“The screen is so big, so I was backing up to see,” Valanciunas said. “I saw a little bit, but not a whole lot.” The former New Orleans Pelicans center who now plays for the Washington ...

Valanciunas, 32, most recently played for the New Orleans Pelicans before moving to D.C., headlined by an incredible 2021-22 season where he averaged 17.8 points and 11.4 rebounds per game.

Friday's matchup features the two worst teams record-wise in the NBA, with the Pelicans coming into the game on an eleven-game losing streak. Former New Orleans center Jonas Valanciunas plays his ...

Jonas Valanciunas came off the bench for the Washington Wizards, and the potential LA Lakers target had four points and an assist in nine minutes of action against the Purple and Gold.

Another Valanciunas bucket followed by ... before Jordan Hawkins' triple began a 7-0 Pelicans' spurt, extending New Orleans' lead to 43-25 with 10:08 left in the second quarter.

New Orleans Pelicans (5-29, 15th in the Western Conference ... Conference with 33.6 defensive rebounds per game led by Jonas Valanciunas averaging 5.7. The Pelicans average 11.2 made 3-pointers ...

The “CJ” chants echoed through the Smoothie King Center with less than two minutes remaining Friday night. They were for CJ McCollum, who matched a career-high and lifted the New Orleans ...

CJ McCollum tied a career-high with 50 points and the host New Orleans Pelicans ended an 11-game ... four more times before Brogdon and Jonas Valanciunas scored four each to help Washington ...