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• Kings' Jonas Valanciunas: Swats two shots off bench

  7D ago • By RotoWire

  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. Valanciunas was traded from the Wizards to the Kings in February and has primarily operated as the backup center to Domantas Sabonis. Across Valanciunas' 32 regular-season appearances for Sacramento, including nine starts, he averaged 8.7 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 16.9 minutes.

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• Kings' Jonas Valanciunas: Double-doubles in win

  16D ago • By RotoWire

  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. Valanciunas needed just 13 minutes to record his first double-double in his past 11 games. Outside of a brief period when Domantas Sabonis was sidelined due to injury, it's been a modest stretch of games for Valanciunas. Since being acquired from the Wizards prior to the trade deadline, he has served primarily as the backup center, typically playing minutes in the low teens.

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• Kings' Jonas Valanciunas: Plays just eight minutes

  29D ago • By RotoWire

  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. With Domantas Sabonis playing both games of this back-to-back set with an average of 35.0 minutes, there isn't much room for Valanciunas to produce much fantasy value. Over his last two games, Valanciunas has averaged a mere 10.5 minutes per contest.

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• Kings' Jonas Valanciunas: Sliding to bench vs. Boston

  03/25/2025 • By RotoWire

  Valanciunas won't start in Monday's game against the Celtics. Domantas Sabonis will return from a three-game absence due to a sprained right ankle Monday, pushing Valanciunas back to the bench. The veteran big man has averaged 10.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists across 19.0 minutes per game over his last five outings (three starts).

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• Kings' Jonas Valanciunas: Logs 18 points in loss

  03/23/2025 • By RotoWire

  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. Although Valanciunas' work in place of Domantas Sabonis (ankle) has been steady, his totals are far below what's needed to replace the All-Star. The team is 1-2 since Sabonis went down, and they suffered through a 2-4 slump when he missed six games earlier in the month. Increased production will be needed from Valanciunas as the Kings struggle to earn a playoff berth.

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