.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 16.9 minutes.
"I can make my own plans, but what the Kings decide is what matters most," Valanciunas said. "Right now, I'm planning to stay. I haven't heard anything about being traded or moved. Until there is such information, all my focus is on Sacramento." Valanciunas is under contract for two more seasons with the Kings, but he's set up to be an undesirable fantasy asset once again behind a healthy Domantas Sabonis. In 32 regular-season appearances in 2024-25 with the Kings, Valanciunas averaged 8.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 16.9 minutes.