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Jonas Valanciunas

DEN · Big · 2025-26 · Lietuvos rytas Vilnius · Year 14 · age 33 · born May 6, 1992 · unqualified

8.7 PPG5.1 RPG1.2 APG1.1 TPG13.4 MPG

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Height: 6'11"
Weight: 265

Jonas Valanciunas, 2025-26 with DEN: 8.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 13.4 minutes a game. He fell short of the qualifying floor (20 games at 15 minutes a game), so the percentiles below set a small sample against the 349 players who cleared it.

Bars rank him against all 349 qualified players in 2025-26; the second number is his rank among the 64 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Minutes / game	1	1	13.4
Minutes share	14	8	21.9%
Availability	53	48	79.3%

Offense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Shooting
True shooting %	85	61	.630
Effective FG%	82	57	.592
Points per shot	87	59	1.45
3-point %	18	24	30.8%
3-point attempts / g	8	34	0.4
3PA rate (of FGA)	8	33	6.7%
2-point %	81	48	60.2%
Free throw %	43	67	77.2%
FT attempts / g	54	39	2.1
FT rate (of FGA)	82	58	34.9%
% points from 3	8	33	4.2%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75	91	91	24.1
Assist %	54	73	15.0%
Assists / 75	48	67	3.3
Assist / turnover	7	18	1.07
Potential assists / 75	32	55	4.6
Usage %	88	91	26.0%
Turnover %	26	23	14.0%
Turnovers / 75	11	9	3.1
Offensive rebound %	96	79	12.4%
Off-ball gravity	8	31	-4.0
Drive rate / 75	11	46	1.6
Self-creation	88	59	elite
Shot-making (PPP %ile)	64	59	59
Defender difficulty	94	75	elite (+0.3)
Impact
On/Off net	4	2	-9.0

Defense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75	99	93	14.0
Def. rebound %	97	86	24.6%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 75	2	6	0.6
Blocks / 75	92	63	1.6
Stocks / 75	67	39	2.2
Steal %	3	7	0.8%
Block %	91	63	4.0%
Rim FG% def. diff	81	61	−5.8%
Matchup difficulty	4	3	low (10.6)
Opp FG% on matchups	22	17	+2.3%
Deflections / 75	1	1	0.8
Physical ingredients
Height	90	52	6'11"
Strength (weight)	97	86	265

Value

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Overall value
PER	96	91	22.0
Win Shares / 48	90	65	.162
Box Plus/Minus	55	33	+0.0
Offensive BPM	62	47	+0.5
Defensive BPM	37	19	−0.5
VORP	42	17	0.4
Game Score / g	37	13	7.4

Statistical comps

closest profiles by usage, shooting, playmaking, rebounding & rim protection · 2025-26 · 500+ min

Weakness comps

who shares his flaws, ranked against other bigs · 2025-26 · 500+ min

Where he ranks worst

Opp FG% on matchups21st percentile
Turnover %27th percentile

Season by season

Season	Team	Age	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	TS%	BPM	BPM %ile	Honours
2012-13	TOR	20	62	23.9	8.9	6.0	0.7	.619	−1.2	35	All-Rookie 2nd
2013-14	TOR	21	81	28.2	11.3	8.8	0.7	.579	−1.3	34
2014-15	TOR	22	80	26.2	12.0	8.7	0.5	.623	+0.5	67
2015-16	TOR	23	60	25.9	12.8	9.1	0.7	.610	+1.7	81
2016-17	TOR	24	80	25.8	12.0	9.5	0.7	.601	+0.3	66
2017-18	TOR	25	77	22.4	12.7	8.6	1.1	.628	+2.4	86
2018-19	MEM	26	49	22.3	15.6	8.6	1.4	.616	+2.7	88
2019-20	MEM	27	70	26.4	14.9	11.3	1.9	.631	+2.4	87
2020-21★	MEM	28	62	28.3	17.1	12.5	1.8	.636	+3.0	87
2021-22	NOP	29	74	30.3	17.8	11.4	2.6	.617	+1.9	81
2022-23	NOP	30	79	24.9	14.1	10.2	1.8	.610	−0.4	51
2023-24	NOP	31	82	23.5	12.2	8.8	2.1	.619	+1.2	73
2024-25	SAC	32	81	18.8	10.4	7.7	2.0	.602	+0.6	64
2025-26	DEN	33	65	13.4	8.7	5.1	1.2	.630	+0.0	55

BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.