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Jonas Valančiūnas

1992 - Today

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Jonas Valančiūnas ( YOH-nəss VAL-ən-CHOO-nəs; Lithuanian pronunciation: [ˈjoːnɐs vɐɫɐnʲˈtɕûːnɐs]; born 6 May 1992) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Toronto Raptors with the fifth overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. He has also played for the Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, Washington Wizards and Sacramento Kings. Valančiūnas has been a member of the Lithuania men's national basketball team since age 19. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). Jonas Valančiūnas is the 686th most popular basketball player (down from 405th in 2024), the 266th most popular biography from Lithuania (down from 217th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Lithuanian Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Jonas Valančiūnas ranks 686 out of 1,757. Before him are T. J. Warren, Martin Müürsepp, Luc Longley, Carlton Myers, Nate McMillan, and JaVale McGee. After him are Jakob Pöltl, Medina Dixon, Jrue Holiday, Charles Oakley, Lisa Leslie, and Mirza Teletović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1992, Jonas Valančiūnas ranks 362. Before him are Ryan Crouser, Nina Agdal, Cornelia Jakobs, Martin Hinteregger, Cristiano Biraghi, and Monika Linkytė. After him are Bob Jungels, Stefan Lainer, Isaac Kiese Thelin, Matz Sels, Maruv, and Yasuhiro Watanabe.

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In Lithuania

Among people born in Lithuania, Jonas Valančiūnas ranks 266 out of 328. Before him are Mindaugas Kuzminskas (1989), Arvydas Macijauskas (1980), Simas Jasaitis (1982), Mykolas Alekna (2002), Donny Montell (1987), and Monika Linkytė (1992). After him are Laima Zilporytė (1967), Aivaras Abromavičius (1976), Mindaugas Žukauskas (1975), Monika Liu (1988), Alina Orlova (1988), and Donatas Motiejūnas (1990).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Lithuania

Among basketball players born in Lithuania, Jonas Valančiūnas ranks 30. Before him are Linas Kleiza (1985), Darius Songaila (1978), Jonas Mačiulis (1985), Mindaugas Kuzminskas (1989), Arvydas Macijauskas (1980), and Simas Jasaitis (1982). After him are Mindaugas Žukauskas (1975), Donatas Motiejūnas (1990), Darius Maskoliūnas (1971), Mantas Kalnietis (1986), Renaldas Seibutis (1985), and Natalya Zasulskaya (1969).

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